TITLE: In the Shadow of the Gaze

The act of photography is more than the mere capturing of a moment, it is a gaze, a gesture of possession, an assertion of control. In the figure of the photographer, curiosity, distance, and power converge. The photographer observes, frames, selects. Often this occurs from the shadows, discreetly, almost invisibly. It is here that the photographer approaches the realm of the voyeur, one who watches without being seen. The photographer is not merely an observer, but also an interpreter, a collector of moments unnoticed by others. But what happens when this gaze crosses a line?

In today’s visual culture, the photographer’s gaze is deeply entangled with systems of surveillance, desire, and dominance. Street photography, paparazzi, social media, all are domains where the photographic eye operates. And often, this gaze becomes intrusive: the camera becomes a tool for capturing intimacy, yet simultaneously produces distance. The subject becomes an object, is viewed, sometimes without knowledge, sometimes without consent.

The voyeurism of the photographer is not just in how they observe, but in how they choose what is revealed. They decide what appears in the frame and what remains hidden. They preserve what was fleeting, yet alter it through their perspective. This relationship is not neutral. It is charged with questions of ethics, of power, and of the fine line between art and violation.

AUTHOR: Marco Faber (Luxembourg)

FABER Marco Photographer from Luxembourg, born in 1967

I began photographing at the age of 12, but after a long break, I rediscovered my passion in 2017.

Personal & Professional Life:
Since 2024 I'm retired after working over 41 years for the Luxembourg national railway company in Luxembourg.
Now photography became a part of my daily life once again.

Artistic Focus
My creative interests are : portrait photography, nude art photogarphy, and street photography.
Areas I explored through workshops and competitions to continually grow as an artist, and to continuously develop my technical and artistic skills.
I enjoy photographing outdoors in nature, but also in old factories and in the studio. I can combine these two activities in my photo studio.
I'm allowed to work here for free and let my creativity run wild in a beautiful, versatile studio.
The studio is also a very old factory building that is used as an architectural building and is called:
THE FACTORY CELULA in Bettembourg.