BIOGRAPHICAL CATALOG OF THE MODEM'S COVERS AUTHORS

63 FREE COPY - NOT FOR SALE modemonline.com PRE FALL& FALLWINTER 2016 2017 Modem Europe Fall-Winter 2016-2017 Cover by JIMMY NELSON 2016 ARTIST / PHOTOGRAPHER Jimmy Nelson (Sevenoaks, Kent, 1967) is a British photojournalist and photo- grapher known for his portraits of tribal and indigenous peoples. At the age of 19, having spent 10 years at a Jesuit boarding school in the North of England, he set off on his own to traverse the length of Tibet on foot. The journey lasted a year and upon his return his unique visual diary, featuring revealing ima- ges of a previously inaccessible Tibet, was published to wide international acclaim. From 1997 onwards Jimmy began to successfully undertake commercial adver- tising assignments for many of the world’s leading brands. At the same time he started accumulating images of remote and unique cultures photographed with a traditional 50-year-old plate camera. Between 2010 & 2013 Jimmy Nelson travelled the world to document some of the most fantastic indigenous cultures left on the planet today. He wanted to discover how the rest of the world is threatening to change their way of life forever. But most importantly, he wanted to create an ambitious aesthetic photographic document that would stand the test of time. Jimmy’s projects title ‘Before they pass away’ was intended to be a controversial catalyst for further discussion as to the authenticity of these fragile disappearing cultures. Jimmy Nelson is not a studied scientist but rather an self trained and visual anthropologist who through curiosity is trying to find answers. He wants to tell stories that leave room for the recipient’s questions. With the project Jimmy Nelson tried next to creating a photographic document, creating an awareness for the fascinating variety of the culture and history charged symbols of the people, reflecting their rites, customs and traditions.