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Vanessa Winship: Photographing Sète

In her new photobook, Vanessa Winship captures the poetic flow and calm pace of small-town life in southeastern France, bringing together captivating portraits and solitary landscapes.

Persistence Pays Off: Tips and Tricks for Applying to Awards & Portfolio Reviews

What are the benefits of applying to photography awards, even if you aren’t successful the first time around? An expert shares her insights into the hidden benefits of persistence, and what jurors pay attention to when discussing your entries.

Enshroud

In a series of bold and colorful photographs, this photographer sheds light on the joyful and vibrant practice of veiling in Nigeria.

I Need You More Than You Need Me

Transcending the definitions of classic documentary work, photographer Edgar Martins challenges our perception of incarceration by using metaphorical imagery that pushes us to consider the social effects of prisons.

Combing for Ice and Jade

In his “love note” to his nanny, Kurt Tong weaves together personal and public histories to tell the story of Mak Ngan Yuk, one of the last of the self-combed women of China—a community of autonomous, unmarried women that rejected the customs of the era

Wire Formation

As Dhaka’s electrical circuitry advances, the tangled relics of its old infrastructure lay abandoned, forming a city-wide technological graveyard.

Exclusion Zone

Rejecting the dark tropes we usually associate with the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, photographer Robyn Von Swank instead paints a quiet and poetic picture of the historic region and its inhabitants.

X-Ray Vision vs. Invisibility

After scouring the government’s public Internet databases, artist Noelle Mason transforms surveillance x-rays and satellite imagery into sculptural works that commentate on the lives of undocumented immigrants.

An Invisible Immediate Love

Digging deep into their archives, the Photography Staff at The New York Times piece together a selection of famous and forgotten images in a new photobook, encapsulating the inimitable atmosphere of New York City through photography.

Letter from Russia - Malinikha Stories

A compelling personal story — told with black-and-white photos and conversational captions — about coming of age in a working class town in Russia.

Maternal Sheet

By making staged portraiture informed by psychoanalytic research, photographer Lindley Warren Mickunas creates an alternative visual reference for motherhood.

Observing Eye

A dance between art and science, Sanna Kannisto’s theatrical images place her subjects centre stage of her outdoor studio, delicately drawing attention to ecological questions threatening their future. 

Linear Constructions

By imposing luminescent disruptions into natural landscapes, artist Barry Underwood highlights our negligence towards our natural environment.

Photography Masterclass Amsterdam 2019-20

A long-term masterclass for serious photographers working in documentary, photojournalism or visual storytelling.

Home Sweet Home

In a landmark exhibition at this edition of Rencontres d’Arles, thirty artists take us on a journey through Britain’s turbulent recent history through the lens of the most humble and familiar starting point: the home. 

Some Birds Are Not Meant To Be Caged

Combining old family photographs with his own contemporary images, Guillaume Simoneau reframes his childhood pet crows into an omen for dark times ahead.

American Boys

Presenting us with portraits and stories of transmasculine American boys, artist Soraya Zaman expands our definitions of boyhood, exposing nuance in the meaning of masculinity.

My Travels Through the World on My Copy Machine

In her black and white landscapes, Swiss photographer Dominique Teufen travels the world from her studio, using a copy machine as her vehicle.

The Only Thing You Can’t Get Is Red Ink

By harnessing bright colors, harsh flash and the forgotten gestures in between poses, photographer Max Pinckers redefines our assumptions about everyday life in North Korea.

The Only Thing You Can’t Get is Red Ink

By harnessing bright colors, harsh flash and the forgotten gestures in between poses, photographer Max Pinckers redefines our assumptions about everyday life in North Korea.

Oyster

Made over the course of 10 years, Marco Marzocchi’s project Oyster confronts his difficult childhood head on through a personal journey of prickly self-reflection, intertwined with moments of tenderness. 

The Streets Are Ours

For over one thousand years, stray deer have intuitively entered the Japanese city of Nara each morning, roaming its empty streets in search of food and attention.

Joining Wonder

In this book about the lasting impact of war, Binh Danh and Robert Schultz create chlorophyll prints out of leaves found at historical sites in the USA.

A Ballad Through Time

Transforming the family album into folklore, Paul Thulin’s new photobook “Pine Tree Ballads” takes us on a dreamlike summer voyage through the mysterious forests surrounding his family’s home in Grays Point off the coast of Maine.

Dead Water

In these collaborative portraits, Marilene Ribeiro tells another side of the story of Hydroelectricity—a green, renewable energy—by shedding light on the people whose lives have been torn apart by the construction of dams in Brazil. 

What Makes A House A Home?

By inserting found photographs throughout each room in a small house in Southern France, The Anonymous Project creates playful installations that illustrate the lasting importance of amateur photography.

Another Way of Looking At Love

In a book full of dreamy photographs of nature’s quiet moments, Janelle Lynch invites us to re-enter the natural world and embrace our connection to it.

Hidden in Siberia

Moved by the “symphony of life” that radiates through the streets of Tomsk, Sergey Medvedchikov captures the contrasts and characters of a city in the throes of transition. 

The Hands That Built This City

Looking behind the sprawling construction sites and skyscrapers that graze Dubai’s skyline, Polly Tootal turns her lens on the people that built them, capturing the stark contrast between the labour camps they call home and the city’s glitzy buildings. 

Between Two Shores

The Curonian Spit is a peninsula bordered by two shores: the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic sea. In his tranquil, poetic images, Tadas Kazakevičius captures the powerful bond between the inhabitants of the Spit and the unique space around them.  

Home

Photographing the abandoned spaces of Tehran, Gohar Dashti explores the scars of war, memories of displacement and the eventual triumph of nature over man in this  haunting reflection on the idea of ‘home’.

If

Anonymous faces come in and out of the shadows as if they were part of a game of hide and seek in this series of mysterious candids, evoking Matteo Didone’s experience of public detachment in Japanese society.

My Sea

By combining classic contrast with a contemporary setting, this photographer redefines the parameters of what we call “street photography.”

Minimal Republics

Constructing “ephemeral micro-states” and occupying them for 24 hours, Rubén Martín de Lucas questions the artificiality of borders and makes stark our fraught relationship with planet earth. 

The Wretched and the Earth

Documenting the tragic bond between the plight of refugees and the environmental crisis in Cox’s Bazar, Gabriele Cecconi presents a different perspective on the biggest challenges our society faces today.  

The Transformative Power of Photography & Text

By combining poetic prose and pre-existing photographs, this artist duo expands the possibilities for visualizing our emotions and memories through storytelling.

Domestic Rituals and Real Life Dramas

In a new exhibition at Copenhagen Photo Festival, photographer Mary Frey demonstrates the timeless deception of photography.

The Hotel

By photographing his family in the hotel he was raised in, this photographer constructs a complex emotional landscape that raises questions about our perception of home.

Fluid Forms: Oliva María Rubio’s Take on Art Photography

Artistic Director Oliva María Rubio offers her thoughts on the shifting landscape of photography and its different forms, where passion and hard work are the only true constants. 
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