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Mom & Dad – Alexis Vasilikos

These photographs speak of intimacy, of the delicate nearness between seeing and letting go. Artist : Alexis Vasilikos Series :…
I Am a Stranger in This Country – Frederik Rüegger

My work centres around the profound and intricate tapestry of human culture. Artist : Frederik Rüegger Series : I Am…
Florida Boys – Josh Aronson

Florida Boys is a five-year photographic project by Florida-based artist Josh Aronson that reimagines coming-of-age in the American South. Artist…
I had to burn these landscapes to reconcile – MAryam Touzani

The Dutch landscape manmade, structured, and controlled stands in stark contrast to the Moroccan landscape, which feels raw, organic, and…
Garden of Just Enough – Red Rubber Road

Garden of Just Enough is a haunting visual exploration of identity, control, and the psychological afterimage of isolated communities. Artist :…
MLEKO – Jagoda Wiśniewska

Mleko is a visual research project that is a reaction to my fascination with the substance of human milk and…
ARE WE THERE – Jenni Toivonen

In revisiting the location her grandparents had inhabited, she strove to experience a shimmer of the utopia Uuskallio spoke of…
Between These Times – Dan Bowhay

What freedoms and independence does the disabled concessionary bus pass truly afford people with disabilities? Artist : Dan Bowhay Series…
LANE – Danny Scott Lane

This book is a celebration of traveling for one’s passion – and all of the excitement, frustration, comedy and discovery…
’OM (MOTHER) – Barbara Debeuckelaere

’Om (Mother) is a collaborative photography projectby Barbara Debeuckelaere (BE) and all the women of eight families from Tel Rumeida in…
With Love. From an Invader. – Yan Wang Preston

With Love. From an Invader. celebrates the life and resilience of the rhododendron. The book creates space to contemplate the intimacy,…
Trust Me – Jinyong Lian

Lian’s work explores the psychological tensions that emerge from personal realms and fictional worlds, using evocative imagery to examine their…
Something Vibrant – Houwen Su

In Something Vibrant, Houwen Su has spent years tracing the path of the Xindian River from the mountains of New…
Echoes of the Past – Zhaoyang Chen

Built on archival research and grounded in personal memory—not only my own family’s historical ties to the Third Front, but…
Two Minutes up the Hill – Jamie Salmons

Everyone has a ‘hill’ in their life. For me, my experience of loss brought a sense of spirituality, and I…
Home Away From Home – Hiba Dahibi

Home Away From Home is a photographic journey around the question of mourning. How does one go on living with…
Where it is still warm – Efstathia Flokatoula

At lunchtime, it was forbidden to leave the houses. One day, we quietly took the big plastic table and carried…
MURMURATIONS – Sasha Elage

Murmuration became the name I gave to this body of work. But in truth, it is something I entered more than…
Assembly Teshikaga – Osamu YOKONAMI

In gentle, distinctive images, Assembly Teshikaga contrasts the seeming lightheartedness of the girls with the sublime, raw power of nature…
I Hope Your Family is Safe – Anya Tsaruk

‘I hope your family is safe.’I’ve heard these words so many times since the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion…
Fissure of a Sweetdream – Jialin Yan

This project follows a group of young romantics who have chosen to escape the intensity of city life for Wanning,…
in this skin we call a body – Maya Sharpe

in this skin we call a body is my way of seeing, understanding, navigating and ultimately accepting an eating disorder. …
Breaking the mirror – Katya Yadrishchenskaya

In this project Breaking the mirror I explore separation from my twin sister – the process of finding independence from…
33 Sketchbook – László Gábor Belicza

The search for order between humanity and nature has perhaps never been so contradictory and tragic. The pursuit of artificial…
Inspiration – Matilde Søes Rasmussen

Inspiration explores tensions and contradictions: between artist and muse, photographer and model, the body and her representation, fascination and ambiguity,…
Dobromir Commune – Florin Ghebosu

They are a quite welcoming community once they get to know you, their way of socializing is more family-like, they…
Gong Co. – Christian Patterson

A monumental memento mori to the decline and decay of a family-owned grocery store in the heart of the Mississippi…
Girl’s Town – Lean Lui

In Girl’s Town, Lean constructs a serene yet storm-laden visual fable set in a city where time has paused— overcast skies…
Chrysalis – Georgiana Feidi

This series invites reflection on the delicate cycles of renewal that govern both nature and ourselves. Artist : Georgiana Feidi…
First Frames – Ilie Mitaru

A refugee-run mobile photo project brings tools of self-expression to Turkey’s most vulnerable children grappling with displacement and access to…
Anima Mundi – Máté Bartha

Anima Mundi is an obscure encyclopedia in which an archetypal metropolis that has evolved into an autonomous organism mirrors the…
Turbulences – Sidonie Ronfard

Turbulence reflects a tremor, a disturbance in our inner tranquility. Artist : Sidonie Ronfard Series : Turbulences Website / Instagram…
A Vernacular Modernity – Price Harrison

Price Harrison’s photographs reveal an eye for shape and for form. More surprising, perhaps, for this architect of pristine white…
The Swan’s Journey – Hui Choi

My work is centered around the primal forces and sensory experiences deep within human nature, exploring the eternal tension between…
RECOLLECTING IN TRANQUILITY – Giulia Frump

“Recollecting in tranquility reminds of the moments of detachment from social life in order to find ourselves and find a new…
ALTERED – Roos Peltenburg

” By hiding the faces and not revealing a clear identity, the focus shifts to the shapes of the human…
TRUTH OR FALSE – Gorsad

” The Truth or False series is about exploring the fluid nature of gender and encouraging a deeper reflection on…
TOUCH ME – Alina Cherubin

“In touch me, Alina Cherubin turns her lens on people’s homes, and captures the expression of femininity in its multifaceted forms…
BILE – Giorgia De Bortoli

“Bile depicts an emotional curve between escaping reality and attempting to reconnect with it.” Artist: Giorgia De Bortoli Project: Bile Instagram …
BRIDGING THE PHYSICAL AND THE SPIRITUAL – Morrison Gong

“I have a love-hate relationship with non-conformity. I’m naturally drawn to it because, growing up, I wasn’t allowed to express…
THERE ROUND THE CORNER IN THE DEEP – Katya Selezneva

“Drawing from archival photographs, facts, and personal memories, the project investigates the roots of uncertainty and the landscapes of collective…
ATTRACTION MADE VISIBLE – Julia Ishac

“The concept of visualizing positive thinking and becoming your own magnet for attracting what you want in life felt powerful.” …
WET – Polly Brown

“Sitting somewhere between ambiguity and innuendo WET looks for the sexy in the subtly strange.” Artist: Polly Brown Project: Wet Produced by…
CONSTELLATIONS – Claire Legrand Loyola

“What were these albums hiding from me? What do they reveal about my relationship with family?” Artist: Claire Legrand Loyola Project:…
FROM ONE INNOCENT LOOK – Lydia Toivanen

“My nuclear family consists of fourteen people, parents and twelve children. Our extended family has a total of 182 one-on-one…
REMAINS – Josefien Tondeleir

“Society has a way of separating generations from each other.” Artist: Josefien TondeleirProject: Remains Instagram / Website “The series Remains was created…
DOOR PRIZE – Benoit Paillé

“By documenting the injured feet of participants, the project highlights how the body becomes an instrument of power, where visible…
“HAUSE” SPIELE – Natali Agrzykova

“The aim of this project is to express through photography the adaptation to new conditions and to a foreign home.”…
INVISIBLE THREADS – Ekaterina Pavlova

“I always felt that there was more to my life than just my story. It’s as if invisible threads connect…
A PERFECT SENTENCE – Oliver Frank Chanarin

© Oliver Frank Chanarin 2023 courtesy Loose Joints “In a country fragmented by political polarisation, pandemic isolation and the weaponisation…
WHY NOT – Otto Snoek

” The commercialization of leisure often exposes humanity at its least flattering moments. Public spaces set the stage for tableaus…
BIG SKY – Adam Ferguson

Swollen Warrego River, Kunja Country, Cunnamulla, Queensland, 2022 © Adam Ferguson “The country’s occupation and colonial legacy has meant a…
A TEAR FOR SOMEONE UNDESERVING – Sunniva Hestenes

“An emotional terrain shaped by grief, complexity, and family tensions is visualised in a story marked by loss, substance abuse,…
REN HANG – AT WORK – Peter Coeln

© Peter Coeln Peter Coeln: “Ren Hang, like his photographs, was unique – tall in stature and endowed with a…
KHORA – Begüm Yamanlar

“Yamanlar tries to follow the ancient natural force for creation, demolition and regeneration, with the very manner a landscape painter…