After abandoning portraiture for an entire year, Alec Soth returns to the genre with a new photobook, emphasizing the importance of collaboration while photographing his subjects.
After discovering a lost box of photos made by her grandfather in the 1930s, this photographer constructed new visual composites by integrating her own contemporary images, printing everything on traditional handmade Korean paper.
A vast retrospective at the Jeu de Paume maps out constellations of photographs by pioneer of colour photography Luigi Ghirri, whose thoughtful approach to photography provides ample lessons to live by in our age of distraction.
Berlin: The Venezuelan Exodus Through Colombia’s Highlands
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Fleeing the consequences of violence, poverty and persecution, millions of Venezuelans are taking on a treacherous mass exodus out of their home country in hopes of finding better jobs and freedom.
Drawing the curtain back on the spectacle of the hyper-masculine world of professional wrestling, Diego Saldiva follows the attempted comeback of the Brazilian ‘Gigantes do Ringue’.
Setting out to document the centuries-old tradition of bird-keeping in Turkey, this photography duo walked away with so much more. The resulting project is an intricate photobook that visualizes the relationship between love and possession.
Though only amounting to a small percentage of the Australia’s population, the Outback is an important and diverse segment that defines the character of the country. These portraits attempt to build a contemporary picture of Australian identity.
The memory of fireflies whirring around a tree at his old family house sparked the beginning of Anupam Diwan’s nighttime odyssey around his new hometown of Dhaka, in search of fragments of his childhood.
With a series of “dance hall” portraits, this photographer tells the stories of Russians in Berlin who still feel a strong connection to their native roots.
Troubled by the persistent gun debate in contemporary American culture, this photographer creates tintype portraits of gun enthusiasts who then use their own portraits for target practice.
By combining photographs of frantic gestures and disparaged landscapes, Mimi Plumb’s “Landfall” is a timely investigation into the persistent discomfort of our self-destructive society.
An ancient fishing tradition on the island of Jeju endures today, continued by the Haenyeo women or the ‘women of the sea’—a group of free-divers all over the age of 50.
In the Republic of the Congo, stylish individuals piece together vibrant and sophisticated outfits that function as a form of colonial resistance, social activism and peaceful protest.
The Sound of the Seen: Morgan Aschom’s “What the Living Carry”
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Through exhibitions and an accompanying photobook, this artist tells the story of Hoys Fork, an imagined American town full of rich and memorable characters.
As our society continues to misrepresent and underestimate individuals with Down syndrome, this photographer brings light to their individuality and frustration through portraiture.
Curious about the man behind the myth, Daria Garnik set off in search of her childhood hero Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, journeying to Gagarin—the town that keeps his memory burning brightly.
Redefining Street Photography with Alex and Rebecca Norris Webb
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Photography duo Alex and Rebecca Norris Webb offer insight into the evolution of their practice, and why the genre of street photography isn’t so easy to define.
In this photobook, the stories of two solitary women effortlessly blend together to form a visual commentary on the relationship between capitalism, the environment and misogyny.
Drawn to the promise of iron ore hidden deep in the jungle, corrupt government officials and international investors are adversely affecting the lives of fishermen in South Cameroon.
Compelled by his interest in the legacy of one of the USA’s largest corporations, this photographer set out on a road trip to unearth the connections between a small town, a file of lost negatives, and Wal-Mart.
By combining drawing, collaging and collecting with her own contemporary photography, Róisín White creates an expansive map of the history of silencing women in medical settings.
By dissecting silver gelatin prints, Leah Schretenthaler erases the man-made structures of the Hawaiian landscape, exposing the scars we leave on the natural environment.
Between nature and technology, the old and the new, and human beings and non-human beings, Guilherme Gerais’ imaginary collection of objects proposes a different, DIY vision of the future—a world away from the slick tech representations we are used to.
Between nature and technology, the old and the new, and human beings and non-human beings, Guilherme Gerais’ imaginary collection of objects proposes a different, DIY vision of the future—a world away from the slick tech representations we are used to.
In his latest photobook, Gary Briechle compiles intimate snapshots of the peculiar characters who have entered his life since moving to Maine some 20 years ago.
British photographer Stephen Gill created quirky pieces of art that combine the effects of photograms, faded film, light flares, chance, and his own unique vision of where to point his camera.
Step back into a different New York—before the capitalistic white-washing and the family-friendly gentrifying. A New York at the zenith of its mania; a New York that no longer exists…
Jean-Vincent Simonet’s nocturnal trips through Tokyo and Osaka capture wild dripping visuals in motion, its faces and places melting into pools of neon light.
Rousing the jury with his “formal and beautiful, personal and political” work, Eric Gyamfi has been named winner of this year’s edition of the prestigious Foam Paul Huf Award.
International Women’s Day 2019: Inspiring Female Photographers from Around the World
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In honor of International Women’s Day, we’ve gathered some of our favorite features and interviews with the wonderful female photographers we’ve had the pleasure of speaking to in the past year.
Inspired by the passing of her elderly grandmother, this photographer spotlights heroic women who have been silenced into minor roles throughout history.
Beyond the Visible: The Hidden Structures of the Street
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From intelligent surveillance technology to figuring out the best route for our day, Esther Hovers forges new visual languages to investigate how our movements through public space are shaped and structured by hidden forces.
Hyperinflation and increasing economic disparity in Venezuela has led to a new wave of crime, motivated by the need to satiate hunger and avoid starvation.
After the devastating Charlottesville riots of 2017, Rosalind Fox Solomon returned to her decades-old photographs of the American South, realizing her symbolic images resonate today just as much as they did when she first clicked her shutter release.
In this expansive mixed-media series, artist Zora Murff unearths the legacy of North Omaha’s white supremacy, showing us how photography is used to shape and sculpt history.
In Hong Kong, an assortment of makeshift outdoor washing lines deck the streets, telling the story of a city-in-flux and the creative residents taking matters into their own hands.
Thousands of Ukraine’s elderly are trapped in a war zone, listening to the occasional bursts of shelling, and dependent on pensions that are drying up.
