A Meeting
A Mirror
Rather than observing, I invite you to meet the people that I photograph, to recognize yourself in the other, and to see the resilience and inner strength we all have inside of us.
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Through my work, I seek to restore the respect and dignity that many people have lost due to challenging and sometimes inhumane circumstances.
Universal
Intimate
Ultimately, I hope to encourage you to enter into a personal dialogue with my art — and with the people it represents.
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Isabel Corthier (°1977, Belgium) is a visual artist and a photographer, based in Antwerp, Belgium.
She explores our shared humanity across cultures with a focus on stories of resilience and dignity.
Her work is internationally recognized in the art world - including the Smithsonian Museum, PX3 Gold..., - and by humanitarian organizations like Médecins sans Frontières, Caritas and more.
Publications include National Geographic, BCC, Stern, Eyeshot magazine, and more.
Her photographs also appear on book covers and film posters, affirming both the universal resonance of her visual language and its social relevance.
Her artworks are collected by private collectors and institutions. She has the EP label (European Photographer) and she has acted as an official Fujifilm X-Ambassador.
“In my artistic practice, I explore what it means to be human. Not only how we experience this individually, but above all how we collectively shape our humanity, and which social and emotional dynamics become visible in the process. My work engages with themes such as dignity, resilience, and solidarity. I choose long-term, self-directed projects because they give me the space to listen—slowly and with care. Time, proximity, conversation, and reflection weave themselves into the work, guiding me toward images that grow from genuine connection.”