I came across Diego Verges‘s work through the Travel photographers blog when he was nominated as one of Twefic’s travel photographers of the year, Looking through his portfolio he has a distinct style and the character of the subjects he shoots I think really shines through in his images.
One thing I really admire about Diego’s work is the contextual shooting, or as it is described in Footprint Travel Photography by Steve Davey (more on this in another post) the Mise en scéne. It is the realm for many travel photographers to shoot close in concentrating on the the person, often forgetting to include the place they’re from and the situation that this person resides in, this makes for a far more captivating image as a relationship is built between the character in the picture and the scene. The ‘main characters’ piece on his site is a great example of this.
Diego is currently freelancing around Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, his website is www.diegoverges.com.