Shopie Cool | Cover | Sophie Cool was born in Paris in 1972. A midwife by profession, she also holds a diploma in Audiovisual Production and Image Techniques. In 2011, she published I Killed My Brother in My Mother’s Womb, a play that explores the possibility of existing in opposition to a binary society. Today, she works as a photographer, focusing primarily on portraiture. Her work examines the human body and the boundaries that can—and perhaps should—be transgressed. Her artistic approach involves reshaping the limits of the body and rendering them permeable to new possibilities. The photograph Les Pâtes is part of a series entitled Everyday Objects or Resisting Guilt. In this project, she plays with and subverts the societal expectations imposed on women and families—expectations to conform, to fit into molds, to shelve their freedom and vital energy.

Trevor Cole | Pastoral peoples and practices | Trevor Cole is an international travel photographer and photo tour leader based in Donegal, Ireland. Born in Derry, he spent much of his career teaching geography in international schools in Singapore, Togo, Italy, Ethiopia, and Brazil—a path that strengthened his connection between geography and photography. His work focuses on culture and landscapes, seeking to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary while underscoring the importance of building a more sustainable world. He leads small-group photo tours in Ireland as well as in Scotland, Iceland, Ethiopia, Namibia, Chad, South Sudan, Eritrea, and India, combining cultural immersion with expert photographic guidance. His images have been published in National Geographic, Lens Magazine, Forbes, The Times, Africa Geographic, and other international outlets.

Ralf Dreier | By the sea | Ralf Dreier began his photographic journey in the 1970s, initially using his father’s camera. What started as a playful approach later grew into a personal passion when he discovered photography as a serious form of artistic expression in the late 1990s. He was drawn early on to black-and-white photography, working with analogue 35mm and medium-format systems and developing and enlarging his films independently in the darkroom. A turning point came at the end of 2006, when he transitioned to digital technology. He remained committed to black-and-white photography, but the possibilities offered by digital methods allowed him to explore new ways of creating images. In recent years, his focus has increasingly shifted toward minimalist black-and-white photography, with a clear emphasis on architecture and landscapes. His work is characterized by a reduced visual language, strong structures, and carefully defined, sharply contoured lines.

Josef Büergi | Xinjiang – The wild west of China | Josef Büergi born in 1965 in Stans, Switzerland, Josef Buergi began working with photography around 2000. He studied engineering at the Bale Institute of Technology and now works full-time as a project and team leader for the local government. A self-taught photographer, he developed his knowledge independently while also studying the work of the masters. Music photography, along with travel, has become one of his greatest passions. His photography focuses on music, culture, landscapes, and wildlife—images that reflect a spatial and temporal journey through life. He seeks quiet moments and light in whatever context he finds himself. An eclectic photographer, he enjoys diversity in his imagery; his work ranges from travel and landscapes to portraits. He believes photography can capture those inimitable moments and inspire us to make positive change in the world. Through his travels, he has cultivated and refined his photographic style.

Rodrigo Lodi | A very unportrait question | Rodrigo Lodi is not a photographer. He is a poet who writes what he sees and feels, turning perception into words that reveal images no camera could ever capture. His language flows through the eyes, a poetry that comes from the outside in. He walks, because walking is his poetry. He carries a blue thirst, searching for the unforeseen in someone’s eyes. Between poetry and photography, he remains simply himself—blue, blue, blue, whispered as slowly as a gesture. Born in the mountains of Minas Gerais, Brazil, Lodi began writing in his 30s and took his first photographs in his 40s. These late beginnings marked the moment he truly started noticing his place in the world and the urgency to translate emotion into form, whether through verse or image. His work inhabits the threshold between silence and expression, between what can be said and what can only be shown.

János Kenesei | Trajectories | János Kenesei was born in Hungary in 1969 and holds a degree in technical physics. He first explored drawing and graphic arts, and later, as a university student, began experimenting with photography using a medium-format analog camera, guided by his own ideas. Throughout his family and professional commitments, he spent considerable time abroad, from San Francisco to Kuwait City. During this period, he produced only digital images, which remained stored away until he could devote himself more fully to creation, a turning point that came in 2024. Since then, he has been able to pursue photography with greater depth and intensity. He has participated in several group exhibitions, with his work regularly selected for the Esztergom Photo Biennial in Hungary.