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 and Instagram curator 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

  • 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

  • Effestival 4.0 Street Photography Festival, 14.-18.12.23, Anagni, Italy

  • Ballarat International Foto Biennale, 28.08.-22.10.23, Ballarat, Australia

Festivals

Publications

  • 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.

    https://www.readframes.com/

  • 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

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 and more.

Network