Arriving in a foreign city is often disorientating but Shanghai - a mix of seemingly endless disparate elements - requires a way of processing the sensory overload.
By focusing on colours, shadows and lights, Miranda shot images that are an attempt to harmonise the cacophony of life she experienced.
One of the most simplistic yet most effective techniques for creating a coherent series of images can be to focus on one or a combination of colours. Accompanying Miranda was storyteller Chiara Goia who captured these shots fittingly focusing on the colours of Chinese flag.
Illuminated is a journey of discovery and bringing new perspectives to life.
In each period of the Illuminated journey, we will send a photographer to an unknown different city. The photographers must discover and explore the area in detail, from the space to its people and culture. In a metaphorical sense, the photographer must also seek themselves in a new light, previously unknown or unexplored.
What ties this journey together with the photographer is the Leica Q. At the end of each of their experiences, the same camera is handed over by one photographer to the next, ready to explore. The Leica Q is a torch passed from one explorer to another. The torch that illuminates each of their personal journeys.
Represented by the Management Board: Matthias Harsch (CEO), Dr. Marita Paasch, Ronald Marcel Peters Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Dr. Andreas Kaufmann
