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“The Enchanted Ones does more than depict a people, it represents what fills their soul and the spirits that dwell above and below them. “
Ellen Corry- Musée Vanguard of Photography Culture
“Stephanie Pommez shows how photography can hold more than what we see. She mixes real life and myth to tell the full story of the Amazon. Her work is based on deep trust and long relationships in the region. The result is a photo book that feels both true and magical.”
— Martin Kaninsky, About Photography
“(The Enchanted Ones) célèbre le tissu vivant d'histoires et de légende qui nourrissent l'âme de la culture vivante.”
— Julien Bolle et Ericka Weidmann, Réponses Photo
“Les Ribeirinhos vivent dans une forme d’autarcie rythmée par les saisons et les esprits du fleuve. Le livre s’articule autour de ces récits, peuplés de créatures appelées Encantados – littéralement « les Enchantés » –, êtres mystérieux issus de l’imaginaire collectif, nichés dans les rivières profondes ou tapis dans l’ombre de la forêt.”
— 9 Lives Magazine
“The photographs evoke a sense of mystery and tradition. Pommez uses overlays from archival images to suggest the coexistence of multiple realities. Transparent paper in the book creates a ghostly effect, allowing the images to hover between worlds. A photograph of a midwife standing in a doorway suggests her role as both healer and spiritual guide. Another image shows a snake over the river, referencing the Cobra Grande, a mythical serpent that emerges to transform or destroy.”
— Zero Nine Magazine
"The Enchanted Ones is more than a visual journey. It is a tribute to the stories passed down through generations, preserving a fragile cultural heritage.”
— Kehrer Verlag
“These photographs touched me deeply. They have a quiet strength that makes you pause and look again.”
— Petra Barkhof, Scimparello Magazine
“The Enchanted Ones , an attempt to offer another way of seeing and understanding a place where the real and the imaginary are not separate , but part of a single experience. In this world, time does not flow in a straight line. Rather, myths propose a plurality of parallel and interconnected times , existing thanks to one another. These myths speak to the profound interconnectedness of all things within the web of life, here in the Amazon rainforest.”
— Francesca Orsi, FOTOcult
“Photography can be much more than simple documentation or reportage, and this book is an extraordinary window into a rare culture. The images are intimate and honest, candid and revealing.”
— Frames
“Stephanie’s photographs deliver a lyrical portrait of the midwives who not only deliver life, but also are the keepers and weavers of the myths that help to sustain the delicate balance of life.”
— GirlTalkHQ
