Abstract: The Art of Design | Platon: Photography | FULL EPISODE | Netflix 

"You're looking for a moment when you feel as close to the soul as possible." That says it all, no matter what you paint, photograph, draw, sculpt, write, or even how you breathe.

He is amazing both as a person and as an artist. Few people are that transparent, clear, and direct. Also, the people that worked on this documentary did a majestic job! I really appreciated the way they balanced out the emotionally dark part of the women's stories in Congo by introducing right after that the warm atmosphere of Platon talking about his family.

Anyone else here bc their teacher makes them watch it

Just Incredible Love from Afghanistan. I love design and photography, and I wish you could come here to capture these flowing moments and people in Afghanistan. Here is an undiscovered land for photographers like you. Souls are so uncovered here and one needs to have only some tools and artistic eyes for detecting them. Thank you Netflix for this gem

He talks, to make others not make a pose and so they become free, uneasy and feel thier fear. This creates a real soul to come out.....

His sublime sensitivity to his subjects at the most intimate of moments is an inspiration, not just for its art but for its sheer humanity. It reminds me of the work of the late David Bohm, a Nobel prize-winning quantum physicist who is equally as well known for his philosoophy and deep inquiries into the nature of consciousness, explored through a simple term he called "dialogue." When he explained his concept of dialogue, the simplest summation I've heard, is that to enter into a deep dialogue with another human being you have to show "attention and care." The purpose of dialogue was to get past the baggage that we all bring to conversation and relationships, that comes from our personal history. Bohm wanted to connect with the human being, not that baggage. And his notion of "care" was the essence of how he went about it: he connected with his care for another human being. Platon's work embodies Bohm's notion of dialogue exquisitely.

this series is amazing, Platon is amazing. I'm just starting my studies in design and my eyes have been opened to a whole other world.

En la frase "estás buscando un momento en el que te sientas más cerca del alma" es donde supe que no solo es artista por su arte, sino también por su humanidad. Este episodio fue muy inspirador porque platón nos muestra a través de su fotografía cada historia que vale la pena reflejar, él cuenta que la comunicación y la conexión es la base para transmitir algo porque antes de eso nunca conoceremos el mensaje y el se siente responsable por contar una historia y hacerlo bien, y las mostró en su viaje a África, porque lo que se vió fue muy explotador e impotente al ver a esas mujeres del Congo dentro de un sistema manchado, donde pasan su vida siendo víctimas de su propio país y pensar que poco a poco se está tornando en un círculo sin fin, sin leyes, sin derechos para esas mujeres y sus futuras hijas, me deja quebrantada. Pero a la vez me siento grata por este tipo de documentales que son una plataforma para darnos cuenta muestras problemáticas sociales.

wonderful documentary! thanks for sharing this!

I am blown away..the photos gave me goosebumps. Amazing to say the least.

Connection and communication and the power of eyes 💙

This just completely changed my perspectives on photography

"The hero is the person that inspires us to think again about our own moral compass and our own responsibility as global citizens." People should think about this.

This documentary is an art by itself. Huge respect!

Penso sia uno dei più bei documentari sulla fotografia che abbia mai visto. Apprezzabile anche da chi non ha la passione. Folle, umano, toccante. Nitido, sincero, pulito e puro.

who else has to do questions to this for class

Platons best work is the work he shoots out of his studio, in my opinion. His street type photos with the 35mm are more meaningful and personal.

We need more episodes of this documentary! Netflix, please make more?!

Platon's voice reminds me of Sean Tucker!

I have NEVER commented before on any RU-vid video i have seen. But NOW is the time. To say that I am deeply touched by this amazing documentary. Thank you so much for this piece of art & inspiration. Thank you Platon to allow us to see aver your shoulder and into your heart.

STUNNING!

love every second of this movie!

Great lesson about photography. It’s amazing to know more about Platon’s work. Thanks.

This documentary takes the fraction of a second and converts it to a lifetime of thought. Lived it, loved it.

"The hero is the person that inspires us to think again about our own moral compass and our own responsibility as global citizens." ~ Platon

He really humanises those war criminals with his portraits

The connection and respect ❤️

Such a wonderful Documentary.

An incredible photographer and an incredible episode!

A huge respect for platon 🙌

Never have I ever felt so relatable to something I have watched All my respect to the whole team who made this. thank you very much

Magic the great minds create ❤✨

Great documentary

สุดยอด เนื้อหา ดีหลาย ขอบคุณ เน็ตฟลิก หลายๆ เด้อครับ

Simplicity is the key

Great Work! Learnt so much.

I don't want this to end

สวัสดีครับ ขอบคุณสำหรับความรู้ ที่ดีมาก

This artist (platon) talent to communicate in all sorts of way verbally, emotionally and thru his artistry is wonderful You will really feel the connection This is very inspiring, to actually use artistry sharing a simple but huge contribution to society.

PLATON has to be one of the most unpretentious , intelligent, quiet & yet brilliant portrait specialists of this last 30 years & to boot he’s an outstanding human being. He’s a purist with a passion for telling the story behind the lens.

This statement right here: 36:23 "...Because if I get it wrong, I can actually do great harm." This statement just culminated my respect for Planton and has defined his work ethic for me. How many photo-journalists do you think go to Africa to take photage of African people then end up with portraits of Africa & her people that corrupts the view of non-Africans who's only window into the life of the mother- land is the Frame of the camera they pointed at Africa.

very moving and inspirational...bravo

One of the best documentaries I have seen. This has so much emotion to it. Loved Platon's approach to his art.

Better take a portrait for Kim Jong Un before it's too late. Oh...wait.

É muito mais que uma foto. É uma história em um quadro.

great documentary

I hope another South African sees Msholozi in those pictures at the beginning

Outstanding ❤

Thank you.

excelente !!

22:00 this shot stunned me

Intense. Moving.

One of the all time greats...

Incredible work .

People today are afraid of grain however this "grain" is what give a photograph its dimension, shape and emotion

Nice documentary. In the world of review RU-vidrs and what's the latest and greatest cameras, and grain and pixels debates, here is proof that it doesn't matter. MAKE a photo, don't take a photo.

الترجمة للغة العربية خاطئة يجب إصلاحها

Old school photography techniques - stunning. New school NF millennial doco making & subject exhalation ... W A NK

Whatever our art, we can all learn something from this documentary. Absolutely fantastic.

At last a really usefull documentary on how to produce art. Thanks for sharing.

honestly, this was my favoraite episode from abstract and has stayed that way even through season 2. This introduced me to Platons work but also the person, and that is the most important thing to get out of this, are his thoughts and perspectives.

Amazing insight!

Brilliant! Thank you.

42:00 "You're looking for a moment when you feel as close to the soul as possible".

More inspiring words ❤️❤️❤️

Este increíble episodio podemos darnos cuenta del proceso fotográfico del fotógrafo Platon y como este busca transmitir un mensaje, sentimiento o la historia de una persona o una problemática social, vemos también cómo la textura las sombras y la iluminación forma parte de su diseño fotográfico y como la coneccion con la persona o con la situación es lo fundamental para transmitir el mensaje adecuado ya que el se siente responsable de contar la historia y hacerlo bien, también algo que se destaca de su trabajo es que fotografía a gente común hasta líderes mundiales como Chávez O Putin se muestra un poco de su recorrido laboral y como el busca ser un "puente" entre la sociedad y esa persona o problemática social.

His work is absolutely amazing wow, great episode. The Doctor's picture is beautiful

Inspired!

Ive always admired Platon's work, now thanks to Netflix I admire Platon as a whole.

Without a doubt this episode had one of the best portfolio intros you can see!!!!.. this episode changed so mych for me as a photographer!!

One of the best documentaries I have ever seen. Platon’s Photography is beyond the conventional concepts. Absolutely loved it.

I LOVED THIS DOCUMENTARY AS A PHOTOGRAPHER AND HUMAN BEING!!!!

''Everything is the same and it allows the message to change'' still wrapping my head around that.

Platon is like the doctor who will talk to distract you and suddenly decide to give you the injection. lol

Amazing documentary, amazing contents and insights. I'm happy too I have heard my native language "Swahili" in the documentary 🙂😊😊

I felt so emotional and spiritually i'm drawn into every single word he said

This documentary is amazing RU-vid is the best app ever

love this

wow !!!!

Magnifico trabalho!

i learn so much from this as a bird photographer .

photography, as it's conceived from these people, is boring and too much focused on the "human being". Far from any sort of experimental concept, too predictive and excessively neat and clean.

Thank you for that wonderful video. Such magnificent photography, so powerful with an interesting story of the man himself.

"Putin didnt intimidate him" ахахаха это прикол такой чтоль

@netflix this is one of the better documentary compared to other's

I looked this guy up just to find out I watched this documentary about him on his birthday. Odd.

The real movers and shakers are not on any studio wall, these are just the 'yes' people.

'Good design simplifies a complicated world'. . . . Most of the products I encounter don't even seem to know that design is even a needed element, just shove in every possible 'feature' wherever it will fit even if it is at the expense of practicality of something more important....

This guy is so inspiring. Thank you for sharing it with us Netflix!

A fine documentary on a great photographer. Watched this 3 times on Netflix, now here too!!

Loved season one of this series. Cancelled my Netflix account, but I'm happy to see this series on YT.

An absolutely epic documentary about your life and photography the ups an downs.. and getting all together

This was amazing to watch, thank you very much for the incredible work..

the minute I heard the word ''SHOOT'' I lost complete interest..... image makers need to stop using that word.... MAKING PORTRAITS OF CELEBS IS UTTERLY BORING.

Some nice pix but boy is he up his own arse and somewhat disingenuous. The prog itself is OK and a very straightforward cookie cutter doc.

This is beautiful. Instead of the photographer taking/wanting something from the person/object, he does the opposites and give something back.

This is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. OMG what tremendous talent. Platon you truly inspire me. Keep up the great work.

I absolutely love these series... but I can't help but see that it's 95% white people working in these reputable companies. It will be nice if there's documentary or interview featuring POC artists.

platon is an amazing artist but im no longer endeared to his work because how they have portrayed the situation in congo as if local rebels is the problem why such places are poor despite having the most natural resources. shame.

Too much pathos for so many basic staged photos. And using film for scanning is simply pointless and a cheap gesture to give imaginary value to the work. It turns out that Netflix is ​​now filming full-length commercials. If you want to see a real documentary try War Photographer.