Isabel Corthier

Belgium

Credentials

  • International Exposure
  • Prizewinner
  • Works on commission
« During a project, I belong to a whole other world. »

Isabel Corthier, born in 1977 in Belgium, is a documentary photographer based in Cape Town, South Africa. Her photographic works are deeply invested in creating dignified, humanizing representations of communities that have been effected by political turmoil or other forms of conflict. Her works are powerful portraits of people in various walks of life, both intimate and resounding in their affect.

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