photographer born in Buenos Aires, started an interesting project called “Back to The Future” where she takes someone’s old photo and recreates the same old scene with the same person many years later. While it might not sound too complicated, she is unbelievably accurate – it seems that she just found some old and young look-alikes and shot two pictures on the same day. Irina has been a freelance photographer since 2004. Before that she was an assistant university professor in Buenos Aires, holding both a master’s degree in history and an honors degree in economics. Her work has been published in The Sunday Times Magazine, The British Journal of Photography and La Nación, among others. In 2006, Werning won an Ian Parry Award, as well as a Gordon Foundation.“I love old photos. I admit being a nosey photographer. As soon as I step into someone else’s house, I start sniffing for them. Most of us are fascinated by their retro look but to me, it’s imagining how people would feel and look like if they were to re-enact them today… A few months ago, I decided to actually do this. So, with my camera, I started inviting people to go back to their future..by the way, this project made me realise I’m a bit obsessive…” More information about Irina are available at his website below.
www.irinawerning.com
