You´re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn´t lose it.
Robin Williams
Isabelle M. Coordes
Ordinary Street Life and Other Oddities - this is what I am capturing in my pictures and this is what keeps on fascinating me every time I am out for a stroll with my camera. I am always on the lookout for the little spark of madness - or magic - in the ordinary moments.
Whereas my regular job and my vibrant family life involves a lot of talking, I enjoy the silence when I’m out in the streets. Photography helps me to focus my attention on the present moment and to forget about everything else, capturing the world how I perceive it - one moment, one shot, one step at a time.
I believe in the power of connection. Together, we can be the change we want to see in the world. This is why I am an ambassador for the international 24hourproject.
I am an active member, curator and Social Media Manager at Progressive Street, a community of international photographers dedicated to the visual narrative of the street.
If you enjoy my work, feel free to connect with me. I am available for projects.
Exhibitions
Coming Up:
Progressive Photography Show, International Group Exhibition, 09.-11.05.25, Livorno, Italy.
Seen by Her. A Women’s Street Photography Exhibition, 19.04.-18.05.25, Jakarta, Indonesia.
24hourproject International Group Exhibition, 03.-13.04.25, Kunstvilla tbd, Ehrenbergstr.25, Hamburg, Germany (Juror and Curator).
2024
Cities by Night - International Group Exhibition, 27.-30.12.24,
Galleria dei Miracoli, Via Del Corso 528, Rome, Italy.
Krem de Photographie - International Group Exhibition, 16.-21.12.24, La Galerie Ephemere, 2 rue Paul Lafargue, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France.
Trieste Photo Days. International Photography Festival, 25.-27.10. + 1.-3-11.24, Trieste, Italy
Happening Happenstance
International group exhibition curated by Everything is Ephemere and Noice Magazine, ephemere gallery, 24. - 25.08.24, Tokyo, Japan
100 Years - 100 Women. A Street Photography Exhibition curated by Latife Baudet, 19.06. - 28.06.2024, Paris, France
Familiar Strangers - Portrait Photography,
International group exhibition, ephemere gallery,
20.04.- 28.04.24, Tokyo, Japan
Xposure International Photography Festival, 28.02.-05.03.24, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2023
Effestival 4.0 Street Photography Festival, 14.-18.12.23, Anagni, Italy
Ballarat International Foto Biennale, 28.08.-22.10.23, Ballarat, Australia
Festivals
ProgresFestival 2024
Street and Art Photofestival, 10.01.-15.06.24
https://www.progresfestival.com/
Member of Editorial Staff and
IG Curator @progresfestival
Publications
Anarchy No 2, Murayama, Anne (publ.), Tokyo, Japan, 2025.
In Amber Shades, Her Side of the Street 11/24. https://medium.com/her-side-of-the-street/in-amber-shades-a108eafdf311
The Female Gaze: GirlGaze No. 6: On the Unique Vision of Female Photographers - Women on the Streets, written by Diana N. Jeon in: FRAME Magazine, published 29.10.24.
Discovering Hidden Visual Treasures, written by Isabelle Coordes in: Edge of Humanity Magazine, published 29.09.24.
In-Visible Pain. A self-portrait, written by Melanie Megs in: The Pictorial List, published 02.08.24.
French Connection, Her Side of the Street, 06/24.
In-Visible Pain. A Self Portrait, written by Isabelle Coordes in: ProgresFestival Magazine, published: 25.05.2024.
Familiar Strangers, Murayama, Anne (publ.), Tokyo, Japan, 2024.
https://everythingisephemere.com/products/p/familiar-strangers
Street Surprises, Her Side of the Street, 03/24.
https://medium.com/her-side-of-the-street/street-surprises-444dc3314f68
Street Shooters of February 2024, Street Photography Magazine, 02/24
https://streetphotographymagazine.com/street-shooters-of-february-2024/
You‘ve got a Message, Her Side of the Street, 12/23 https://medium.com/her-side-of-the-street/youve-got-a-message-b557f5d63291
Down Under, Her Side of the Street, 11/23
https://medium.com/her-side-of-the-street/down-under-cf8345d727ec
Best Hands, Her Side of the Street, 06/23
https://medium.com/her-side-of-the-street/best-hands-1716befa2608
Soul of Street 06/23
A Second Look, Her Side of the Street, 01/23
https://medium.com/her-side-of-the-street/a-second-look-f7b9adba4a75
Awards
2024: Honorable Mentions in the category Street Night Shot, Paris Street Photo Awards
2023: Honorable Mentions in the category Reflections, Paris Street Photo Awards https://www.streetphotoawards.art/site/winners-gallery/spa-2023
Online Features
My work has been featured by the following Street Photography Collectives:
Women in Street • Unexposed Collective • Progressive Street • Street Me Up •. Lonewalkers SNP • Eroded Street • Everything is Ephemere • Storytelling and Street Photography • WeGallery • AASP Australian Association of Street Photographers • Street Macadam • Collateral Eyes The Pictorial List Womenstreetphotographers and more.
Network
Member, curator and Social Media Manager at Progressive Street
Member of Unexposed Collective
Member of Women in Street
Member of Women Street Photographers
Ambassador and Curator for 24hourproject.org