Retratos de BACKSTAGE // 2005-2011
- Felipe Rodríguez-Mattern
- Apr 9
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 15
For years, I had the privilege of working as a photographer for some of the country’s most influential and prestigious publications. Among my responsibilities was the coverage of major fashion fairs—events that, at the time, were not merely commercial showcases, but true cultural landmarks of considerable significance.
Photos by Felipe Rodríguez-Mattern © 2005-2011
Bogotá Fashion, Círculo de la Moda, Colombiamoda, Cali Exposhow, among others, were stages that genuinely captured the attention of the media and the public. Their occurrence marked a momentous event, a fervor that transcended the purely commercial to become a social phenomenon. Regrettably, that era is now behind us, consigned to the past.
What follows is a selection of images from the series Backstage Portraits, a body of documentary photography I produced throughout my time covering these fairs. The photographs presented here correspond specifically to the period between 2005 and 2011.
