Ragnar
Varga
Impressive B/W street photographs and minimalist landscapes
Ragnar B. Varga is a Hungarian-born Norwegian fine art photographer who is recognized for his black and white street photographs and minimalist landscapes. He has traveled to various places such as London, Spain, and sailed around the globe as a cruise ship photographer before returning to Norway. His experiences from these places have greatly influenced his art. He believes his work is a deep reflection of the world around us, and it captures a moment of stillness in a chaotic world. His photography is presented in four series.
Slightly Grainy Venice
Ragnar keeps returning to this magical place, where he enjoys getting lost among the old dilapidated buildings, discovering new misty alleyways while breathing in the moist air of the Venetian canals. This is where his soul can breathe and the banality of everyday life passes into oblivion. Many of the photographs were taken in the late hours as he is attracted by the dim and mystical atmosphere of night.
Lost in Spain
This series was conceived during his time in Spain, from 2014 to 2017. It oscillates between light and dark, the real and the fictional. It echoes our own experiences as life is so social and interactive, but at the same time we all have those moments of feeling isolated and alone. Ragnar exploits the interplay between light and shadow to construct a visual space and to introduce images of solitary figures – anonymous and solitary. The subjects often seem all alone as they embark on their own personal journey.
Quite Town
The photographs in this series capture Altea, a sleepy seaside town in the Costa Blanca area that he called home for three years, in the low season. After 10 years of living in Norway where light and people are scarce, Ragnar’s early images of Spain portray a fascination with his new life, an obsession with the Spanish architecture, the deep blue of the sky and the sea. In his words, “I feasted on Spain’s beauty and wanted to capture the brilliance in my photographs.”
The South
The South documents the incredible landscapes and towns that Ragnar found in his wanderings across Spain. This country is very seductive and fiercely proud. For him, Spain is an endless source of inspiration.
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