A self taught photographer, Fares Micue believes that photography is the perfect medium to share her thoughts, ideas and perception of reality with the viewer. [Micue] is very much a story teller using photography as her vocabulary: each image she shoots and presents is a chapter from a magical world that she unearths. Deeply committed to presenting the possibility of the positive in her works has brought her to be the recipient of many photography awards from 2018 to the present. — Artsy
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Fares Micue. Believe to See, 2020. Printed on high-quality fine art Canson paper. 59.9 × 70.1 cm. Edition of 20.
Fares Micue is a Spanish photographer born in Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands. Her journey as a photographer began in 2009 as a hobby with the hope of getting some nice pictures to share on her profile and without putting much thought into the process itself. After 6 years, she realized that it was the perfect medium to share her thoughts, ideas, and perception of the reality with others as well as a great partner to her writing practice.
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As Micue began to approach her creative process in a new way, it bled into her images, allowing her to direct extra attention to all the elements she includes in the final image, such as location, colors, props, mood, and story, creating a final image both rich aesthetically and in meaning.
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Fares Micue. The Happiness Source, 2020. Printed on high-quality fine art Canson paper. 50 × 50 cm. Edition of 20.
As a self-portrait artist, I use the observation of my surroundings, personal experiences, and my own transformation to create beautiful conceptual images. My work is full of symbolism and every element in my compositions has a purpose and by combining all of them I can transform my ideas into images. — Fares Micue
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Fares Micue. Postitive Nostalgia, 2019. Printed on high-quality fine art Canson paper. 70.1 × 59.9 cm. Edition of 20.
I am a highly positive person and this positivity often reflects on my work delivering images with a strong message on personal growth, self-love, and empowerment. I want my images to give hope and teach people to appreciate themselves, to love, dream, and believe that everything is possible if we believe it is. — Fares Micue
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