Trent Parke

The signature

Hard, theatrical light slicing through the street, the only Australian Magnum member.

What to study

Parke hunts light like a hunter. Study how he finds a shaft of hard sun and waits for a figure to step into it, turning ordinary streets into stages. His high-contrast, backlit, almost biblical light is a masterclass in seeing illumination as the subject.

Why for Matias

He teaches the single most useful daylight habit: find the light first, then wait. Perfect for Bologna's porticoes.