Erik Tomasak | Cover | Erik Tomasak, a 32-year-old from a small town in Slovakia, has embarked on a remarkable journey that lies at the heart of Europe. For nearly two decades, he has delved deep into the realm of photography, a field that harmoniously blends with psychology and various other sciences. His career commenced as an extreme sports photographer, establishing a foundation for his obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) level of composition. As time progressed, he ventured through diverse genres, including documentary, architectural, product, and high-end advertising photography. Nevertheless, his perpetual intrigue has remained with portraiture and the essence of human beings.

Ana María Robles | Colors of Papua | She is Ana María Robles, a Veterinary Doctor and also a Social Psychologist (she loves nature in all its forms). She has practiced veterinary medicine with great dedication, attending to her patients in the clinic. She has produced medicines for animals based on the needs that arose in daily clinical practice, and social psychology has helped her connect with the owners of her patients and with the world. Today, photography is her passion. In 2000, she began to study photography focused on anthropology and nature.

Dimitris Sideridis | Soil is our mother | Dimitris Sideridis is a Greek photographer/photo editor/filmmaker/visual artist whose award-winning work has appeared in some of the world’s biggest digital publications, among others. He is the founder of Imagefields Lab, an artistic initiative focused on covering issues of sociological and anthropological significance through mixed media.He is a contributor with CNN and Al Jazeera providing images and copy for travel features and covering diverse topics related to the refugee crisis, politics and culture. In 2020, “Rafael Trejo–Dukes on the Ropes”, his self-published photo-book about a legendary boxing gym in Havana, won the Gold Award at PX3 in the category Professional/Documentary and also in 2021 the Silver Award in Moscow International Foto Awards at the same category.

Chung Chak | The Walls | As a photomontage artist with formal training in graphic design, I have discovered my voice through semiotic interpretation. My creative goal is to explore how different levels of meaning can be expressed through image layers. I consider my imagery as visual poetry, engaging viewers to become actively involved. I find pleasure in the montage process as it allows me to randomly connect unrelated persons, events, and environments. Despite these subjects are unrelated in reality, they are permanently bound within my artwork. This approach grants me absolute power to control and design. Conceptualizing and resolving solutions are as rewarding to me as seeing the final result. Furthermore, I am a street photographer who thrives on discovering spontaneous inspirations within our environment. Having grown up in Hong Kong and lived in the US throughout my adult life, my work consistently explores how human beings interact with their surroundings. I draw inspiration from cultural clashes, gender expectations, history, and the feeling of alienation. My aspiration is for my work to foster greater tolerance and understanding among individuals who are different from one another.

Martin Miklas | A Journey of the fish – Sardinha | In the realm of the vast and ever-shifting oceans, where mystery and beauty intertwine, lies an industry of profound significance: the fishing industry. It is here, amidst the ebb and flow of tides, that I have embarked on a long-term photographic project, driven by a deep fascination and a sense of responsibility for the issues plaguing our oceans. I aspire to generate a profound emotional response that transcends mere aesthetics. Compositions seek to immerse viewers in the world beneath the surface, inviting them to explore the enigmatic beauty and the precarious state of our oceans. I aim to foster a deep sense of connection, nurturing a responsibility towards the marine environment and fostering a collective call for sustainable practices. It is my hope that these visual narratives will inspire viewers to question, to engage, and to take meaningful action, for the wellbeing of our oceans, the communities that rely on them, and the future of our planet.

Andrea Agostini | Nòstos | Andrea Agostini is an Italian photographer and storyteller born in Venice. He studied History of Cinema at the University of Padua, Faculty of Literature. After his graduation, Andrea moved to Rome to work as a documentary author. His love for photography blossomed relatively late, but it was inevitable. The art of cinema has always been his passion, and photography is its essential foundation. In 2012, while Andrea was working as an amateur photographer in Africa, he experienced a profound love for photography for the first time. Upon returning to Rome, Andrea enrolled in various photography schools and courses, focusing on reportage and street photography. He has always been fascinated by the idea of the “Elsewhere.“ To Andrea, it represented a greater freedom of action and discovery.