{"id":3374,"date":"2018-04-27T03:03:32","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T03:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2018\/04\/27\/the-fluid-self-photo-series-by-ussin-yala-exclusive-on-adobe-stock\/"},"modified":"2018-04-27T03:03:32","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T03:03:32","slug":"the-fluid-self-photo-series-by-ussin-yala-exclusive-on-adobe-stock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2018\/04\/27\/the-fluid-self-photo-series-by-ussin-yala-exclusive-on-adobe-stock\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fluid Self Photo Series by Ussi\u2019n Yala exclusive on Adobe Stock"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Fluid Self Photo Series by Ussi\u2019n Yala exclusive on Adobe Stock<\/span><\/p>\n

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The fine folks from Adobe Stock<\/a> has shared an exclusive collection of gorgeous photos by Ussi\u2019n Yala<\/a>. He is a photographer originally from Gabon, Central Africa. What started as a simple hobby has now turned into a career. You just gotta appreciate his goal to challenge our perception of beauty and Adobe Stock<\/a> is using their platform to bring more awareness and increase appreciation of African art and photography. A true stunning collection to share, check it out!<\/p>\n

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As a stock marketplace, it\u2019s our duty and responsibility to provide the most relevant, contemporary, and high-quality images to the world\u2019s creatives. Following British photographer Bex Day\u2019s beautiful and authentic portrayals of the transgender community, we are proud to present Ussi\u2019n Yala\u2019s emotive portraits exploring gender and prejudice, exclusively for Adobe Stock.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ussi\u2019n\u2019s goal is to challenge the notion of beauty and break stereotypes with his images: \u201cI hope to free people from the injustice and social barriers we face today. I want to produce a work that will have an impact on the way society works and the way we see the world.\u201d In October of 2016, he exhibited the photo series \u201cPink Albino\u201d at the African Art Fair in Paris. The portraits were created to address and shed the prejudices held against albinos in Africa.<\/p>\n

For his shoot on The Fluid Self, Ussi\u2019n collaborated with two close friends, designers Cl\u00e9ment R\u00e9thor\u00e9 and Sandra Boutz. All three of them are based in France, but each faces a unique challenge of identity and acceptance due to their identity and sexuality: Ussi\u2019n is black, Cl\u00e9ment is gay, and Sandra is Jewish. \u201cWe each live in a constant state of discomfort in society and which is, in part, connected with who we are,\u201d says Ussi\u2019n, \u201cand we wanted for this project to merge our peculiarities, while also telling the love story of two men.\u201d<\/p>\n

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