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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

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

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.”

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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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.

Cast No Evil

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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…

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.

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.

BL_NK SP_CE

We base our identities on memory, yet over time, these defining points in our lives become (re)shaped through the act of reflecting on them. An aesthetic (yet scientific) look at this mercurial subject. 

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High Tension: The Contemporary Moment in France

No, these are not photos from battlegrounds in Ukraine or Syria—these are from Paris, the erstwhile city of love and light, transformed into another stage for conflict in the aftermath of two years of terror attacks and heightened security and anxiety.

The fiercely fight for Mosul

The Iraqi officials thought they could overtake the city of Mosul in just a few days but now, a month into the battle of Mosul, the scale of death and destruction have surprised everyone but ISIS.

Nihonjin (Japanese)

“That big mouth, that gaudy face. Is this Miss Japan?” In 2015, Japanese Ariana Miyamoto won the Miss Universe Japan. Her victory, however, was unexpected: she hadn’t planned to enter a Japanese beauty contest because she thought that her multiracial

Nihonjin (Japanese)

“That big mouth, that gaudy face. Is this Miss Japan?” In 2015, Japanese Ariana Miyamoto won the Miss Universe Japan. Her victory, however, was unexpected: she hadn’t planned to enter a Japanese beauty contest because she thought that her multiracial

Jin - Jiyan - Azadi: Women, Life, Freedom

“They say that death by a woman’s hand blocks the way to paradise for potential martyrs.” So begins this powerful, embedded look into the all-female fighting units in Kurdistan.
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