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We are neither elitists nor dogmatists in the world of photography. We are not alien to the world but also do not follow the mainstream path of photography platforms. Our magazine is for all people who like exploring the diversity of visual arts.

Dreamlike and drama scenarios by Massimiliano Balò
Massimiliano Balòs photos create a sense of mood, atmosphere, dreamlike and drama scenario. The artworks blur the line between art photography and painting. Most of his compositions are abstract. They focus on shapes with little indications


On the street with Sébastien Verdoliva
Sébastien Verdoliva is an amateur street photographer from France. He is 64 years old and never goes out without his camera for 45 years now. He came to photography because he realized quickly that it

Grief, Farewell and Departure by Hermann Fuchs
Grief, farewell and departure for a new life are close together. Therefore, Hermann Fuchs has dealt with these emotions in a small series. In some pictures, the associated social relationships are represented by an actor

Visions of daily chaos by Thomas Vanoost
Is this world static or dynamic? Chaotic or orderly? Or is it just a matter of perception, of how we feel? This series has its roots in ontology, the study of the nature of being,

They pass through my eyes by Mark Lam
Born in 1968 in China, now living in Hong Kong, Mark Lam has never had an official education on Photography and Arts but it doesn’t stop him to make arts. Since he owns a smartphone,

The Germans of the 21st Century by Oliviero Toscani
A sign of diversity, friendliness and integration: Generali Deutschland sponsors the large open-air installation “The Germans of the 21st Century” by Oliviero Toscani in Berlin. Exhibition in Berlin The Germans of the 21st Century by

Vera Mercer: New Works – Exhibition and Book Launch
In a pop-up exhibition on the weekend of 6–7 November 2021, Berlin-born photographer Vera Mercer will show a selection of her New Works –consisting of exquisite inkjet and platinum prints – at Villa Heike in

UP22 opens at the MUSEC, Lugano
Unpublished Photo is an event promoted by the Fondazione culture e musei and MUSEC Lugano. Conceived by the Milanese gallery 29 Arts in Progress, in 2018 the project looks to attract young photographers under 36

David Yarrow at CAMERA WORK Gallery
CAMERA WORK Gallery presents the exhibiton »David Yarrow« starting on May 21, 2022. The eventful life of this exceptional photographer, like his works, makes history. With the utmost passion and professionalism, David Yarrow has defined his

Faces and Spaces of Theo Angelopoulos’ film “The Dust of Time” – Photos by Kanella Tragousti
In 2008, the Greek photographer and artist Kanella Tragousti had the opportunity to accompany Theo Angelopoulos as still photographer for his movie “The Dust of Time” with Bruno Ganz, Michel Piccoli, Willem Dafoe and Irene

Artworks selected for Honorable Mentions by the jury of the MIFA Awards 2021
When looking at the results of the numerous photo competitions of the photo award industry, there is a lot worth seeing. Particularly in the “consolation prizes” (Honorable Mentions) awarded by the jury members, especially in

Laurence Philomène: Puberty
Puberty is a photographic memoir that chronicles two years of Laurence’s life as they began hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as a non-binary transgender person. The project combines surreal colors and mundane environments to document the

Emotive portraits that convey a story and a homage to people who died of COVID-19 by Sarah Bultitude
Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sarah Bultitude grew up surrounded by photography. Her Grandfather and Father were both avid amateur photographers. She loved watching prints emerge from her Father’s garage darkroom and sat through countless slide

In the dark world by Mushfiqur Rahman
There is nothing more beautiful and liberating than indulging in one’s own pandemonium, nothing more reassuring of one’s existence, both spiritually and physically, and this belief of Mushfiqur Rahman has given birth to this particular

Lea Lund & Erik K: Nomads
Lea Lund & Erik K’s photographic collaboration is a story about love, a photographer finding her muse, and a subject claiming his identity. Lea, born and raised in Switzerland, and Erik, born and raised in

Joel-Peter Witkin: Journeys of the Soul
As Witkin noted in a 2010 interview, “The body is the armor of the soul.” The subjects of Witkin’s images – the body, the nude, the still life – are controversial, because Witkin finds as

Ralph Gibson to be awarded the Leica Hall of Fame Award
The renowned American photographer Ralph Gibson will be presented with the Leica Hall of Fame Award for his life’s work and be honoured with an extensive exhibition at Leica Camera AG’s Celebration of Photography event

Female in Focus 2021
1854 and BJP announce the winners of Female in Focus 2021 in collaboration with MPB and Women Photographers International Archive. From 1854 Media and British Journal of Photography, the Female in Focus award launched in

Pastel Glow by Lee Smith
The Pastel Glow series evolved while Lee Smith was vacationing on Florida’s Gulf Coast. “As I walked the beaches and neighborhoods, I was taken by the gradation of blue that was created when the water and sky


Life is a colored chessboard by Muhammad Al Masri
“We can make art out of everything around us only if we look from a different perspective.” That is the belief of Muhammad Al Masri, a photographer and an amateur chess player in Jordan. From his

Claudia Rogge: Warp and Weft
When one views the new series of pictures by Claudia Rogge attentively, one is astounded by the precision, incisiveness, and subtlety of her craft. In an intelligent way, her new works examine the aesthetic dimensions

Into dreams by GUS
Combining a variety of photographic techniques, especially multiple and long exposure, Gus takes us into a magical journey into the depths of his imagination. Using fine-arts techniques, mixed with modern photographs, his images are multi-layered,

Antony Zacharias and Charit Pusiri honored
There is much to discover in the world of photography this year and also much to celebrate. We have selected two 2021 Honorable Mentions winners from Farmani Group competitions and present them with their two

In the realm of moods by Judith in den Bosch
Amazingly Judith in den Bosch uses only her mobile phone and one app to create those compelling images. Like a true poet, she never has a plan in mind before working on a photo. She

Aesthetically change on abstract photography by Hermann Fuchs
The basis of the work by Hermann Fuchs on abstract photography is not a conceptual but an aesthetic approach. “The intention is to further develop the understanding of abstract painting with photographic and image-forming means.

Violence in the Gaza Strip by Abed Zaqout
Photojournalist Abed Zaqout visually reports and documents violence in the Gaza Strip. “I became a photojournalist because it is my passion and my hobby and I find myself in this profession.” He is 35 years old

Harmonious notes of black and white by Gudrun Oser
The German-based photographer Gudrun Oser surprises us with her composition and mise en scene of her photos. The props are usually every day objects but somehow she finds beautiful curves, geometric shapes, and even twists

Subjective Photography – Online Installation ADDICTED2CLICK by Ruediger Glatz
In his online installation ADDICTED2CLICK, Hamburg-based photographer Ruediger Glatz presents a photographically artistic discourse of his everyday life and how he perceives it himself. Driven by his enduring quest to capture moments and details, he

The other-worldly colors of the natural world by Pico Risto
Think again. Is the clear sky on a sunny day blue? Are leaves green? Are roses red? And is the blue you see the same as I do? For a dog, that sky is grey.

Lost by Yves Noir
Yves Noir centers his photographic work on depicting the human being in his original state. Against this background, his nude portraits are particularly not intended to present erotic moments, but rather to convey the natural

Shanghai scenery by Leslie Shang Zhefeng
The scenery of Shanghai is a project mainly to show the large-scale building expansion brought about by the rapid urbanization of Shanghai. The wasteland, as well as the buildings to be demolished or under construction,

The day the Berlin Wall came down – Turning period by Dietmar Bührer
The historical events of November 9th, 1989 in Berlin will remain in the memory of Germans for a long time. That day was a holiday in the truest sense of the word, shaped by the

Orange portals by Gigi Chung
An entrance. A window. A door. Portals connect locations and humans. The existence of Gigi Chung’s imposing appearance evokes imagination in the world beyond. Portals can lead to adventures and provide a glimpse of an

THEY by Vittorio Scatolini
There is always a human presence in Vittorio’s pictures, big or small or even if no one is photographed. And that presence carries a story about them. Vittorio Scatolini, an Italian photographer, has told these

Waiting for last wave by Sharwar Hussain Apu
Sharwar Hussain Apu has won the 1st place of 2021 Monovisions Black and White Photography Awards with his black and white photojournalism series “Waiting for last wave”. MonoVisions Photography Awards 2022 are now open for entries, an

Stop violence against women by Hermann Fuchs
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.”

Archtracts – A new spectacular publication by Chris Fraikin
A first impression of an industrial estate gives you the feeling of seeing a lot of the same, but if you focus on the details you will see that there is a lot more to

Exploring Female Identity by Alejandra Glez
The work of Alejandra Glez (Havana, Cuba, 1996) spans Afro-Caribbean religions, collective memory, and the spirituality that emanates from the relationship between human beings and the sea. She seeks to explore the feminine identity and examines her

The Secret Question by Nicoletta Cerasomma
Open the door, then you step into another place, another time. You will live in a movie. Exclusive, Intimate, Secret. You will meet not people but characters. But first, you have to answer the secret

Casting by Mattia Baldi
Mattia Baldi is impressed by how the human perception of beauty is changing. Modern technologies are going to make us see things that don’t exist, augmented reality, our faces will be perceived as we want.

The true self is hidden in the unconscious by Tales Yuan
Tales Yuan (Tianhu Yuan) is a photographer from China. 2020 and 2021 were very successful for him: 2021 British Journal of Photography OpenWalls Arles, Single Image, Winner, 2020 Life-Framer Street Life Awards, Winner. 2020 Sony

Noir Portals and The time of Corona by Fran Forman
“I have long been drawn to and inspired by artists and art forms that evoke solitude, mystery, or self-reflection through color, chiaroscuro, and geometry. I pay particular homage to the patterns and abstractions of the

Curiouser and Curiouser by Vicky Martin
Curiouser and Curiouser is a conceptual series of photographs influenced by the story Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Vicky Martin was inspired to create this series from personally identifying with the theme of not belonging that features prominently

Mincéirs – Irish Travellers by Joseph-Philippe Bevillard
Mincéir are a traditionally nomadic ethnic minority indigenous to Ireland, referred to by the Irish Government and the settled population as Irish Travellers. The Mincéir is a true name of the Irish travelling community in their

In a world with no troubles by Ángel Castillo Perona
It took Ángel Castillo Perona almost ten years to find a satisfying visual language that combines his passion for this medium with Impressionist painting. Thanks to the technique of multiple exposures in the camera (and

In the realm of silence by Renate Wasinger
It fascinates Renate Wasinger when a photo shows that “less is more”. She tries to implement this aspect in her photos. Because many things can only be seen at second glance. “A good photo is

In My Skin by Michelle Sank
These images are from a project called In My Skin about young people under 25 in the UK who are challenging their body image. Michelle Sank has looked at those who have had or are considering

‘Torso Reloaded’ – Homage to Andy Warhol Photographs by Nadine Dinter
Nadine Dinter developed the concept for her photo series in 2012 while working with New York photographer Christopher Makos, a long-time companion of Andy Warhol. For his exhibition Andy Dandy and Other Works, which Nadine

Color reflects the characteristics of an architectural landscape by Shuchuan Liu
Shuchuan Liu is a photographer from China, based in Japan. He mainly shots architecture and urbanscape pictures. In his opinion, it is easy for people to empathize with the beauty of an urban landscape, but

Traveling around the world by Martina Pellecchia
Diverse, different points of view and styles are presented at Tagree. We are neither elitists nor dogmatists in the world of photography. We are not alien to the world but also do not follow the


Mountains by Frank Peters
Mountains always mesmerize us. With their striking ruggedness. With their incredible heights. With their spectacular mass and commanding sights. Nothing we have ever made can be compared to them. That’s why they are both our

Animals in lost places by Marcel van Balken
The series of animals by Marcel van Balken in lost places is a conceptual serie of old, derelict and no longer inhabited buildings with a rich history. Characteristic, abandoned locations all photographic sets where the ‘lost

Daily Life Kibera by Kelvin Juma
Being raised up in the largest slum in Africa made Kelvin a victim of misrepresentation by the mainstream media. His first instinct was to visually represent his community without bias. Over the years; Kibera slum, located

Pain & Pleasure by Bade Fuwa
Bade Fuwa is a self-taught photographer based in Lagos Nigeria. Photography for him has been a way that he can communicate his taught dreams and ideas to the world. He began in 2018 as a fashion

Chengdu China Streetscapes by Roman Wolczak
This series of photos was taken in May 2019 at Chengdu, the capital of southwestern China’s Sichuan province. Chengdu is known to be one of the happiest cities in China and has many famous sites

The small Berlin treasure box of Lena Lisken’s collected photographs
Let us take a look into the small treasure box of Lena Lisken’s collected works. She has come to Berlin as a stranger to neatly sort the wildly scattered objects of a colorful drawer before our

Los Cubanos by Volker Figueredo Véliz
Under the title “Los Cubanos,” the Leica Galerie Stuttgart will present impressive photographs from Cuba by German photographer Volker Figueredo Véliz from April 8 to June 18, 2022.

Leisure time by Massimo Siragusa
Massimo Siragusa received four World Press Photo Awards, three Sony World Photography Awards and two MIFA Awards. The Italian photographer is born in Catania. Massimo lives in Rome, where he teaches Photography at the IED-European Institute

Toni Meneguzzo: Diptych
29 ARTS IN PROGRESS gallery is proud to announce the opening on the 20th of September 2022 of DIPTYCH – the solo show of the eclectic Italian photographer Toni Meneguzzo. The artist pushes towards a

Trying to find the essence of the human by Wulf Rössler
“We all strive in photography to find the essence of the human – probably a futile endeavor, but possible with approximations. I do the same in my profession as a psychiatrist. While the communication with

Poetry in the dark (1) by Maria Serra
Maria Serra’s images are always dark, tragic and dramatic as they depict a constrained, oppressed and fragile femininity. However, the composition and the use of unusual props lend them a poetic quality. As so, they

The mirror of this mad world by Hajime Art
S.M.S by Hajime Art Our society, the media, and the world we live in are Hajime’s main inspirations, as many other artists. But what distinguishes him from others is his independent, dark, humorous approach in



Nowhere by Xavier Blondeau
The Nowhere series by Xavier Blondeau is first and foremost an urban story. An underground story where the absence of landmarks leads us to feel the emptiness that gradually settles between us. The underground car

Appropriation Art by Hermann Fuchs
While in music it seems natural to transform existing works of others, to incorporate them into one’s pieces or to create new variations, this is rather rare in photographic art. To integrate works of other

Zaeta – A Photo Essay by Jonathan Moore
Jonathan Moore’s 2019 photo essay ZAETA is the story of a community of refugees living in the remains of a world that ended decades ago. In the early 1990s a conflict in Abkhazia – a

Emergence by Gigi Chung
Gigi Chung is a San Francisco-based fine-art photographer who mainly works in medium-format digital photography. She has come to focus on architectural abstracts with a minimalistic approach. She finds the juxtaposition of light, shadows and lines in architecture

Battle of contrasts by Leonid Ponomarenko
What is reality? And how to understand it? For Leonid Ponomarenko, a russian artist, the first thing to do is to distinguish things to discern their difference, their relationship and their truth. That’s why we

We walk alone, and sometimes with someone by Daniel Castonguay
The Montreal-based street photographer Daniel Castonguay portrays the street life like no one else. He is a “silenced character” from afar, taking pictures of people, who usually walk or ride alone, in the rain, in

The Confinement by Jordane Prestrot
The “Corona series” starts with pictures made in a documentary style: showing somebody’s daily life, helplessly left alone with oneself. The series then progressively evolves, treating the psychological aspects and impact of this isolation —

Japanese photographer Rinko Kawauchi is the recipient of the 2023 Sony World Photography Awards for her outstanding contribution to photography
The World Photography Organisation is delighted to announce the acclaimed Japanese photographer Rinko Kawauchi as the Outstanding Contribution to Photography recipient of the Sony World Photography Awards 2023. One of the most important Japanese photographers


Malicious Mud by Rezki Sterneanto
Rezki Sterneanto is an Indonesian photographer living in West Karawang (Java). He captures shapes of art, inspired by the stories of people’s life. He creates mostly conceptual and surrealism images. But some others are streetshoots, urban photography and also

The changeability of human and his changeable nature by Heinz Innerhofer
In his photo series “Methamorphosis” Heinz Innerhofer shows the changeability of human and his changeable nature. We experience phases of development and every 7 years one is a “new” person, and every decade attitudes, opinions

Stillness in the flow of time by George Digalakis
Minimalism, both as a philosophy of art and life, has deeply influenced George Digalakis’s work. He draws inspiration from various objects: the sea, the sky and from his emotional response to them. It is in the

Jingyeong Sansu – Mountains with spiritual energy by Seunggu Kim
Jingyeong Sansu is a Korean traditional aesthetic term which means continuous observation of nature and harmony with nature, and is also the official name of the new residential style shown in these photographs. Photographer Seunggu Kim

Undressed – Female Nude Photography in a highly differentiated way
The title of the upcoming exhibition UNDRESSED at Galerie Ingo Seufert ∙ Gallery for Contemporary Photography invites the viewer to explore which modes the positions assembled here make use of in order to justify the claim

Fascinating architectural scenes by Ahmad Kaddourah
Ahmad Kaddourah is an Abu Dhabi-based photographer from Palestine. His interest has originally emerged from an architectural background as he studied architectural design. Later through developing his study with the passion for photography, he began

Unkunst by Jürgen Sobkowiak
Does photography faithfully depict reality, or is it only a staged image? In the photo series “Unkunst”, Jürgen Sobkowiak has been radically exploring the boundaries of photography, turning nonsense into sense: he deliberately puts his

Corona Heroes by Martin Schitto
In adversity emerge heroes. That’s what they say. And they say in this crisis, the heroes are front-line workers. But they have been there all the time for us. And they’ll always be. Only just

Imitation by Emy Maike
The photographer Emy Maike is a patient observer with a focus on the adventure in the working process. During her excursions into nature, she takes its influences into her state of mind then processes it

Poetry in the dark (2) by Maria Serra
Italian photographer Maria Serra is unafraid to show us her dark world, but sometimes with her courage, openness and poetry, she lets a ray of hope shine through. Her photographs shows her inner world.

The Streets of My Beloved Country by Phòng Thuận Tùng
Have you ever been to Vietnam? Especially in big cities like Hanoi or Saigon, the first thing you will notice is the crazy traffic with bustling streets full of vehicles and people. But if you

Wanderlust by Thomas Hoepker
In 1989 Thomas Hoepker became the first German member of the Magnum agency and was its president from 2003-2007. His pictures are committed, unadorned and dedicated to the truth, but never voyeuristic or hurtful. Unagitated, subtle

Winners of the World Water Day Photo Contest 2021
Discover the photographs of the winners 2021. The competition 2022 is now open to all lovers of photography and to all supporters of environmental issues and is based on the theme “WATER: MAKING THE INVISIBLE

Life Framer Photography Award 2021: All “Youthhood” Winners
Life Framer announces the winners from its June 2021 call for entries – Youthhood judged by Dutch fine art photographer Hellen van Meene. The resulting selection of 20 diverse images represents work from creative amateur

„Art gives me joy and calmness“ by Ruth Penn
Ruth Penn was born and is living in Israel. Until the day she retired from directing the Division of Special Education in the Israeli Ministry of Education, she defined herself as a Professional in that


Distraction: The soliloquy – The monologue by Yves Noir
Yves Noir lays the main focus of his photographic work on depicting the human being in his original state. Against this background, his nude portraits are particularly not intended to convey erotic moments, but rather to

I see colorful dreams by Ligin Lee
Life is more beautiful when it is a dream. It is actually a dream for Ligin Lee, through her imaginative eyes. We can say so when we see some other artists’ works. But they are

State of Mind by Renata Dutrée
In the period following her graduation from the Photo Academy in Amsterdam (December 2019), Renata Dutrée has created a number of series with a strong personal signature. These series have been awarded many national and international

Homeless by Incertagloria
The photos presented in this series refer to homeless people living on the streets of IncertaGloria’s city, Barcelona. In them the artist wants to express the loneliness of these people, nobody sees them, nobody hears

Femme Fatale by David Drebin
“In a unique manner, David Drebin’s work combines voyeuristic and psychological viewpoints. He offers the viewer a dramatic insight into emotions and experiences which many of us have doubtlessly felt at some point of our lives.”

Nostalgia by Monika K. Adler
The photography series NOSTALGIA tells the story of an immigrant’s remembrance of a life disrupted by war. Cold earth and blackened gun-metal. Taking with you only the most precious and essential. Cast alone amongst thousands;

From the darkness by Roberto Segate
Robert Segate mainly creates dark art. Some say creepy and disturbing. One thing’s for sure, the majority of his work is not exactly what you’d call pretty! “Someone once said that I take beautiful models

The Rabbit Hole by Boris Eldagsen & Tanvir Taolad
With this work Berlin-based artist Boris Eldagsen and Dhaka-based artist Tanvir Taolad travel to outer limits: inside and outside, here and beyond, conscious and unconscious, heaven & hell. Their collaboration brings together Western and Eastern

From rough, blunt and brusque to gentle, warm and loving by Ruth Penn
The photos in this portfolio depict Ruth Penn’s country, Israel, as she envisions it. Sometimes it is stormy, sometimes calm, sometimes it is scorching hot, sometimes it is rainy and cold. It changes moods instantly: from happiness

November Light by Kip Harris
Kip Harris went to northern Italy in 1999 thinking that he would photograph the comings and goings of people at the main railroad station in Milan. What he photographed instead was November light. This is

Lori Sloan’s North Star
“When I step outside into the world, I see geometry. This is my North Star, my organizing principle around which all other objects are placed. Geometry grounds me and it grounds my photos. It helps me to

Kingdom of Fear by Daniel Winslade
Kingdom of Fear is a personal story at heart. An introspective look at what it means to be an artist seeing himself in a city, searching for identity in a time constructed with an eye

We are the same by Ruth Penn
Public places are full of action, hidden surprises, imperfections, beauty, joy, deep sadness, little stories, and huge sagas. For all those, Ruth Penn is always lurking and on watch. All these may happen to anyone

Witnessing History: A tribute to the most important photojournalists
CAMERA WORK Gallery presents the exhibition »Witnessing History« from March 19, 2022. With 40 impressive works by over 20 world-famous photographers, the group exhibition is dedicated to the significant history of photojournalism.

Until we meet again by Ligin Lee
“At the age of 55, after graduating from the Institute of Visual Arts at Taipei City University, I created artworks that take human life as their starting point. In my photo artworks I show the

People by Kanella Tragousti
Kanella (Nelly) Tragousti is a photographer and artist, born in Amalias Greece, in 1959. Kanella has lived in Berlin since 1987 where she works as a free artist. Since then she had several group and

The Color of Absence by Fran Forman
Also in her new series Fran Forman combines and manipulates, alter and fuse photographs with painting, reality with fiction – whatever it takes to tell the story. Each image is carefully constructed digitally over many

Isabel Muñoz: Trance‘n’dance
With Trance’n’dance, Hangar presents the first major exhibition by Isabel Muñoz (ES, 1951) in Belgium. Drawing on the works produced by the Spanish photographer and video-maker over the past 10 years, Hangar takes the visitor

Autumn Nights by Igal Stulbach
Igal Stulbach created this series while strolling the streets of Tel Aviv in the late autumn nights. This is the preferred time for a night bird like him. He tries to reveal the magic that

What’s hidden by Amadeus Ungethuem
Amadeus Ungethuem is living beneath the hills, by the rivers, sometimes in Vienna, mostly in Prague… taking pictures just came as looking around trying to see the reality behind surrealities. Maybe in bodies of living



Tristan Zhou: An Urban Storyteller
Tristan Zhou is an award-winning photographer, videographer and cat lover based in Seattle, WA. Graduated from Shanghai Institute of Visual Art with BFA in Photography and San Francisco Art Institute with BFA in Filmmaking, he

Dystopia – Surreal Landscapes by Jörg Karrenbauer
Jörg Karrenbauer’s current work irritates the viewer by appearance and reality: inhospitable terrain, grainy formations, the contrast between black and white goes like a crack through the picture. An unfriendly landscape in the future or

The Folly of War – A Storytelling Image by Jack Savage
This is a studio shot image of the model Daveyboy Granules. Davey is a punk rocker, and as such collects a lot of cool clothes and props – such as Gas Masks and WW2 regalia.

Movements & Symmetry in Diversity by Franc Lacorte
Clean, simple, and yet fascinating. One can say so about Franc’s pictures. The cleanness and simpleness are achieved by basic blocks of colors, the simplicity of composition, the minimalism of arrangement.


In Conversation With by Jasbir John Singh
“In Conversation With” is a conceptual series in which Jasbir John Singh invited different personalities to freely express themselves in front of his camera without any creative direction from him – an act he termed as

Geology by Aart Verrips
Aart Verrips is not afraid of anything. He’s always looking for something daring, something new, something controversial. It’s not for the act of provocation or the likes of it. It is for something deeper. The

Where the sun doesn’t shine by Sandro Sardoz
Born and living in Pula, Istra, Croatia, Sandro Sardoz does not consider himself a photographer but an enthusiastic photo fanatic. In reality, he is all-rounded, a very versatile photographer with knowledge and command of all genres. However,

The expressive side of architecture by Paul Clemence
Paul Clemence is a photo artist who creates art that highlights Architecture’s most intangible and elusive qualities through a refined visual sense and an observant eye. His work expresses personal perceptions of the built landscape

Vacant Children by Elena Paraskeva
What is the true magnitude of the effect social media and technology have on our children today? Are they hold too strong to ignore? The series paints the picture of a not so distant dystopian


Magical Surrealism by Hermann Fuchs
Magical Surrealism – The unreal, the dreamlike is a fundamental element of surrealism. Freud’s psychoanalysis influenced this art movement. Yet the surrealists themselves were by no means dreamers, disconnected from reality. Rather, the majority of

The duality of things and thoughts by Antonio Luis Remartinez
Antonio Luis Remartinez is living in Spain. In his images, he tries to show the duality of things, of images, of thoughts. Faced with a unique reality, a “beautiful” or unique image, with the processing, with

Sony World Photography Awards 2021: The National Awards Winners
The Sony National National Awards supports photographers of all abilities worldwide and celebrates their achievements. Selected from entries to the Open competition, the National Award winners are given Sony digital imaging kit plus global and

Unusual Landscapes by Kaushik Dolui
Humans cannot exist without nature. Nature is not the same without humans. We are a part of nature and we have been changing the landscapes of nature. In the project ”Unusual Landscapes”, Kaushik Dolui tried to describe

Demolition by Ruth Penn
“Walking through the city, I was touched and heartbroken to see an old lady sitting alone on a bench in the midst of a lonely, empty street. She was so concentrated it eating her yogurt,

A gendered approach from the position of women by Aneli Pupo Rodriguez
Anelí Pupo Rodríguez work is marked by a gendered approach from the position of women. Social criticism as a discourse capable of telling a story, an opinion, a popular sentiment, is as interesting to her

A different reality by Domenico Masiello
Italian photographer Domenico Masiello has been creating another reality from the reality with his digitally edited B&W photos. He usually takes out architecture landmarks and makes them extremely three-dimensional. By doing so, he gives them

Looking out from by Julia Fullerton-Batten – Kickstarter Campaign
Covid-19 came. Life changed around the world. Forever. Award-winning fine-art photographer Julia Fullerton- Batten felt she couldn’t sit around helpless. During her evening permitted exercise, walking around her local neighbourhood, she noticed people looking out

Connected, disconnected, reconnected by Hajime Art
Connected, disconnected, reconnected… delirium in a world where everything moves fast, very fast, too fast! After the Day-lirium your smartphone is not what it used to be for you. The society, the media and the

Tired of Everything by Jürgen Sobkowiak
Corona, climate change, energy crisis, the war in Ukraine, personal problems, health problems, but also the fast-paced and high-tech society demands more and more from mankind. In the new photo series “Müde (Tired)” by Jürgen

Contemporary Photographic Film Noir by Jack Savage
The thematic intentions of Jack Savage behind the series POSTNOIRISMS, is the creation of: ‘’An Imagined future for contemporary British, Photographic Film Noir’’, blending sci-fi with the more traditional noiristic elements of mystery, femme faltales,

Man & Man-made by Jörg Erbar
Anyone can take pictures today. The photographic art is completely different. Here an image conveys something that can be understood and felt by everyone in the world. This requires a photographer who not only selects

Mater by Melissa Giowanella
Women who have decided to be mothers will always be judged by their actions as mothers. They’re never good enough, they don’t do anything right, they have too few or too many children. They are

Faces of Homelessness by Jeffrey Wolin
Jeffrey Wolin debuts new work at Catherine Edelman Gallery in his fifth solo exhibition, Faces of Homelessness. The show opens on December 10 and runs through February 5, 2022. For more than 30 years, Jeffrey

In the evening at the opera by Josep Reverendo
The Gran Teatre del Liceu is the largest opera house in the Catalan capital Barcelona and is located on the Rambles in the center of the city. Josep Reverendo is interested in the Liceu Opera Barcelona

The other Face of Jerusalem by Fadwa Rouhana
Look at these pictures. What do you see? A crowded street full of people, walking, standing, sitting on the side. Men, women, children in old typical Middle East clothes. Maybe the past. What do you

Goal by Gordwin Odhiambo
You will never see a crowd gathered this much in Kibera apart from politics. But, this gathering is of a different kind since it doesn’t divide people based on institutionalized ethnicity or ideology. Of course,

Dimension conversation by Gigi Chung
Inspired by Deconstructivism in architecture, Gigi Chung’s works explore the geometric juxtaposition of various building edifices. These surfaces contain unifying patterns and elements which create pulsating visual rhythms, facilitate eye movements within the image. Depart

A new life in the watcher reality by Stéphane Pellennec
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Streetscapes of Robotic Conformity by Streetmax 21
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Why look into the distance by Stefan Zimmermann
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LONELINETS: The Loneliness of the Nets by Stefano Fristachi
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In a colorful world by Hardijanto Budiman
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Richard Mosse: Displaced – Migration conflict. Climate change
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Gumiran has captured not only human faces, but more importantly a lifetime of emotions and stories. There is much hardship, vulnerability but also authenticity, courage, and no lack of happiness. Donell Gumiran is known for

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Saro used to love his feminine self, the one he called Sara. But when the cuteness of a little boy wearing skirts passed, the insults and the slurs begun. He did not come out of

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