Nudity occupies an unstable position in contemporary photography, accepted only when it conforms to predictable codes. This article examines how the naked body continues to expose tensions around power, legitimacy, and control within visual culture.
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Winners: Fine Art Awards
Jan 27, 2025
We are pleased to officially announce the winners and finalists of the prestigious Fine Art Awards, celebrating the finest talents in photography. This recognition represents a hallmark of excellence in the field. The selection process was conducted with the utmost rigor by a distinguished panel of experts, including renowned figures in the world of photography.
Liguria Without: Exploring the Silent Beauty of Liguria’s Western Coast by Paolo Pastorino
Jan 24, 2025
Cycling and walking along the western coast of Liguria (the Mediterranean coast in the northwest of Italy) between October and May, the places you come across, usually crowded in high season, are a mix of a recent end and a new beginning.
Anna Bogdan is an amateur photographer originally from Poland and now based in Jersey, passionate about landscapes and specializing in long exposure techniques.She graduated from Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Faculty of Pedagogy and Art.
Underpaid and overworked, Fast Food workers serve our food day in and day out while wearing conspicuous corporate uniforms, with all the conformity and anonymity associated with their low-status "McJobs."
The fragility of our ecosystem serves as a poignant reminder of the delicate balance that sustains life. Nature, in its boundless complexity, dances between order and chaos, a harmony teetering on the edge of entropy.
As we all know, a photograph has the power to tell both the truth and a lie at the very same moment. Yet its real magic lies in its ability to transcend reality. As the years pass, I realize that I am drawn to using photography as a tool to create new worlds and realities that come to life through my imagination and vision.
Gurushots: Epic Animals
Jan 20, 2025
Dodho Magazine partnered with GuruShots "The Worlds Greatest Photo Game" in a photo challenge contest titled "Epic Animals" Over 100,000 photos were submitted. GuruShots is a platform for people who love taking photos. GuruShots believes that taking photos is an amazing way to express one’s self.
Street photography preserves fleeting urban moments, turning everyday scenes into visual memory that records how cities and societies change over time.
Imagine two parallel roadways—one fast-paced superhighway, exciting and glamorous, the other a slower rural road, grounded in the realities of routine and simplicity. This juxtaposition forms the foundation of "Two Worlds," a photographic exploration of the transient and spontaneous dance between reality and reflection.
Behind every shot lies a journey through lines, shapes, and spaces in constant evolution. I primarily photograph modern architecture and its details, focusing on black-and-white fine art. My work deliberately excludes any human presence, allowing the lines and forms of the architecture to take center stage.
Each image I create is a window into the uniqueness of the body as a vehicle for experiencing life, narrating fragments of a story that has no end. Beyond the visual, I want those who contemplate my work to allow themselves to feel, to reconnect with their emotions, and to reflect on the essence of who we are.
For me, traveling by train has always been comparable to life: being on the move from one place to another, with changing fellow passengers and so many interesting things to see and experience around me.
Photography transcends the boundaries of language; it is a universal mode of expression that resonates with individuals across all cultures. Each captured image has the ability to communicate emotions, narratives, and the very essence of human experience.
In my dream I walk through the rooms that feel familiar and strange at the same time and enter through a door into another room full of shuttered windows. I open the shutters and see that the house is surrounded by the stillness of the sea.
Flora Vida is an exploration of nature’s cycles through the delicate and often overlooked beauty of flowers in their final stages. Rather than capturing blooms in their prime, this series focuses on the fragility and resilience of life as it fades, celebrating the transformation that occurs in decay.
The following interview provides an intimate look into the creative world of visual artist and photographer Leanne Trivett S. Her early training in musical theatre and her professional experience as a singer and stage performer lend a unique perspective to her visual work, where narrative, gesture, and emotion intertwine with the photographic composition.
Street Photography by Mark Zilberman
Dec 17, 2024
Mark Zilberman’s photography journey began when he was 6 years old. His first experience with photography happened during a trip with his mother and brother to Washington DC to see the Japanese Cherry Trees in bloom. As they walked past a drugstore window, he saw a bright yellow box and said he wanted it.
Forest is an exploration of the boundaries between the perception of nature and the human inner world, an attempt to convey the complexity of emotions and sensations that arise in moments of solitude. These works were created at night, when light and darkness form a tenuous border between reality and nightmare.
As I walk through the streets of my hometown Vienna these days, I find myself increasingly attuned to a certain melancholy that seems to hang over the city. It’s a sensation that has grown stronger with time, fueled by a growing awareness of how impersonal and detached our interactions have become in this digital age.
Today, we are pleased to introduce Mark Zilberman, a photographer whose passion ignited at the age of six when he acquired a Kodak Instamatic 104 during a family trip to Washington, D.C. Largely self-taught, he enhanced his skills at Arizona State University and by assisting renowned photographers in New York.
Riflessi: Mirrors, Virtuality, and the Infinite Realities of Abstraction by Stefania Piccioni
Dec 3, 2024
Much more than an aesthetic object, the mirror has fascinated and influenced the culture and art of many peoples. Historically it is the first virtuality device, or augmented reality, not only a "duplicator" of reality, but also a transformer of it.
Autumn has always held a special place in my heart. There's something enchanting about those suspended moments when the light filters through the trees, casting a magical glow over everything it touches.
In the latest print edition of our magazine, we had the honor of featuring the work of the talented photographer Douglas Burgdorff. Surprised that he hasn't succumbed to his most daring photographic adventures, Douglas has traveled the world capturing images that blend beauty and danger, sincerity and insincerity, artifice and natural splendor.
A wind of rebellion is blowing through the streets of Tblisi, the youth are trembling but ready to fight, because “What is happening in Georgia is quite simply the takeover of the country by Vladimir Putin” exclaims Luka, a young 24-year-old stylist. A situation very reminiscent of that of Ukraine before the war.
We invite you to read the full interview with Alva Martín, where he shares insights into his creative process, inspirations, and his perspective on the future of photography in the digital age. Discover how this innovative artist continues to challenge the boundaries of contemporary art and technology.
Gurushots: Winter Wonders
Nov 18, 2024
Dodho Magazine partnered with GuruShots "The Worlds Greatest Photo Game" in a photo challenge contest titled "Winter Wonders" Over 100,000 photos were submitted. GuruShots is a platform for people who love taking photos. GuruShots believes that taking photos is an amazing way to express one’s self.
Natural abstractions from the Messolonghi-Aitoliko lagoon ecosystem by Pygmalion Karatzas.
Nov 11, 2024
The Messolonghi-Aitoliko lagoon complex is located in the north part of the Gulf of Patras in the central west coast of Greece. With its shallow area of 150 sq.km. extended between Acheloos and Evinos rivers, it is one of the most important wetlands in the Mediterranean.
Winners: Color Awards 2024
Oct 28, 2024
We are delighted to announce the selection of 100 photographers as winners and finalists of the 2024 Color Awards, an accolade that highlights their distinguished standing within the photographic community. This recognition serves as a testament to their exceptional skills and artistic achievements.
Vincent Lariau, a passionate photographer for nearly 30 years, has dedicated his life to capturing and reinventing the essence of urban landscapes. Self-taught after spending a year in a preparatory art workshop for the Fine Arts, he lives and works between France and Ecuador.
Bosch Redux: Reimagining the Surreal Worlds of Hieronymus Bosch through the Lens of Lori Pond
Oct 17, 2024
I became fascinated with Hieronymus Bosch’s “Garden of Earthly Delights” as a teenager. His limitless imagination and intricately detailed images captured my mind. I put these details center stage, using models, wardrobe, special prosthetics and specially-built props to create photographic facsimiles of Bosch’s original paintings.
Virtuoso Venezia by Steven Kruit
Oct 16, 2024
The City of Venezia remains for me an incredible inspirational and fascinating photography location. The beauty of the houses and the canals keep impressing, even though I am originally from Amsterdam so well known to city canals.
Origins by Michael Naify
Oct 14, 2024
This project is composed of coffee-stained cyanotypes, one of the first photographic processes developed in the mid-19th century. Its principal active ingredient is iron salts, evoking the area known as the 'Iron Triangle', where the imagery for this work was taken.
Street photography explores solitude within urban life, revealing how individuals experience presence, anonymity, and isolation in shared public spaces.
Vibrant Street Art in Varanasi: A Glimpse into India’s Spiritual Heritage and Culture by Kaushik Dolui
Oct 10, 2024
The city is no doubt vibrant with its colours and smell, particularly Varanasi Street art at public places. Street art always tend to convey a direct message, gives an idea about the place and it is true for Varanasi, mostly with religious tones having figures of Gods with some abstract artworks.
Artist and photographer Catherine Regnier invites us to rediscover the hidden magic in the smallest details of nature. Through her photographs, she seeks to share her wonder at things that might seem banal or overly familiar but actually conceal a beauty waiting to be unveiled.
Captured in the bustling environment of New York City’s subway system, these photographs embody symbolic representations of our nightmares and the hidden fears that often linger beneath the surface of our consciousness.
Fauxliage documents the proliferation of disguised cell phone towers in the American West. By attempting to conceal an unsightly yet essential technology of the modern world, our landscapes are now sown with a quirky and unsettling mosaic of masquerading palms, evergreens, flagpoles, crosses, cacti, and more.
I think the facade glass cleaners have one of the hardest, heaviest and most dangerous jobs in the world because they always have to work at a very high altitude and usually in hot and humid weather, risking their lives for a small amount of money, but for the love of their families.
Blossoms in ice by Marc Heiligenstein
Oct 2, 2024
In this fascinating artistic work, flowers are frozen in a clear block of ice, creating an impressive connection between the fragility of nature and the immortality of ice. The bright petals of the flowers contrast strongly with the cold, glittering surface of the ice that surrounds the flowers.
After the Fire: Water Damaged, explores photographs as memory by examining the shape-shifting potential of altered images. As a result of a fire above my studio, water impacted my negatives destroying a third of my archive.
I simply don’t remember about the past or never really thought about remembering the past. I have never been one to hold on to the past, but after my mother's death, I found myself troubled by memories of her. What I remember about my mother is mostly from the time I cared for her.
Mongolia, a land of vast steppes and rugged beauty, is home to a unique way of life centered around the winter migration of nomadic herders. As temperatures plummet, these resilient people lead their livestock across the frozen landscape in search of fresh grazing grounds.
Seafood Markets Korea by Ezell Jordan
Sep 24, 2024
Ezell Jordan, street photographer and videographer, has always been deeply curious about the stories of others, stemming from a life of extensive travel, and the exposure to unique and diverse ways of life. Originally a musician from Buffalo, NY, obtaining a Masters in Ethnomusicology in Dublin, Ireland where he currently resides.
The morning light by Stefania Piccioni
Sep 23, 2024
In the study of history of photography it’s easy to see how light is fundamental, in fact photographers of every ages have been able to create atmospheres, communicate sensations and show the movement of surfaces through more or less intense contrasts of lights and shadows.
The body has always been a battleground. What is new is that today this field is handed to a few terms of service written by lawyers and enforced by moderation systems that cannot read nuance.
Gurushots: All Black
Sep 19, 2024
Dodho Magazine partnered with GuruShots "The Worlds Greatest Photo Game" in a photo challenge contest titled "All Black" Over 100,000 photos were submitted. GuruShots is a platform for people who love taking photos. GuruShots believes that taking photos is an amazing way to express one’s self.
Morocco is a land of contrasts, where each city and town tells its own story through its streets, architecture, and people. From the serenity of Asilah, a coastal gem that gazes out over the Mediterranean to the rich Hispano-Moorish heritage of Tetouan, and the enigmatic blue of Chefchaouen, every corner offers a unique experience that showcases the cultural and natural diversity of this country.