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.
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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.
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.
Undoubtedly, we have a public health problem in our health care system, which is still not very visible at the moment. It is not a disease per se, although this phenomenon is the cause of many major diseases and often even deaths. I am talking about obesity and in particular childhood obesity. According to the World Health Organization, 2.8 million people die each year from obesity.
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.
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.
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.
Paola began photographing as a child, when her father gave her his Zeiss so that she could learn to love the hobby that he so enjoyed and at the same time scolded her because she tended to frame by deviating from the canons of photography at the time.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bored of being wild speaks of the wild side and the domesticated side that coexist in each of us as individual and social beings. The book visualizes the eternal struggle of many people to maintain their own uniqueness despite the “system” in which we have to fit.
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.
Balkan Pray: An AI Project Capturing Nostalgia and Hope in a Fast-Paced Present by Kostis Argyriadis
In a world that every day hopes tomorrow will be better, in a world that remembers, perhaps mistakenly, that the past was better, in a world that is speeding every second now, hope is the only thing that is lasting.
Lviv is a town that not even its residents know, and that is fine, for as soon as you begin to realize who you are you begin to put on an act and lose yourself forever. That is why psychotherapists and travel guides will never be anything more than erudite archaeologists, pathologists studying the cells of a beautiful girl
In a moment of high voltage between Photography and AIgraphy in which the old spits plague and horns on the new (as has happened since the origin of humanity), it is precisely Juan Pablo's “bicephalism” between Photography and AIgraphy that has me taken to interview him, hoping that this can make us reflect, making room for this new way of creating visual art that will surely assume a predominant position in our lives.
The formation of a caldera creates an environment where familiar foundations crumble, leaving everyone inside trapped within a new and uncertain territory. Similar to intense heat and pressure within a caldera, the experience of forced immigration can evoke feelings of disorientation, fear, and despair.
The world is becoming increasingly unimaginable, a world of global disasters, cybercapitalism running amok and the potential threat of extinction, drags us into a kaleidoscopic vortex of confusion.
The abstract permeates our lives. Starting with the mood we wake up with in the morning: are we in a good or bad mood? How can we define both? Can we somehow touch them, measure them, weigh them? Our feelings are abstract: love and hate. Our aspirations are abstract: serenity, happiness.
I find myself consumed by visions where my deepest desires intertwine with the recesses of my subconscious. These moments are a vivid blend of physical longing and uncharted mental landscapes, where the primal aspects of my nature come to life.
My project is centered on documenting the journey of my mother, who is navigating Alzheimer’s and its profound impact on both her and me. My focus is on capturing the gradual fading of her memories and personal identity.
Observing people and their way of life while traveling is indeed an intriguing experience. In the case of Kyrgyzstan, the country boasts a well-organized public transportation system, with an extensive network of private minibuses and regular buses
The length of the exposure causes the film to solarize, turning the sun's path into a dark, vaguely extraterrestrial streak cleaving across the sky in each frame. The exact time of each exposure is dictated by the duration of specific phone calls, allowing inferences to be made about the nature of the relationship and conversation that each photograph records.
This series is an exploration of nomadism and freedom, it is also the synthesis of 8 years of life in Indonesia with the “sea nomads” when I devoted my time to coral conservation with these communities. It serves as a journey into the relationship between place, mobility and identity, inviting the reader to journey through the perspectives of nomadism through the history of the Bajau and Bugis communities.
In 2007, I embarked on a journey to liberate my voice through singing lessons, seeking to free not just the sound but also my expression. This path quickly took an unexpected turn when, after a particularly discouraging class, I turned to my camera as a tool for introspection.
This work stems from my personal desire to explore the emotional-affective relationship that has long linked me to the landscape of Eastern Veneto, more specifically that of the lower Piave, characterized, among other things, by the presence of a particular type of architecture, that of the so-called farmhouses, which form a fundamental and integral part.
This project started just before loss took place. Just before the final derailment and the total breakdown. It was the preparation of the inevitable. Like a cloud getting ready to rain. And when it started to rain it was then, that I let the pictures pour out of me.
José Ramón Fernández's photo collection serves as a representative selection of a recurrent theme in his photographic work. In these images, the human figure is depicted within a wide general plane, appearing as if merely accidental or transitory within the solid, permanent spatial framework.
This series was inspired to me by the fourth movement of the Dvorak’s New World Symphony. We live in a technologically advanced but emotionally primitive world; a world in which living and feeling are so separate that, instead of helping each other,
Françoise Courtin is 64 years old. He is French and lives in Bressuire, a medium-sized city in the west of France with 20,000 inhabitants. He is not a professional photographer. He worked as a nurse in an operating room for nearly 40 years. His hobby was classical guitar, which he practiced at the conservatory in his city.
In these turbulent times, marked by crisis and conflict, the Anzenberger Gallery presents "The Secret Service of Flowers," an exhibition that offers a visual and emotional respite through the lens of nature. Opening its doors on February 1, 2024, with an opening scheduled for 7 p.m., this collective showcase promises to be an oasis of calm and beauty, extending until May 31, 2024.
Throughout history, human beings have always lived with a mixture of attraction and fear in close contact with nature. Their entire existence was based on the knowledge that their life or death depended on it. About 10,000 years ago, with the birth and development of agriculture, the relationship between humans and nature began to change.
Orphic evanescences is a project that i conceived with the aim of exploring the fleeting nature of existence through the medium of photography, emphasizing the connection between the proustian concept of time and the principle of the feminine as a creative force.
This project encapsulates the essence of a transformative journey through the medium of personal storytelling. It is an intimate reflection of the individual's life, marked by significant memories and events that have shaped their identity. By transcribing these pivotal moments and revisiting them, the person engages in a profound dialogue with their past, applying a method of listening akin to their approach to music.
I haven’t been home for more than three years. I'm not even sure if my home is Moscow anymore. Every morning since leaving Russia, I have taken a self-portrait. The rules are simple: take a photograph right after waking up. No matter where, how, or with whom. This is my documentation of impermanence, the ritual that helps me stay grounded.
Matching silence with rationality, color with too long shadows, contradicting the laws of perspective by going beyond reality. Waking up in a remote village in the middle of a flat plain.
Urban Tales is a photo series that delves into the complex and multifaceted experience of living in a bustling metropolitan city. Through a unique blend of architecture and street photography, the project aims to capture the inherent tension that individuals face in urban environments.
A paper map is much more than a projection of physical geography, because, once you have visited the places represented there, a paper map allows you to create an emotional map of the place, in which to note down impressions, memories, smells, noises, events, meetings, surprises, unexpected.
Giovanni Sellari's project, "The Stressonauts," was born from his personal need for a momentary escape from daily life, from the intimate and inescapable desire to find the space and time to devote to one of the most indispensable activities for maintaining a psychophysical balance: idleness.
In the world of photography, few artists manage to capture the essence of nature's marvels with the depth and sensitivity of Catherine Régnier. Her work is a testament to the beauty that lies in the minute, the everyday, and the often overlooked.
In Ancient Greek, the word kosmogonía means creation of the world, from kósmos (order, world, universe) + gónos (creation, begetting). The Kosmogonía series interweaves the human, the animal, and the vegetal.
Many people experience loneliness, but they may not fully understand the feelings and discomfort caused by this emotion. Lonely people often feel a lack of understanding and connection, regardless of the number of social contacts.
In this virtual table I wanted to represent a personal diary with a series of photographs taken of different subjects, in different places and in different situations. Designing this moodboard was a fun and creative way to travel back in memory, in a sort of mental map, which allowed me to calmly organize a lot of material, in order to find an original interpretation that told of me.
The project In Silentio et in Spe Erit Fortitudo Vestra stems from my desire to undertake a journey to rediscover monasteries and abbeys, places where the purest forms of spiritual research have been handed down for centuries.
In the photographs there are thematic elements interrelated, mutually influencing each other that become distinct over the course of the photographic years. The dominant element of my photography is the person who is ultimately also the ....starting point of the subjects I photograph.
