Charles freger

Max Campbell writes about the photographer Charles Fréger’s “YOKAINOSHIMA,” in which he catalogues the monsters, or Yokai, of Japanese folklore.

For two years in 2010 and 2011, Charles Fréger criss-crossed Europe from north to south, from Finland to Portugal, passing through Romania, Germany and Slovenia, in search of the figure of the savage as it survives in local popular traditions. These images, like archetypes, half-man half-beast, animal or vegetable, resurface from the depths of time

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Armagh Rhymers on Instagram: “#wildermann - photo shoot for #Freger (Charles Freger). Charles normally pictures one performer at a time but we had plenty of volunteers…”

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Max Campbell writes about the photographer Charles Fréger’s “YOKAINOSHIMA,” in which he catalogues the monsters, or Yokai, of Japanese folklore.

Charles Fréger, photographer, has been establishing a large series of portraits about several communities in the world. Official page.

Came across this great website last night. Among other interesting articles, and of a different topic, this post was in his blog. Ever heard of this photographer? He documented crazy cool tradition…