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.
Aquatic by Francis Malapris: A Dreamlike Tribute to Feminine Energy and Inner Transformation
French photographer Francis Malapris presents Aquatic, a visionary series capturing feminine energy through weightless portraits that blend beauty, strength, and emotion. Born from dreams, introspection, and ritual, the project explores rebirth, resilience, and the intimate power of transformation.
Song of My Selves: Michael S. Honegger’s Journey Through Queer Identity and Self-Portraiture
In Song of My Selves, Michael S. Honegger blends theatrical self-portraiture with dreamlike black and white imagery to explore queer identity, memory, and inner transformation. Guided by Arno Minkkinen’s influence, Honegger steps into multiple roles, using mirrors, masks, and reflections to reveal the complex truth behind the self.
Patrick Enssle’s “Life Under Shelling”: Survival Stories from Eastern Ukraine
This series documents the struggle for survival in eastern Ukraine, where war with Russia rages unabated. Life is dominated by the front—a death zone stretching up to 30 kilometers inland, where artillery fires relentlessly and tanks thunder through the night.
Paola Francesca Barone: Being a Photographer in Times of Overexposure
In this interview, photographer Paola Francesca Barone reflects on the meaning of creating images in an age of visual saturation. She explores themes like visibility, silence, authorship, and the emotional dimension of photography as a form of quiet resistance in a world of constant exposure.
Erwin Recinos: Earthlink Orange County Photo Series
Erwin Recinos’ Earthlink series captures the soul of Southern California through vivid photographic postcards taken along the Metrolink rail system. Created for the Earth Day 2023 campaign “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Rides,” the series blends themes of sustainability, community, and urban identity. With a decade-long career documenting Los Angeles culture, Recinos offers a personal and timely vision of places that may soon be transformed by time and progress.
Chris Yan: Capturing Beijing’s Soul Through Street Photography
Born in Beijing, photographer Chris Yan captures the soul of a city suspended between centuries. Through his lens, tradition and modernity collide in poetic harmony, revealing the silent stories of a metropolis in constant transformation.
The True Story of Gina by João Coelho: A Life Between Shadows and Dreams
Gina walks into the night each evening, wearing high heels that bruise her feet and a wig that helps her become someone else. She doesn’t sell her body out of choice but out of necessity, shaped by years of silence, abuse, and abandonment. What began as a survival mechanism has become a life lived in the alleys of Luanda, where fleeting intimacy pays for food and fleeting highs provide relief.
Lolita Dreams by Tianhu Yuan: Redefining the Lolita Subculture in China
In Lolita Dreams, Chinese visual artist Tianhu Yuan documents the transformation of the Lolita fashion subculture in China, highlighting how its participants have distanced it from Western misconceptions. Through intimate portraits and interviews, he reveals a world where cuteness, elegance, and femininity become tools for self-expression, cultural reinterpretation, and identity beyond the Nabokovian narrative.
Icebreaker: nocturnal photography revealing glacier fragility
Icebreaker is Liam Man’s night photography series documenting glaciers and abandoned ski resorts, in support of the International Year of Glaciers 2025 and the urgent fight against climate change.
