“As I read passages by photographers talking about their work, what I heard was a conversation…a multi-voiced guide on how to see the world, how to pull meaning from the elusive, how to think about the work we do…”
Relationships between siblings are filled with contradictions: love, protection, competition, envy. Embracing in one moment, wrestling in the next, this dynamic is acted out over the course of a lifetime.
Continuing its bold reinvention, the photography world’s flagship festival pushes further into new territory this year, with a wide range of inspiring exhibitions and events—discover our editors’ highlights from the program.
“A story about life and death…a story of men who risk everything in order to provide a better future for their families; a story of contemporary heroes who undertake a Homeric journey into the unknown…”
A striking and comprehensive exhibition—premiering at Les Rencontres d’Arles—recognizes the efforts of 62 Iranian photographers, artists, and filmmakers who have bravely portrayed their country’s many changes since its historic 1979 revolution.
A striking and comprehensive exhibition—premiering at Les Rencontres d’Arles—recognizes the efforts of 62 Iranian photographers, artists, and filmmakers who have bravely portrayed their country’s many changes since its historic 1979 revolution.
A striking and comprehensive exhibition—premiering at Les Rencontres d’Arles—recognizes the efforts of 66 Iranian photographers, artists, and filmmakers who have bravely portrayed their country’s many changes since its historic 1979 revolution.
How does a fledgling country form a national identity while the pressures of globalization increase everywhere? Kyrgyzstan’s youth chase modernity in a landscape marked by its Soviet past.
Life in the City: Michael Wolf’s Major Retrospective at Les Rencontres d’Arles 2017
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The phrase “street photography” comes loaded with expectations—which is why Michael Wolf’s always-original bodies of work remind us how the world’s streets continue to captivate our attention.
Travel thousands of miles along the winding coast of Japan and plunge into one outsider’s attempt to understand this island’s unique blend of technology and tradition.
Drifting through the streets of Tokyo in search of the idiosyncratic, electric moments that inspire the click of the camera—hoping to leave behind unforgettable images.
Shot in Las Vegas—a collection of millions of tourists and innumerable casinos, hotels, and bars—a surreal, almost stage-like set of images that reveal the temporary nature of this city in the desert.
Wandering the warren-like streets of New York City, an Italian transplant captures striking—but fleeting—moments of humanity in his never-ending hunt for photographic intimacy.
Children of the Deer: Life and Legend in “Spanish Siberia”
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Just two hours from Madrid lies one of the least populated regions in Europe. Wander amidst the dense forests and you might encounter the ancient Celtic gods that once presided over this land…
Gun owners in the American Midwest use all kinds of items for target practice—including computers, books and fire extinguishers. Examining these objects reveals the deep social and political significance of this contentious pastime.
A city of big dreams and even bigger ambitions, shown in the dark of the night—alternatively performative or very private, take a ride with these photographs.
Growing up, moving on, and grappling with change—“When I meet my old friends, I suddenly see very clearly the changes that happened inside of us, the transformations, the quiet and subtle movements of the tectonic plates within ourselves…”
In the Russian Far East, 5,200 miles east of Moscow, there is a town called Mirny that owes its existence to a volatile and unpredictable industry—the diamond trade. Discover more about this massive mine and the town’s uncertain future.
One of Latin America’s most widely respected photographers speaks with LensCulture about how the complex narratives of his personal history inform his work and making images that “come alive inside the viewer’s being.”
Knives: Visualizing the Evisceration of America’s Rural Communities
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After 150 years in upstate New York, a major knife company suddenly moved their operations to China, leaving more than 500 people without work. A microcosm of the increasing strains on rural America: outsourcing, drug abuse, straining social fabrics and more.
The warm glow of a campfire, the bright gleam from a window in the snowy landscape—a series that uses light to explore different forms of human presence and intervention in the world around us.
From Island to Island: Self-Reflection Off the Coast of France
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An island in France’s Gironde estuary appears and disappears, rising and falling with the tides, providing the backdrop for a series that questions our relationship to the earth and time.
Shot in Iceland and southern Patagonia, these photographs abandon scale and perspective in favor of creating meditative, sublime reminders of our constantly shifting world.
After packing her gear into saddlebags on either side of her Harley-Davidson motorcycle, this photographer rode 8,000 miles to capture distinctive faces across the United States.
Working along the 100th meridian west—the line of longitude that cuts through Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska—a photographer captures the “severe magnificence of the dirt and emptiness” in America’s midwest.
Shot at the height of the summer in Norway, this series reflects the photographer’s restlessness and the images’ dual nature—toeing the line between soothing and unnerving.
Wandering the streets of Istanbul, a self-proclaimed Başıboş—vagabond or stray, in Turkish—finds herself lost, light and invisible in the crowded city she calls home.
Keep Working, No Matter What: Learning about Life Through Visual Storytelling
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For this photographer, 15 years of doggedly pursuing personal projects resulted in one of photography’s most esteemed awards. Discover the tenacity it takes to produce meaningful work.
The American landscape is vast, inspiring, filled with drama and beauty—but also a whole lot of nothing. These photographs explore the places in-between.
“25 years ago I woke up in a hospital with no memory of how I had gotten there…” Photographs that explore the deeply personal space between what is known and what is felt: a study of mental illness.
"Nonverbal Space", it is unstable, distorted, and contradicts what we have created. And [Ma], exists in there. The characteristic of the Japanese [Ma] is very beautiful, also delicate, and if you are not always aware of the very small amount of undulation of
A technique based in coincidence and chance—rewinding film after it is exposed and overlapping the images—stands in for our experience of reality, balanced between the world we perceive and the world(s) we overlook.
