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A Pound of Pictures: Photographer Alec Soth’s exploration of self-doubt, the act of looking, and the richness of the world

Alec Soth is a Magnum photographer from Minneapolis, Minnesota, known for his long-term projects that capture the spirit of middle...

Bali Photography

Balinese fishermen and surfboard shapers populate Chris Abatzis’ misty, dream-like photo series

On the recommendation of close friends, Chris Abatzis travelled to Bali, Lombok, and some smaller surrounding islands for the first...

Marrakech Photography

Ramshackle medinas meet endless, arid deserts in this Moroccan photo series

Jess Sara Wright was very young when she first picked up a camera. “I’ve always been a very visual person...

Vienna Art

Turkish photographer Eylül Aslan fixes her gaze on socially constructed beauty ideals

Born and raised in Istanbul, Eylül Aslan began taking pictures as a way to express and explore her own sexuality....

British Columbia Photography

Taking to the slopes with Canadian photographer and ski enthusiast Kari Medig

Taking to the slopes with Canadian photographer and ski enthusiast Kari Medig Capturing the unexpected diversity of the ski community...

Dubai Photography

Going beyond stereotypes of the United Arab Emirates with photographer Alex Atack

But, despite this being the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, people are curiously absent from the search...

Los Angeles Photography

Cody James photographs the architecture of The Getty Center, offering a new perspective on the endless L.A. sun

James was born in a small town outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His photography has taken him all over the world—“Alaska,...

Pokhara Art

Jessica Sidenros on photography-as-communication in the foothills of the Himalayas

In Nepal’s second largest city, Pokhara, she also met with local children, and through her photography, found an immediate rapport...

Photography

Gianluca Pardelli’s photographs show the heterogeneity of Central Asian cultures

Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, as well as the republics of what is today the Russian Federation, were all centralized under USSR control....

Photography

Bruno Candiotto’s sublime photography captures the mountains, rivers and trails of Chile’s Cajón del Maipo

In 2015, Bruno turned his lens to Cajón del Maipo, a giant canyon in central Chile. The area is dense...

Photography

The Balance Between Man, Nature and Natural Disaster Explored in a New Photo Book

However, as we begin to experience the effects of climate change, with the looming threat of imminent natural disaster always...

Stepping into Photography’s Past Through a Virtual Reality Project from Artist Mat Collinshaw

Recently funded through a Kickstarter campaign, British artist Mat Collinshaw is creating an exhibition titled Threshold VR that will transport...

San Juan Dance

Kianí del Valle: Healing wounds through dance

An integral aspect of Kianí’s arrival to dancing was her family’s Caribbean roots. “I was brought up in a country...

Fashion

From the Arab Spring to Slow Factory, Céline Semaan on her advocacy journey and the pace of change-making

This story is part of Movement, a series of profiles, think pieces, and photo essays exploring creative projects that put...

Music

A year of change, creativity, and collaborations: 2022 in review

Around this time last year, we asked ourselves how creativity could inspire new, more sustainable ways of living, how it...

Varanasi

From Italian indie bands to sacred rituals in India, Enrico Caputo captures the less observed

From producing music videos for Italian indie bands, to working as a commercial photographer, launching the book and platform Designers...

Portsmouth and Hong Kong Photography

Chasing memories between Portsmouth and Hong Kong with Karl Bailey

Nestled on the south coast of the United Kingdom lies the sea city Portsmouth, the primary subject of UK-based Karl...

Photography

From Moricone to Cappadocia through the lens of Patricia Sofra

“I work closely with analogue because it allows me to relinquish control, shoot slower, and work with the flaws.” “No...

Photography

Ana Cuba captures the rural landscapes of Tolar Grande, where “nature flaunts itself so overwhelmingly”

“I can’t take any credit for these photographs. It is really easy to take beautiful pictures when nature flaunts itself...

Hegau Photography

During coronavirus lockdown, Sebastian Wolf focused his lens on the rural beauty of his South German hometown

“As you become older you develop a different perspective on life. You begin to cherish all the things that you...