© Lidia Sharapova, Portrait of Humanity 2021 Shortlist

Stop violence against women – “A topic that has always concerned me and that I wanted to deal with artistically in view of the increase in acts of violence in the time of the pandemic.”

Just like the river in flux described by the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, a society is diverse and always moving. “A River in Silent Flux” captures the voices of Georgia’s diverse ethnic and religious groups.The multimedia

Cuba is an interesting travel destination because it is one of the few Communist countries left. Everything seems to be stuck in the 1950s – the roads, the buildings, the shops. For many, Cuba is

10 seconds self-timer – that’s how much time I have to position myself in my “black box”, which I built especially for the recordings in my studio. Blurriness is wanted.” Martina Singer’s photographs are characterized

The Schlei, this 40-kilometer-long arm of the Baltic Sea, is a unique, particularly valuable ecosystem. At the very western end of the Schlei lies Holm, the traditional district of Schleswig. Already in the Middle Ages,

In the early 1970’s visual storyteller Homer Sykes started his research into documenting traditional British folklore customs and annual events, which has become the largest long-term project of his career. Homers’ unique survey on British customs is an