Life fine art photography by Teus Renes

Young child holding blades of grass beside a bamboo wall in Chiang Mai.

Child with Grass Blades, Chiang MaiChiang Mai, Thailand

Collection Note

A quieter way into the life collection.

I don't think of this as reportage. It is closer to watching: seeing how daily life is organised, where the tenderness and humour are, and what people put up with. The photographs work best when you look at them slowly. The selection below is a good way in.

Child with Grass Blades, Chiang Mai

A child in Chiang Mai looks at a few blades of grass with total concentration, in front of a plain bamboo wall. She hasn't noticed the camera.

Traditional boat crossing shimmering water on Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda.

Boat on Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda

Two people crossing Lake Bunyonyi in a small boat in the early light, with a second boat disappearing into the mist behind them.

Black-and-white photograph of villagers gathered under a thatched roof shelter in rural Uganda.

Ugandan Village Gathering

A village gathering under a thatched roof in Uganda, photographed from a respectful distance. People stand and talk with each other and pay the camera no attention.

Card Game Camaraderie

A group of men playing cards in Monsampolo del Tronto, heads down and hands close. Each player keeps an eye on the others while pretending not to.

Black and white tea market scene on the shore of Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda.

Tea Market at Lake Bunyonyi

A busy tea market on the shore of Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda, in 2013: people carrying, trading, and loading tea. Black and white.

Black and white portrait of a child standing in a mud-hut doorway in Uganda.

Child at Doorway, Uganda

A child standing in the doorway of a mud house in rural Uganda, 2012, lit from outside with the dark interior behind. Black and white.

An elderly couple standing in the doorway of a Parisian shop.

Elderly Couple in Doorway

An older couple standing in the doorway of a shop in Paris, January 2010. Black and white.

A Ugandan family standing outside their traditional mud hut with a thatched roof.

Ugandan Family: Life in a Rural Village

A family standing outside their mud house with a thatched roof in rural Uganda, June 2012. Black and white.

Black and white street scene photograph in a refugee settlement in Northern Uganda.

Street Scene, Northern Uganda

A street in a refugee settlement in Northern Uganda, June 2012, photographed in black and white.

Two people walking between simple dwellings made of corrugated metal and wood in Vaalwater, South Africa.

People of Vaalwater

Two people walking between houses of corrugated metal and wood in Vaalwater, South Africa, May 2011. Black and white.

A single red poppy flower illuminated against a dark, blurred background with diagonal light streaks.

Red Poppy Backlit Dark Background

A single red poppy lit from behind against a dark, blurred background, 2011.

A person cycling past a weathered building with damaged windows on a roadside in Northern Uganda.

Cycling Past, North Uganda

A person cycling past a weathered building with broken windows on a roadside in Northern Uganda, 2012. Black and white.

Black-and-white photograph of people working a steep terraced slope above Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda.

Working the Steep Slopes

People working a steep terraced hillside above Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda, in 2012. Black and white.

Close-up of the centre of a red poppy flower.

Red Poppy Close-Up

A close-up of the centre of a red poppy, June 2011.

A meadow of wildflowers with a red poppy and a snail on the Piano Grande, Italy.

Wildflower Meadow with Poppy and Snail

A meadow of wildflowers on the Piano Grande near Castelluccio di Norcia, Italy, with a red poppy and a snail, June 2010.

Children in Settlement

A black-and-white photograph of children in a hillside settlement, 2017.

Color photograph with selective focus on red poppies blooming in a field of green grain stalks.

Poppy Detail in Grain Field

Red poppies among green grain stalks, with only a few flowers in focus. 2019.

Bicycle standing in tall grass as two people tend cattle in a field near Amuria, Uganda, beneath an overcast sky.

The Field’s Edge

A bicycle stands in the long grass in the foreground while two people tend cattle further back, near Amuria, Uganda. Black and white.

Black and white street scene photograph in Ortuka, Northern Uganda.

Daily Life in Northern Uganda

A street in Ortuka, Northern Uganda, June 2012, photographed in black and white.

Several men working with a simple boat or canoe on a riverbank under a large tree.

Scene of Daily Life

Several men working on a simple boat on a riverbank under a large tree, 2012. Black and white.

Two men working on or near simple boats/canoes on a riverbank, possibly preparing fishing gear.

Fishermen's Preparations

Black-and-white photograph of two men working on simple boats on a riverbank, 2012.

Black-and-white photograph of tailors working at sewing machines outdoors.

Scene of Craftsmanship

Tailors working at their sewing machines in the open air, June 2012. Black and white.

Black-and-white photograph of a group of children in Uganda looking up.

Scene from Uganda

A group of children in Uganda looking up, June 2012. Black and white.

Black-and-white portrait of a child looking up in Uganda.

Child Looking Up, Uganda

A child in Uganda looking up past the camera, June 2012. Black and white.

Black-and-white portrait of a child watching the camera in Uganda.

Scene from Uganda

A black-and-white portrait of a child in Uganda, June 2012.

Black-and-white photograph of children peering over a wall in North Uganda.

Peeking Over the Wall

Children peering over a wall at the camera in North Uganda, 2012. Black and white.

A young Ugandan child peeking around a rough, textured pillar or wall, looking towards the camera.

Peeking from Behind

A young child in Uganda peeking around a rough pillar toward the camera, June 2012. Black and white.

Black-and-white portrait of a street tailor working in front of a wall of posters in Uganda.

Street Tailor by the Poster Wall

A street tailor at work in front of a wall covered in posters, Uganda, June 2012. Black and white.

Black-and-white photograph of a canoe carrying tea across Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda.

Transporting Tea on Lake Bunyonyi

A dugout canoe loaded with tea crossing Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda, in 2012. Black and white.

Black-and-white photograph of a child splashing in water in Uganda.

Splashing Fun, Uganda

A child splashing in the water in Uganda, July 2012. Black and white.

Tea Transporter on Lake Bunyonyi

A man transporting tea on Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda, seen in profile in 2012. Black and white.

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