Photography

She aimed her camera at those in the margins and the shadows. People we tend to avert our eyes from. She made them present and unforgettable by capturing them with compassion but without sentimentality, a memento of tough love.

These fascinating microscopic creatures, known as plankton, are 98% of the ocean’s habitat. They are also extremely beautiful, and captured here in photographs by Christian Sardet.

She was a shy and reclusive nanny who liked to take pictures. She never sought attention for her photographs. When her work was discovered, she turned out to be an incredible photographer, with a great eye and a knack for capturing impromptu moments.