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Blue Valentines
In Blue Valentines, Russia-based artist Ida Anderson transforms the fragile form of a postcard into a vessel for memory, loss and longing. Using the cyanotype process, she renders Moscow in shades of haunting blue — part love letter, part elegy. Juxtaposing tenderness with unease, these images ask what it means to belong, to leave, and to remember a homeland fractured by war.
Now You See Me
We are proud to present Now You See Me, an editorial by Barcelona-based photographer Sofia Luz. Inspired by the book of the same name, the series explores lesbian identity through striking visual codes, celebrating resilience, visibility and authenticity. Luz’s bold imagery bridges past struggles with present-day expression, offering a powerful ode to diversity and the beauty of living unapologetically.
The Enchancted Ones
In The Enchanted Ones, photographer Stephanie Pommez invites readers into the mystical world of the Ribeirinhos, the river dwellers of the Brazilian Amazon. Shot entirely on 35mm black-and-white film over three years, her work captures the profound bond between nature, myth and community. Centering on traditional midwives, the book unveils a culture where ancestral knowledge, storytelling and the unseen converge, blurring the boundaries between reality, memory and imagination.
A Quiet Homage
A Quiet Homage invites viewers into a contemplative space where art history and contemporary sensibility meet. Drawing inspiration from the harmony and sensual poise of the Italian Renaissance, the series reinterprets classical motifs through a modern lens of sustainability and restraint
Icons of the Wild: Africa in Focus
Icons of the Wild by Swedish photographer Johan Siggesson is a celebration of Africa’s most recognisable animals – elephants, lions, cheetahs, zebras and more – captured in their natural environments without staging or interference. Using low, wide perspectives, Siggesson creates intimate yet respectful portraits that highlight both the animal and its surroundings. This series honours the quiet strength and presence of wildlife, reminding us of what endures and deserves our attention.
Low and High
With a sharp eye for atmosphere and emotion, photographer Burak Yaşar turns his lens toward the hidden world of nightlife. His work captures not only the surface energy of music and movement, but also the fleeting, vulnerable moments that emerge in the shadows.
Let me entertain you
In this conversation, Daniel Mays reflects on his craft as a character actor, the emotional depth he brings to roles, and the lasting influence of working with Mike Leigh. He talks method, class, photography, and the pressures of modern visibility, all while gearing up for the release of The Thursday Murder Club this August.
(Some)bodies and (Some)things
Berlin-based mixed media collage artist Rita Evs explores fragility, trauma, and the notion of “home” within a multicultural context. Her work transforms everyday elements into unfamiliar forms, prompting viewers to look anew at what they think they know.
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Photographer Michéa Nathan captures the soul of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer during its annual pilgrimage. Each May, this small Mediterranean village becomes a meeting point for faith and tradition, as thousands gather to honor Saint Sarah the Black in a celebration that unites communities through music, devotion, and shared heritage.
Fighting for Identity
This shoot, Fighting for Identity, draws a parallel between the boxing ring and the everyday battles of living authentically as a transgender woman. The gloves and gear embody societal pressures, while the model’s presence radiates resilience, vulnerability, and defiance. Juxtaposing strength with femininity, the images challenge outdated notions of gender. It’s a story of exhaustion, courage, and ultimate triumph—the universal fight for respect, dignity, and freedom.
The Body Is Not A Thing
Through intimate portraits of actors, dancers, sex workers, and mothers, the work navigates the raw and often uncomfortable space where desire and maternal identity intersect. “The Body Is Not A Thing” is a photographic exploration of the tensions between autonomy, sexuality, and motherhood. Conceived during lockdown and shaped by a political landscape increasingly hostile to women's rights, the project interrogates how women are viewed and how they view themselves in a culture saturated with the male gaze.
Paw Paradox
Paw Paradox is a thought-provoking project by German photographer Caroline Heinecke that explores the surreal history of animal trials. By blending AI-generated imagery with documentary photography, Heinecke investigates the shifting boundaries of legal rights, ownership and agency between species.
ENNUI
With ENNUI, Giuliana Borrelli reflects on the quiet weight of disconnection and the search for self within the spaces we call home. Moving between her childhood home in Italy and her current life in Norway, the project traces a deeply personal journey — one marked by silence, longing, and the slow, transformative act of reclaiming identity.
Days on the Way
Shot entirely on an iPhone inside the women-only carriages of the Tehran–Karaj metro line, Days on the Way is Parastoo Ghahremanifard’s raw and poetic study of in-between moments. What begins as a daily commute unfolds into a meditation on silence, repetition, and quiet defiance. Parastoo documents a suspended reality where exhaustion is etched into faces. In this overlooked public space, the everyday becomes a stage for both weariness and resilience.
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Ash Lambe: Down the Rabbit Hole
For Ash Lambe, the blues isn’t nostalgia, it’s a living language. Fronting the 32-20’s, his sound is raw, reverent, and defiantly alive. In this interview, he talks tone, truth, and wild nights, including Bill Murray, and makes a compelling case for why the blues still matters now.
Bravo
In Bravo, artist Felipe Romero Beltrán crafts a quiet yet powerful meditation on migration, identity, and resilience along the US–Mexico border. Set within the charged landscape of the Rio Bravo, his work captures the tension of waiting, where absence speaks as loudly as presence and time itself becomes a suspended, fragile state.
ICONS – Irving Penn: Still Life and its Pleasures
Penn’s Still Life work, one subsection of an eminent career in photography and the arts, speaks to the power of a genre rarely viewed as gripping. A staple of the arts world for generations, and the throughline through all of Penn’s work, Still Life will always endure. How might Penn’s work allow us to see it for what it is?