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Taking to Heart

Time slows, flexes, expands, and dwindles in Thailand after the death of the country’s monarch—a historic moment revealed through wide-ranging portraits of Bangkok’s citizens.

Moscow Metro

Explore the artfully designed subway stations in Moscow—many with gilt and marble details—and the elegantly bundled riders who flow through it every day.

Scomparsi: Their Bodies Will Never Be Found

Though lesser-known than the Mafia or Camorra, southern Italy’s ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate is one of the most powerful in the world. This important work looks back at the group’s hundreds of kidnappings and focuses on the stories of 8 missing persons

Villa Argentina

A photographer works closely with her artist-mother to question the stereotypes and clichés we have towards domestic spaces and femininity more generally.  

Hjordis, I Miss You

Bare, piercing images of a Swedish man mourning the loss of his wife—a heartbreaking look at life after the death of your partner.

The Floating Population

China’s working homeless citizens number more than 211 million, and are not legally registered as residents of any place in China.

Fairy Tale from Russia

Cinematic, almost fantastical shots of Russia—none of them staged—speak to the cardinal importance of composition and the subtle art of “becoming part of the interior.”

México/Calle

Las calles de México ofrecen escenas únicas y coloridas. Este proyecto recopila varias imágenes que he recopilado a lo largo de los años en varios estados del país, pero sobre todo en la Ciudad de México. Las fotografías han sido tomadas tanto con el c

GRANA [Grey-nuh}

Living in Northern California for 25 years I was not aware of harsh climate of beautiful Lake County until recently. It is an amazing place with stunning landscapes, very hot summers and quite cold winters. Not many regular California plants could survive an

A Common Story

When a historic economic crisis uproot traditional modes of inheritance, what happens to national identity? A contemplation of heritage and ancestral ties in the ancient country of Greece.

The Outsider

Natives of western Mongolia live in an otherworldly landscape, almost wholly disconnected from the globalized world. An outsider looking to get back in touch with his surroundings shares his impressions of this unique culture.

Toy Soldiers: Russia’s “Patriotic Education”

How does a country pass on its military traditions and instill patriotism in the next generation? An in-depth look at Russia’s efforts to train its citizens (and soldiers) of tomorrow. 

Sois Belle

Look once—then look again. These luscious, surreal images challenge the unrealistic standards of perfection set by fashion photography and instead allow each individual’s authenticity to speak.

Surviving Humanity

Artificial intelligence, devastating climate change, world war—it’s hard to say exactly which of these will come first but this series looks at the individuals tasked with solving humanity’s greatest future challenges.

Mediterranean Migration

Embedded on board a migrant rescue vessel, a photographer takes us to the front lines of the refugee crisis, where people are desperately risking their lives in search of something better.

Visible Darkness

“Blue is Darkness Made Visible”—taking a dying film director’s words for inspiration, a photographer who feared going blind sought out moments of inspiration and renewal.

Previously on Hans Lucas #12

Poetry and photography go hand in hand in this spare but suggestive collection of pictures—learn more about this unusual monthly publication.

What Remains of the Day: 71 Years After the End of World War II

Film negatives overexposed by 71 seconds speak to the inevitable distortion of our collective memory concerning the horrific events of The Holocaust. 

State of Nature

Exquisite large-format photos show how humanity is trying to improve upon nature’s beauty while at the same time preparing for impending environmental disasters.

Null Hypothesis

Placeless, timeless, otherworldly—one photographer’s view of reality as he “comes to terms with the fundamental randomness and uncertainty of our world, the lack of absolutes…” 

Zima: The Powerful Beauty of Russian Winter

“Truth, in reality, is white, sparkling, frosty cold, silent and endless: something like the boundless Siberian tundra landscape…”

Fish Discover Water Last

Seeking to see her home town with fresh eyes after 18 years, this photographer set out to rediscover the people, aesthetics, and spaces of her Dutch seaside environs.

Fish Discover Water Last

Seeking to see her home town with fresh eyes after 18 years, this photographer set out to rediscover the people, aesthetics, and spaces of her Dutch seaside environs.

Bloom

Elegant, atmospheric multiple exposure shots—and the photographer’s advice on the benefits of “risky” techniques.

Exit Wonderland

Eerie, post-apocalyptic images—initially shot as a series on human traces in otherwise desolate landscapes—take on urgent new meaning after the US presidential election.

The Photograph Comes from the GASP

Inspired by a “petit moment de philosophie” from the street photography giant Joel Meyerowitz, a new online magazine aims to celebrate the beloved genre.

Interview: 15 Years of Daylight

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Cast No Evil

A meditation on the boundaries, barriers, and exclusion within contemporary society—expressed through faces wrapped in luscious, resonant fabrics. 

Addictions, Photographic and Otherwise

Two brothers—one addicted to photography, the other to harder and harder drugs. But the latter loved being photographed, making the image the medium of exchange for this pair of kindred souls.

Side of the South

A timely rumination on Southern American culture through a photographer’s personal journey of confronting illness in her family and facing her conflicted relationship with the region itself.

To See the World in a Grain of Rice

There is a sacred grain eaten by more than 3.5 billion people around the globe—rice. But fast-approaching environmental catastrophes pose a grave threat to its cultivation and thus to food security for millions worldwide.

Surveillance Landscapes

Pushing the boundaries of the medium, this artist hacked into state-controlled surveillance systems and gleaned classical landscape images that question the changing relationship we have with place.

Everglades and the Unnamed Road

Ceramics, painting, and calligraphy—learn how diverse artistic disciplines have informed this photographer’s work and her distinctive “meditative” printing process.

The Horsemen of Semonkong

In mountainous Lesotho, far above sea level, small villages dot the steep slopes. It can take hours to move from town to town. Villagers pause on their journeys for these striking portraits.

Lingering Ghosts

These direct, honest portraits reveal how refugees in the UK face excruciatingly long waits to be granted asylum—while in this endless limbo, their identities become slowly yet painfully effaced…

Love We Leave Behind

A reflection on the ephemeral nature of our passions and sorrows—do the emotions we experience mark or alter the spaces we occupy?

The Balkan Nights

Separated from their families, crushed into insufficient transports between borders, and caught in prolonged waiting periods—this documentary series looks back at the trials of the migrant exodus through the Balkans.

Earth Temples: Into the World’s Silent Spaces

Caught up in the rush and crush of modern progress, have we lost touch with the value of silence? A meditation on the disservices of technology when immersed in the world’s sacred spaces.
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