Riccardo La Valle ; Inusual and alienating
Riccardo La Valle is a photographer based in Milan, he was born in Latina in 1987, he came in touch with photography at the age of 21 years. Riccardo La Valle creates images that are ripe with juxtapositions: delicate yet bold, sensual yet strong.
Whakairo – The Art of Maori Carving by Matteo Fabi
The carver, once becoming a master of the art of Whakairo, is recognized as a “Tohunga Whakairo”. “Tohunga” defines a practitioner of a traditional Maori fine art who reaches the highest level of skill, bringing his work to a spiritual level.
Sleep paralysis by Nicolas Bruno
Sleep paralysis is an experience in which the individual becomes conscious and is left immobile in a state between being awake and asleep.
Hope of eternal life in paradise by Matthew Hall
I can not recall who said it, or what the exact quote is, but it is something like “I photograph things to see what they look like photographed.” I quite like this approach to photography.
My Flesh’s Nature by Jennifer Orhélys
In "My Flesh's Nature", there is an explicitly claimed artistic and romantic approach, for which "beauty comes first" and which leads her to defend a photograph as an Art in its own right, and a tireless commitment to the protection of nature.
Ethiopia; Ebony by Adriana Miani
Ethiopia is a nation in strong development and renewal but 83% of the population, especially in the south, live in rural areas and in the Omo Valley there are about 15 tribes at risk of extinction
Mother archetype; Saving fire for darker days by Maria Oliveira
The project focusses on the mother archetype. Starting with the closest references, the work explores certain gestures, postures and movements with reference to a time and place
In a crazy bubble by Omri Shomer
There seems to be almost nothing that disturbs those living there, not financial difficulties, not terror attacks, not even the flood of tourists coming for the Eurovision, that intimidating European song contest.
Memory Pods: Botanical Portraits of Aging, Memory, and Loss
Douglas Stockdale’s Memory Pods reflects on aging, memory, and Alzheimer’s through semi-abstract photographs of Aloe Vera flowers and seed pods. The images mirror life’s progression from vibrant youth to the fading of memory offering a poetic meditation on the emotional and physical impact of dementia.
Eternal Family by Byun Soon Choel: Virtual Portraits Reuniting Displaced Families
In Eternal Family, South Korean photographer Byun Soonchoel uses cutting-edge imaging technology to virtually reunite families separated by the Korean War. Blending documentary intent with digital reconstruction, his portraits offer a haunting vision of what could have been, where memory, absence, and technology converge to heal invisible wounds.
