@shoshana.retrata

Johanna Rambla aka Shoshana, is a photographer and illustrator based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

She studied Fine Arts, and she graduated as a professional photographer at Escuela Motivarte in Buenos Aires.
As a photographer she worked in press, fashion, product and social events.

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“I have several personal projects in process. I also worked as a photographer on cruise ships, which gave me the posibility to travel the world. This experience allowed me to greatly expand my horizons. I especially like to portray people.”

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What feminism or being feminist means to you?

About feminism, I feel I found a place where I can stop judging me and others. I also found a way to work, stories I can tell throught my photography.

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How did you find that your passion was shooting portraits?

Working as a portray maker I met so many amazing women, so strong, and also so hurted. This gave me place to get much more into people’s wolds, feelings. The full process of doing portraits it’s amazing for me because I’m absolutely in love with people uniqueness. I find so much beauty in particular expressions, gestures, ways of moving. And also is very interesting to see how people react when they are in front of a camera. I love to work with shyness. I observe everything people is trying to do or to “be” in front of camera, and suddenly there are little moments when they unconsiously relax and they are absolutely theirselves, even with the shyness in their bodies, and that’s the most beautiful moment. Most of the people that want to have their portraits, they tell me first: “I want but I don’t know what to do in front of the camera, I’m so bad at this!” Those people are the best people for me to portray.

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What keeps you sane in this insane world?

What keeps me sane is laugh, people with sense of humor. Also keeps me sane people who connects with others, the ones that looks in the eyes, pay attention to who is in front, that listen and create an exchange of experiences.

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What do you see as your biggest challenge?

My biggest challenge is to trust myself 100%.

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What makes you feel at home?

My friends and my two cats make me feel at home.

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Film/Tv show recommendation

I would recommend “Please like me” as tv show, and as a film recommendation, every movie from Xavier Dolan. If I have to choose one, maybe “Lawrence anyways”.

If you want to follow Johanna’s work
INSTAGRAM