In his series ‘Totems’ set in Shanghai, China French photographer Alain Delorme pays homage to the underdog heroes of the city, migrant bicycle workers lugging around heaps of cargo to keep the ever-expanding city afloat. Delorme turns this real injustice into a surreal circus whereby he digitally alters his photos to better convey his message about the wealth disparity in China.
Hereby the migrants’ loads have been digitally retouched and purposefully exaggerated to draw attention to the symbolism within Delorme’s work. In addition, the photographer uses candy-coated hues to veer away from reality.
incroyable! les photos sont superbes!!
Poor people…
It´s a good photography, but — oh boy! — poor people…
Impressive! Love this set of photos – so surreal, the colours really pop!
some incredible loads, like surreal sculptures of consumerism,
yes very true..
Great images! I’ve always been impressed/fascinated/horrified by how workers lug these kinds of loads around. I’d never be able to do it!
wow this is really impressive photo technique. great post!