Memory of Colors by Jaime Ocampo-Rangel

Memory of Colorsis the name of an ambitious photography project by the French/Colombian photographer Jaime Ocampo-Rangel. Jaime's wife Lia also contributes to the project as a videographer. The project currently has a website in English and Frenc h(Spanish is planned).
The project involves photographing portraits of people from distinctive indigenous cultures in remote parts of the world. The photographs show individuals or small groups against a monochromatic background. The color of the backdrop plays an important role in the project because Jaime associates different cultures with different dominant "natural" colors. This can be based on the color of their skin, a color used in their clothing or ornaments, or even something abstract about the people.

Girl from Ethiopia's Mursi tribe
2008, Hasselblad with a Phase One P30+ digital back, 100 mm lens
The resulting photographs were on display in 2010 as larger-than-life prints at the UNESCOheadquarters and thePolkaart gallery, both in ...