Photographer Kyle de Vre works every Tuesday at Sophie’s Bar in New York’s Lower East Side. During his shift, he spends time taking pictures of friends and locals with his Hasselblad. Four years and many portrait later, he’s now turning his project into a photo book.

What if would see the city as a stage – a complex scenery of perfectly arranged and choreographed elements? With her meticulous attention to the smallest details, photographer Melissa Schriek shows us our familiar urban environment in completely new context. 

A field, the woods or a churchyard – photographer Camila Almeida documents places in Scotland where once women lived who were accused of witchcraft, trialed and executed. Working together with the campaign Witches of Scotland, she created a set of images combining portraits and landscapes. An approach known as ‘late photography’ helps her to revisit a series of events which took place between 1563 and 1736 under the Witchcraft Act in Scotland. 

The desert is far from empty and boring. Photographer Zoe Childerley travelled to the Mojave Desert in California to document people who chose to isolate. Her images provide an insight into the vast landscapes and personal relationships of a community which is often not visible. 

Photographer Constance Jaeggi spent lockdown with horses and stunt men and women in UK. Using photography as a tool to reconnect during a challenging time, she documents a hidden world, far away from Hollywood and Blockbuster movies.

With his film and photographic project The Sand That Ate the Sea, Mathew Thorne tells the story of the land, community, and mysticism of the South Australian opal mining town Andamooka.

In her relentless search for beauty, Paula Rae Gibson photographed her friends Elisa and Stella to create intimate and dream-like images evocative of passion and authenticity.

Inspired by his grandfather, photographer Kip Harris documents barber shops in developing countries. Getting a personal service like a shave or haircut, can make a big difference to people’s lives and provides a moment of ease and luxury where life can be harsh and difficult.

Is this the truth or just alternative facts? How much can we trust information which has been compromised by ignorance, politicians and media outlets? Photographer Domonkos Varga creates an open dialogue and calls into question the fundamental concept of what is real.

Photographer Kaisar Ahamed documents Charak Puja – one of the most important festivals of the Hindu religion in West Bengal and Bangladesh. Through extreme body rituals, the worshippers believe they will be rewarded from God with a peaceful life and removal of all their sins.

Photographed entirely during quarantine in March and April 2020, Alexandra Riba creates a deeply personal photographic essay about being alone, life itself and magical moments.