Magazine
Our printed editions, circulating throughout various galleries, festivals and agencies are dipped in creativity.
The spirit of DODHO’s printed edition is first and foremost an opportunity to connect with a photographic audience that values the beauty of print and those photographers exhibited within the pages of this magazine.
We invite professional and amateur photographers from all around the world to share their work in our printed edition.
Shot Stories
Neo-Burlesque by Leland Bobbé
The power of neo-burlesque is rooted in the charisma the performer exerts over the audience. On stage, the artist controls the illusion of what is and is not revealed.
A psychedelic Easter by Thomas H.P. Jerusalem
The icy winds of change cut through me as I find myself in shoes that pinch my toes. The rye-grass skin of the earth offered a soft comfort. My frozen skin prays for the sun to peek through the gloomy clouds to kiss the land with warmth. However, the winds never give the chance.
Selah by Rory Lewis
I’m currently working on a new series entitled Selah, taking its inspiration from master artists such as Caravaggio, Ribera and Gustave Doré. The exhibition features famous actors and interesting faces. The collection will be exhibited in London and Los Angeles in 2019-20.
What photographers listen to
The great songs on the records they love and that made them. The premise of this article was to create a playlist with the songs chosen by a group of photographers.
Descendants of Samurai Ryotaro Horiuchi
In the Soma region of Fukushima prefecture, there is a traditional Samurai festival called “Soma Nomaoi”, which is said to have continued for more than 1000 years.
The way I Look at the world by Holly Kehrt
I wasn't looking to be a photographer but for some reason, photography found me. About four years ago, I decided to enroll in a photography class.
Nude York by Reka Nyari
Artist Reka Nyari has been shooting nudes all over the roofs of New York City for the past 3 years. Inspired by her feeling of loneliness from when she first arrived to the city, as well as her desire to conquer the Big Apple.
Portraits by Neil Kremer & Cory Johnson
Character-based portraits and narrative-driven scenes are our thing. Sometimes quirky, sometimes serious, occasionally scripted, and often just REAL - they specialize in capturing authentic moments in even the most manufactured of settings.
Half lights, half shadows by Diego Orlando
My photographic vocation is born from the tireless search for "the light" that is capable of illuminating a personal world full of shadows.
The photography of Michaela Ďurišova
I remember that feeling when I first held my father-in-law’s reflex camera. I also remember when I bought my first photography equipment. I felt nothing but pure euphoria which was reflected in many photographs I took. Some of them even won such wide acclaim I had never dreamed of.
Dancers: Voguing in Tenerife by Seigar
We both live in the north of Tenerife, so we headed towards the south of the island, where he usually meets his family to train and spend some time with.
Life story; You are my mother by Angelika Kollin
The original inspiration was the beautiful emotional healing and act of acceptance of the past that she witnessed between a mother and her adult daughter. Due to covid restrictions, once again, they found themselves living together and subsequently standing face to face with old unresolved problems.
Strange Female Portraits by Tatsiana Tsyhanova
First of all, Tatsiana’s works in the direction of artistic portrait photography. In the author's works, there are a lot of features of magical realism, such as directions in literature and art that was born in the 1920s and developed by the 1940s.
The story of my art by Dasha
In order to understand the art of each individual artist, you need to get acquainted with him. I want to tell you the story of my art, about how I became a photographer. This is one of the most common questions that people ask me.
Boarding House parents by Ashley Comer
I’ve spent the past few months as artist-in-residence at a UK Independent Boarding School. A part of my experience at Uppingham that I will never forget is the uniqueness of the lunch system here.
Like A Shooting Star by Yumi Miki
Like A Shooting Star is a project that reflects my teenage memories from when I was is middle school. I grew up in Japan where as a whole society, there are cultural expectations to attend high school and beyond but it is not actually legally mandatory.
Hyung S. Kim – Haenyeo: Women of the Sea
The photographer, Hyung S. Kim who was inspired by the historical and geographical uniqueness of “Haenyeo” known as a female diver for living
Upper East Side Story by Alain Schroeder
White glove-buildings, designer boutiques, Museum Mile and ladies who lunch are some of the images associated with Manhattan’s Upper East Side (UES).
Beautiful Creatures by Seigar
This series shows eight ladies as beautiful creatures in a natural pool. This set belongs to the third part of the project entitled "1 2 3 No Hashtags" which fights against any type of discrimination and prejudice and aims for equality.
Naked human body; Bright shadows by Andreas Theologitis
Bright shadows was selected and published in our print edition 17. Andreas Theologitis presents his new photographic creation. He tries to take his work one step further while remaining true to the fundamental principle he has been following insistently over the recent years: The exploration of the various aspects of the naked human body.
A Nobel´s Mess by Wiebke Bosse
Wiebke Bosse is always looking for unseen, ephemeral moments and situations.At the Cercle Suédois during Paris fashion week, she had the incredible chance of shooting in the inspirational mess inside Alfred Nobel's former office.
Collection of portraits; Created Equal by Mark Laita
In America, the chasm between rich and poor is growing, the clash between conservatives and liberals is strengthening, and even good and evil seem more polarized than ever before.
The relationship of subjects with food; FoodPeople by Sara Cencetti
My photo session intends, therefore, represent six different identities through the analysis of the relationship of subjects with food.
The state of emotional destruction; Bandage Portrait by Kai Nagayama
This series I named Bandage Portraits. It is meant to explore the state of emotional destruction and resilience. It is so easy to be ignorant to your own feelings even though you are aware of them.
Portraits by Richard Ansett
My style and relationship to photography has been built from this foundation and I have come to realize that my fascination with other people’s lives is entirely relative to my own lack of understanding and sense of dislocation.
Sylvia Rosa Kahl ; Between two worlds
Sylvia holds a Masters degree in English: she completed a research paper in linguistics at Yale University in the USA where she lived for a year.
Ripe by Evelyn Bencicova
Youth has no age. Powerful personality remains strong despite the time which is passing. RIPE portraits woman of great courage and character, ladies who are not afraid to display their natural beauty and ageing.
New Ghosts by Aki & Astrid Sinikoski
Aki and Astrid Sinikoski’s photo series New Ghosts portrays the relationship between father and daughter and their attempts to understand life, change, and the passage of time.
Experimental Self Portraiture by Leanne Trivett S
Leanne Trivett S, a proficient visual artist, employs photography as a narrative medium for her identity through Experimental Self Portraiture. She ventures into subjects in Black and White/Monochrome and crafts images that illustrate the interplay between minute details and color in the world.
Fashion; Glamour photography of Ludek Ciganek
I was born in Trebic, Czech Republic, where I also currently live. Photography has fascinated me even as a child, ever since my father allowed me to handle his film SLR camera
Jamie Lowe ; Conceptual portraits
Globalisation, liberalisation of education and the explosion of the economy’s growth have been the backdrop to this generation, who have no recollection of the Cultural Revolution years and are reaching forward for some kind of personal identity
Lydia Panas ; Falling From Grace…
Inspired by 17th and 18th century Dutch paintings, with simple backgrounds and solemn expressions, the images in ‘Falling from Grace…’ present a feast; fruit, vegetable, meat, fish, cake.
Beauty shooting without camera and studio by Balint Nemes
Beauty shooting without camera and studio? I have always been curious how is it possible to use alternative tools, places and equipment in order to make fashion or beauty pictures.
Melancholia by Anirban Mandal
As a photographer, I have had the opportunity to take pictures of beautiful women. Knowing them, I could see that they are happy and jovial persons.
Collodion Portraiture by James Walker
James hopes simply to change the viewers mind in some way than what it was before they saw the work in a positive meaningful experience. Either to learn, or question something about themselves
Marcin Glabus : Portrait Photography
Photographer living in Poland, Poznań. His photographic adventure began in 1990s, when his father bought him his first analogue camera.Having no earlier experience with photography.
10 photographers on their favorite photograph
The premise for this article were the challenging questions: Which is your fave photograph you have taken? and why? I have invited ten amazing guests to talk about their favorite image and the story behind it.
Confort Zone by Yuan Tang
Yuan Tang is a Chinese-born multidisciplinary artist who moves freely within photography, video, installation, and print. She received MFA in Photographic & Electronic Media from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2017. Currently, Yuan works as a photographer and news photo editor in New York City. Yuan began creating “Comfort Zone” in 2021.
Kabuki players by Hiroshi Watanabe
Those Kabuki players seen in the photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan.
What is Erotic Photography?
According to encyclopedia.com: Erotic photography consists of images produced with a photographic camera that inspire sexual feelings. According to encyclopedia.com: Erotic photography is a style of art photography of an erotic, sexually suggestive, or sexually provocative nature.
Katrin Viil ; Fashion Photography
Fashion Photography ; This is my second project for Dodho magazine. Last one was presented in June 2015. Some changes have happened meanwhile. I started photo shcool and got new camera and lenses. That means better pictures I hope Althrough i still believe that photo doesn´t have to be technically perfect it just has to be good.
The South Wind in February by Kazunori Nagashima
The first heavy south wind of this year roared on that sunny afternoon. The spring-ushering wind did not give room to think about anything, but only a consciousness not to fall down to the ground.
Arnold Newman: Redefining portraits
Arnold Newman was a man who didn't like labels. He invented a proper and modern style of photography that, in addition to breaking with the different schemes and classic traditions that defined the portraits
A Sort of Desperation: Self-Portraits by Jady Bates
I have been locked inside since March. It has been almost a year and a sort of desperation is seeping in and seeping out. It is tangled and multi-layered, but deep and real.
Symbiosis by Antonio Fiorentino
A project dedicated to the relationship between man and nature, but also to the warmth and life hidden inside the stone, far from being cold and always a carrier of energy. A reciprocal exchange in which man occupies the forms and fills the spaces that nature has left for him, and not vice versa.
Sounds of nature by Dasha Matrosova
This photo shoot wasn’t created by chance. There were many reasons for it and environmental issues were chief among them.
Portraits; Population Isolation by Nashco
With all photographic work at a sudden standstill, we began with self-portraits as a way to wrestle with our own anxiety and preserve an unprecedented time in history.
The most realistic representation of my perspective by Ricardo Reis
These projects were made during the pandemic and after the pandemic, they show the need of release, of freedom, to give birth, the act of creation, the female body as the vessel of creation, the connection between the dream state and real life.
After his morning swimming by David Scouri
Most people are looking for a quiet place, an island of sanity, in our existential space,and some of them find their sanity and balance closest to the sea. Some of them arrive early in the morning for a swim, a daily habit they apply every day of the year.
More Stories
Fear of Dementia by Annette Golaz
Dementia runs in my family. My grandmother was demented, and now my mother is too. Only recently we had to finally move her to a care home. To watch her brain slowly deteriorate over the last decade has been heartbreaking and confusing.
Katrin Viil : Erotic fashion fetish photography
My name is Katrin Viil. I´m an Estonian based visual artist who uses photography as her medium. I consider myself one of the first (female) photographers who consciously covers the topic of erotic-fashion-fetish photography in Estonia.
Travel Photography by Mauro De Bettio
Born and raised in a little village in the Italian Alps, now based in Barcelona, Mauro already felt from young age the desire to tell. He discovered that the camera was the right tool for him, the eye through which he could speak to the world.
After Sargent by Lydia Panas
All artists are haunted by specific themes, and mine are about loss and longing. Taking pictures satisfies a need for connecting and intimacy that does not have to bend
Tomassco ; Fashion photography
The fashion photography is not only about nice clothes, fashion magazines and advertising.It is not ‘a portrait of someone wearing a dress’, as David Bailey described. For me it is all about the feelings. In the photography as in real life everywhere we need deep emotions, we desire big love, to be able to create something miraculous.
Photo Shoot; Crystal galaxy by Dasha Matrosova
Designer clothes, unique handbag gremlin and crystal. It would seem like to combine they elements?! Creating this strange image, teen style in clothing and unusual accessories made these photos interesting and unusual.
Tubetopia by Romeo
On the underground people are forced to stay in a tight space next to each other, and, even though it's only for a short time, they share unique experiences that will vanish forever once they leave.
Arnold Newman: Redefining portraits
Arnold Newman was a man who didn't like labels. He invented a proper and modern style of photography that, in addition to breaking with the different schemes and classic traditions that defined the portraits
Children as Art by Elizabeth Koning
Elizabeth Koning brings to her works elements of this particular style in terms of the 15th century masters and that of landscape painters of the 17th Century.
The Moroccans by Leila Alaoui
The Moroccans is a photographic series of contemporary live size portraits, shot in a mobile photo studio across morocco.
Ordinary days is beautiful by Takako Fukaya
Takako Fukaya has three daughters. They are so special to her. Also she thinks “Children” like them is a hope and a future in this world.
Portrait photography : Meeting with the Artist by Stefania Piccioni
Portrait photography has a meaning that goes beyond the representation of a subject, it can be many things, such as the metaphor of a way of thinking.
Obscured by Yuvraj Khanna
History tells us there’s nothing new about thousands of black people on the street demanding justice. Facial recognition technology and social media monitoring show us how far the repercussions of organizing and protesting against governments can go in the 21st century.
Light,composition and atmosphere of Jack Burger
I’m a photographer living in the south of the Netherlands. Interesting images have always had my attention since I can remember. Analog photography was never really my thing. The digital camera was a real libaration for me with photoshop as my darkroom.
Robert Rutöd: Fair(y) Tales
An expedition through the grotesque realm of must-haves and mega-trends. It seems as if there is a constant factor amidst the diversity of our dreams: The longing for a heavenly life, the hope for permanent feeling of happiness.
Matej Hubcej ; Amateur photographer
My name is Matej Hubcej and I am 33 years old. I am an amateur photographer and it means that I don´t make my living by photography.
Candy-Lifeguard by Karineh Gurjian
The stations are the designs of architect William Lane, who began working on them more than 20 years ago in the early 1990s and quickly became a hallmark of Miami associated with its revival after the devastation.
Accents and form by Dasha Matrosova
Spots, lines, shapes , shadows and lights …- all that is about graphics which I want to talk about. Every photographer has personal features and unique style of shooting. Everyone has strong and weak sides.
Lights Out by Esteban Brocos
A beautiful project created by the Peruvian photographer Esteban Brocos trying to create a collective consciousness, it takes a long time to be ready but here it is.
Freckles by Zuzu Valla
My grandfather was a keen amateur photographer shooting amazing black and white photographs. I always admired other photographersí work, never thinking that one day I would follow my grandfatherís footsteps.
Click´s by Pepe Castro
When I have a scene framed, and measured, and I press the shutter, that sound, that “click” has always hypnotized me ever since I was little
Veterans of Spetsnaz : Portraits of Secret Soldiers by Dmitri Beliakov
2009 marked the 30th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and 15 years since the war in Chechnya broke out. In both conflicts the Russian Special Forces (Spetsnaz) played key, front-line roles.
Cergy´s Faces, Portrait Photography by Jean Pierre Duvergé
The dream for a portraitist. An image worth more than long speeches, I decided to show this human diversity by photographing anonymous people who could be our neighbors, the shopkeeper we go to every day
Early Portraits by Dimitris Mytas
This series of portraits comes from the period of my early involvement with the photographic medium.
Depictions In The Space by Zuzu Valla
The modernist house of the late 19th century in the capital of Bratislava housing the creative spirits of Atelier LUZ and aspects of city living and creative spirit of a fashion house.
Underwater photography; The water is my creation by Mira Nedyalkova
I have always loved photography as art, but i started with drawing and I was also was a model. Later in 2007 I discovered photography as a means to express myself and completely replaced painting.
Fashion Photography: Blendscapes by Studio Elsien Gringhuis And Photographer Tse Kao
Fashion designer Elsien Gringhuis’ designs of her latest capsule collection are an abstraction of the landscapes of the Dutch Island Schiermonnikoog. She incorporated photographer Tse Kao’s photographs of the islander landscapes.
The Photography of Florin Ion Firimitã
When I finished my first novel, about one year ago, besides a sense of relief (I spent over a decade working on it), I wondered if there were any readers left in the world. At a very basic level, my book is a story about a photographer who needs a rebirth.
The 50+ generation; Out of work by Peter van der Heyden
Due to the ongoing economic crisis a lot of people have lost their jobs. The 50+ generation has been hit exceptionally hard.
Toronto Rollerderby League ; Rollergirls by Ezio + Ian Ross Pettigrew
This project is the first collaboration for ezio+ian, Canadian photographers Ezio Molinari and Ian Ross Pettigrew.
Suri Portraits by Piper Mackay
Inspired by their environment of wild trees, exotic flowers and lush vegetation. The Suri tribe use the clay soil of bright yellows, startling whites and rich earth-reds to paint each other’s bodies and make bold decisions about their outfits.
Joxe Inazio Kuesta ; Just a simple glance trapped in an image?
This reality can be a landscape for some, a portrait for others, a building for others, etc. ... In my case, the type of photography I do is street photography and documentary, and the main goal of almost all of them is the human being, and more specifically their glances.
Human body : Haunted Souls by Andreas Theologitis
The latest from Andreas Theologitis is a study of the human body. His photographic work turns insistently around the exploration of particular aspects of the nude, where aesthetics are combined with an almost ideological dimension.
African Hauteness by Belinda Muller
African Hauteness is inspired by African masks, Feathers and Kuba cloths colors and unique textures unique to African fashion.
Benjamin Goss, The collector of souls
My inspiration for the images im creating now comes from symbols and archetypes in mythology, history, religion, and our sub-concience.
Photo Shoot : Summer Contrasts by Agnieszka sokolowska
Photo Shoot: The aim of portrait series "Summer Contrasts" was to create a series of portraits with quite abstract mood
Jovana Rikalo ; Fine Art Series
Jovana Rikalo is a fine art and portrait photographer based in Serbia. She loves to capture emotions and feelings, outdoors, in breathtaking scenery.
T.T.C Series by Antonia Gruber
The pictures of the series focus on intimate issues such as inner conflict, wrong self-perception, the human psyche and the pressure exerted by the fashion industry.
Portraits of Janosch Abel
I love to take pictures that are calm and on point. Working together with the subject as a team I can build up a trust that help me direct the shoot in a natural way.
The Movers by Katinka Herbert
Most Cubans can’t move. They can’t leave Cuba. Their lives are limited to the shores of their sun-kissed island. While the Communist regime retains a certain level of popularity among older generations, younger Cubans dream of a way out.
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Portraits by Susanne Middelberg
In my portraits I am looking for honesty and vulnerability. I believe that vulnerability makes us nicer human beings and that this makes the world a little more friendly and more understanding.
Portraits & Photography by Michal Karcz
This machine is working like my heart beating. Without breaks. This is my way of life and self-realization. In the beginning it was hard as everything.
In the heart of the Omo valley tribes by Benjamin Angel
The Omo Valley, located in the south west of Ethiopia, is home to a number of fascinating tribes, which have kept their traditions and a spectacular appearance. This photographic project is built around two tribes, the Mursi and the Karo. All photos have been taken in natural conditions, with the consent of the villagers.
Silk by Justine Tjallinks
There are great expectations placed upon youth to excel in all they are and undertake. Appearance is everything.
Leah and Chloe ; Identical twins by Zuzu Valla
Leah and Chloe are Identical twins, born in 2005. Born 3 months premature, weighing just 2lb 4oz. The girls have grown into strong independent young ladies. They love school, with Maths, P.E and Drama being their favourite subjects.
Transylvanian shepherds by Kerekes Istvan
The region of Transylvania is known for the scenery of its Carpathian landscape and its rich history. The Western world commonly associates Transylvania with vampires because of the influence of Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula" and the many films the tale inspired.
Faces of mirror by Suzette Luiken
In my portraits you can see young adults of our time. A time where, through social media, we create images of ourselves that connect as closely as possible with what the other person wants to see.
Mohammadreza Rezania, fashion photographer
Due to all the restrictions in Iran there are no official markets available for fashion photography therefore no one can follow the mainstream in a professional manner also not to forget the fact that it’s illegal to do so.
Portrait photography; Challenging Stories by Josh Campbell
Though fully immersed in the world of digital photography, Josh shoots B&W film and makes silver gelatin darkroom prints for his self-assigned projects.
Opera and photography; In Character by John F.Martin
Most of the talent have no acting background. I certainly did not. Yet, when you put on the costume, you magically put on a persona. I can be a soldier, a servant or a guard or anything.
Tell me who I am by Mohammad Sorkhabi
Segregation by gender has existed in highly conservative communities for years, in order to raise their children in an isolated environment and away from any sort of sexual relations. But in most cases, this only causes sexual suppression and severe disorders in sexual orientation identification.
10 Great fashion Photographers
The Best fashion Photographers published in Dodho Magazine. The great stories by Mike Ruiz, Dasha Matrosova, Irvin Rivera, Victoria Art, Gennadiy Chernomashintsev, Ryan Cooper, Benjo Arwas, Ludek Ciganek, Sean Archer and Rainer Ressmann
Beauty shooting without camera and studio by Balint Nemes
Beauty shooting without camera and studio? I have always been curious how is it possible to use alternative tools, places and equipment in order to make fashion or beauty pictures.
Photo Shoot : The Cage by Zuzu Valla
Photo Shoot : Performed by the model and performance artist Alex Bruni, "The Cage" is allegory of the ageing and social stereotypes attributed to it. The performance rebels against age biases, replacing them with passion, strength and beauty.
Portraits by Richard Ansett
My style and relationship to photography has been built from this foundation and I have come to realize that my fascination with other people’s lives is entirely relative to my own lack of understanding and sense of dislocation.
Self-portrait project : Exposure by Jaqueline Vanek
Self-portrait project focused on the transformation of oneself, against the prejudices of the general society towards freedom of expression and to be who one really is without hiding before anything.
Second Best by Nikolai Linares
Historically we always only focus on the winners so giving a name and a face to the people who come in second was Nikolai Linares whole idea.
Ride Or Die by Maya Smira
The photographs expose a new social phenomenon that is growing in the remote and wild south and north of the California, of a new generation of "fower children", also called hippies or “pirates”.
Inner Self by Anne-Sophie Guillet
Situated at the heart of the series Inner Self, the unfathomable enigma of human identity is one such concern. Everything is fluidity, impermanence or in transition in Anne-Sophie Guillet’s work
The obsession with photography of Lisa Shalom
Photography isn't just a hobby for me; it's an all-out obsession that may require a stint in rehab. Then again, I might prefer to be locked in a clinic with a bunch of photographers with a level of passion that matches my own.
Suburbia by Thomas H.P. Jerusalem
We shot Suburbia in a smaller town in the Chicago Metropolitan area’s Western Suburbs. Pretty much the opposite of what you would expect doing a streetstyle shoot downtown Chicago.
Lively portraits Betina La Plante
Born in Argentina, Betina left at the age of 8, when she went to boarding school in Europe. She Harrow Art school in London and studied Dramatic Art in Rome, before moving back to London to work in television and film production for several years.
Covid; Portrait series by Alkan Emin
Covid had struck planet earth and I was literally lost in all of my thoughts. I had these visions of the world ending and I felt like I was in a prison in my mind with all of this.
Africa; River Blindness by Marcus Trappaud Bjørn
The project River blindness focuses on a neglected tropical disease, which is the second most common cause of infectious blindness worldwide.
