César Segarra
fashion photographer
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Interview
December 2012
While looking at César Segarra´s work, it´s not unusual to experience that bizarre-dreamy-odd-great feeling which hides inside an amazing fashion photography portfolio. A certain whimsical and strange touch is always present, not only because of the regular invitations to peculiar and unusual models but also due to the unique art direction lead by the photographer: experimental and without restrains.
Barcelona based and almost raised, César Segarra has been autonomously tracing his own path, never sticking to what he was taught, guiding himself naturally and intuitively. Floating through cities such as Berlin, London, Paris or New York, he moves around meeting people, taking portraits, working with close friends, fashion designers, musicians, artists, editors, having fun and making his work based on his lifestyle.
Intrigued about his past, his roots and first steps, his methods and schedules, about why he tied Daniel Bruhl´s hands in plastic to shoot his portrait, how he met Amanda Lepore in her private life or shot Sophia Lamar in the streets of New York, SAUNA invited César Segarra, one of the most sui generis “new-gen” international fashion photographers, to invade the pages of the first issue of SAUNA W/ and show us what “real life” is all about.
By taking a chance on an alternative course, the photographer explores his surroundings freely without being afraid to improvise with the reality around him. With his feet in the present and his talent and intuition directing his future, the Spanish photographer mixes work routines with his own experiments, enjoying their dialogue, crossing their paths, merging fashion, work and life, resulting in photography that spreads and breaks boundaries between the commissioned, the professional, the emotional and the personal.
César Segarra´s portfolio goes beyond fashion photography, compiling and revealing moments from the author´s past, a selected and hidden visual diary to be “read” by curious eyes.
About César Segarra
César Segarra (1986) is a fashion photographer from Barcelona. He has worked for a number of fashion magazines, such as Marie Claire, Fiasco, Neo2, Vice, METAL or V Spain. Segarra’s talent has also been exposed on his electric blog, where he has shown his personal work together with contributions with other brands. He has shot fashion campaigns for El Delgado Buil, Roberto Piqueras, Istituto Europeo Di Design, Custo Barcelona, Potipoti and Morante. He believes in creativity, hard-working and fun and has a simple yet effective style of work.
SAUNA is an independent publishing house, a place for editorial exploitations, an open space shared by editors, curators and contributors currently living and working in Porto, Berlin, Frankfurt, Barcelona and New York. SAUNA´s willing to explore, develop and materialize books and other editorial projects, but also to be active in other parallel exercices and activities related to the SAUNA´s artists and contributors.
