Pitch-black nights punctured by sharp shouts and flashes of fish scales—floating on the Adriatic sea on a moonless night, fishermen assess their catch.
A dreamlike domain tests the limits of our perception: in these images, humans and alien creatures coexist in an uncharted, in-between, liquid-black realm.
Using long time exposures, painting with light, and appropriating the faded and cracked colors of old water-damaged snapshots, a new series of photographs conveys complex feelings of loss in profound new ways.
This devastating series of portraits explores the effects of enduring life in a still-struggling Eastern European nation 20 years after the Soviet Army left the country.
Through thoughtful, deliberate sequencing, seemingly unrelated photographs take on fluid, open-ended meanings which come to life in the imaginations of each viewer.
Images of happy cows grazing in fields and stalks of corn waving in the wind are carefully calculated by food companies to draw in consumers. But what does this industry really look like?
The harsh, even spasmodic surprises of our contemporary moment come also with flashes of truth. The new edition of Previously on Hans Lucas brings together a range of images, texts and video to tell the story.
Long practice days, endless tryouts, crushing competition—aspiring Major League Baseball players from Venezuela and the Caribbean face all of this and more on their unlikely road to professional stardom.
Neither daughter nor mother—this photographic performance enacts how the artist was cut from the role of daughter while at the same time denied a maternal role. Simple, moving, inventively cross-disciplinary work.
"All alone from the North Pole to the Antarctic in 487 days—a journey in total solitude." These atmospheric photographs balance on the edge of fiction and reality, while exploring the attraction of an imperfect image.
Street Photography Awards 2016: Finalist
The chasm between tradition and modernity in Iran makes for a tense, alienating social environment. This series investigates life in a city plagued by this dichotomy.
"A place overexposed to light, with people underexposed in the media..." An up-and-coming documentary storyteller takes us to the deserts of Libya and shows how powerful connections can be made between photographer and subject.
A serpentine career that traversed countries and several professions—ballet dancer, theater director and finally photographer—takes shape in this compelling street photography series.
While I have been documenting communities in the Americas with the focus at human, social and environmental issues for the last ten years, my interest grew in the border area, which divides Mexico and the US. This 2,000 mile long demarcation, which for many y
Street Photography Awards 2016: Finalist
Both serendipity and control play a part in the construction of this elegant series—"With infinite patience, I waited in dimly-lit nooks for a ray of diagonal light to cut across my chosen scene for just a fraction
A French photographer, dropped in the middle of Québec, confronts complete immersion in a foreign environment, producing an unflinching portrait of his surroundings. In his words, "I could have chosen to drive the beautiful coastal road around Gaspésie, bu
A pensive, dreamlike series offers an alternative to the rough, aggressive reality of our world: "These meetings have soothed me and protected me from the chaos that is forever attempting to engulf me."
For the first time, the essays of photographer Luigi Ghirri have been collected into one volume and translated into English—a wonderful and wide-ranging assortment of practical and philosophical ruminations on the medium.
Blue Velvet meets Norman Rockwell: seemingly idyllic scenes of Americana come tinged with unease. Amidst the carefully staged serenity, hidden antagonists lurk, exposing the frayed edges of daily life.
Masterful manipulation of light and perspective on the streets of New York convey the strange isolation that results from living in a city with more than 8 million people.
An ethereal, surreal series meditates on the overwhelming pull of the Archipelago: "One happy moment, sometime between July and September, a breeze arises, stirring numbed bodies. In the softness of a lane, looking across at vineyards and olive groves, whitew
In street photography, what is more important: authenticity or absurdity? These pictures strike a delicate balance between the two, exploring the interactions between human beings around the world.
What drives us to leave our homes and seek our fortunes abroad? Sicilian photographer Mimi Mollica returned to his roots to confront the suffocating stranglehold that the Mafia has held over his beautiful motherland for decades.
"With the roaring El train overhead, Kensington Avenue is in a state of perpetual hustle. I deliberately chose a slow photographic process (my 4x5 camera) in order to slow down the hectic speed of life as it happens along the Ave."
Two masters—Ansel Adams and Michael Kenna—inspire and inform these contemplative black and white photos that work with negative space to create minimal yet impactful compositions.
Looking At You: Breda International Photo Festival 2016
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The 7th edition of this festival presents the work of over 50 photographers on the theme of "YOU." The result? A diverse and inspiring showcase of creativity surrounding the fragile—yet courageous—self-sustaining individual.
"Photography is a form of global expression—IMA aims to reveal the meaning, context and story behind a work in order to convey its essence." An interview with Mutsuko Ota, the Editorial Director of this delightful Japanese publication.
This masterfully constructed photobook both pierces our childhood fantasy of the cowboy and reveals a more nuanced, complex, beautiful contemporary reality.
This masterfully constructed photobook both pierces our childhood fantasy of the cowboy and reveals a more nuanced, complex, beautiful contemporary reality.
Urban-dwellers the world over were shocked when the Colombian peace referendum was voted down recently—but this project takes us to the "other" (deeply rural) half of the country, where the decades of war have been felt most acutely.
Street Photography Awards 2016: 1st Place, Series
A rough, raw and gritty series that is also filled with tremendous compassion—learn the full story behind this controversial, award-winning project in an extended interview with the man behind the camera.
