Residual Memory

Sander Martens

In Residual Memory, Sander Martens explored his parents' photo albums, discovering previously unseen images.

Lines of Life

Anastasia Dutova

During a challenging time, the forest became the sanctuary for Anastasia Dutova, offering a sense of calm and connection.

Visual narratives for empowerment

Lee-Ann Olwage

Acclaimed photographer Lee-Ann Olwage discusses her award-winning work on identity and societal change, including new projects in Central Asia.

Jimei × Arles International Photo Festival

The Jimei × Arles International Photo Festival returns to Xiamen, China, for its tenth edition.

Identity

Tany Pototska

Tany Pototska's Identity project visually explores the evolving self-identity of Ukrainians, reflecting on personal and national transformations shaped by war.

The 80s: Photographing Britain

Tate Britain

A landmark survey which considers the decade as a pivotal moment for the medium of photography.

War and Peace Connections

Danila Tkachenko

By juxtaposing the architectural buildings, Russian photographer Danila Tkachenko shows the invisible connection between the European spectators and the Ukrainian victims.

Instant photography storytellers with Polaroid X Magnum

Polaroid and Magnum reveal the work of 10 emerging artists selected through their joint Open Call.

August Sander: People of the 20th Century

August Sander

Galerie Julian Sander at Paris Photo, Booth A24

Illusion

Bryce Watanasoponwong

Illusion is an abstract photographic series that questions the state of reality. Triggered by a sense of instability during the lockdown, these hazy, off-kilter images translate a strange combination of serenity and restlessness. The process was a way to shift from my disquiet at losing the security of a fixed reality into embracing the possibilities of this new situation. Mental wellness is a universal topic, regardless of origin, religion, culture, etc. Everyone will experience a mental health issue in their lives. The goal of Illusion is to remind ourselves to be mindful of our emotions so that our mental well-being will help us cope whenever an unforeseen event strikes.

Lumen

Paulo Monteiro

Since my childhood, I've always liked flowers. My maternal grandmother grew flowers, and I helped her sow, plant and water. Now, in the gardens of my house, I still grow flowers, something so fragile but of unparalleled beauty. In spring and summer, I have picked flowers and leaves to make lumen prints and perpetuate ephemeral beauty. Flowers are very important in Nature: they can feed insects, birds, mammals and humans. They can provide natural medicines for humans and some animals. Flowers are wonderful creations of Nature. The beauty of flowers is of great importance not only from an aesthetic point of view. Many flowers have evolved to become increasingly attractive to pollinating animals, such as bees, wasps and bats. Thus, flowers are of enormous importance to the economy. Flowers transport us to a world of pure beauty, where there is no place for hate, wars, social inequalities, and environmental pollution. Flowers are the Paradise on Earth.

Boundaries

Patrizia Pedraza

Across the different pictures that integrate the series, I explore the virtuality of the main cognitive tools we learn to differentiate the world from us, as a way of learning to question the flesh and embracing the possibility of solipsism as an unsolved philosophical matter. However, beyond the philosophical inquiry that leads the series, it is also an emotional response to the circumstances of isolation we are all living: These days, we need to rethink the boundaries we establish with the world.

Gymnopédies

Jean Karotkin

Gymnopédies is a series of botanical portraits, which takes its name from a trio of piano compositions by 19th century French composer Erik Satie. Void of connotation, the unusual title freed Satie from stylistic constraints and gifted his audience a new experience of music. Gymnopédies encourages a similar foray into the realm of flower photography. The artist disavows context and convention, eschewing sentimentality in favour of heady tonal interplay. The chiaroscuro abstracts and anthropomorphizes, exposing some of nature's more subversive personalities. As with Satie's work, these images pacify through dramatic texture, emotional provocation and a welcomed dissonance. They are innocent and erotic still lifes in motion.

Now and Then

Clair Robins

Now & Then is a photographic visual exploration of imagery by visual artist Clair Robins. Robins inspired works was prompted by a beautiful faded black and white family portrait of her late Grandma ‘Edna’ taken over a century ago. Hung on the dining room wall, the framed print blended in and was almost lost amongst modern family photographs. However, Edna’s young eyes were compelling to Clair, and this connection inspired a set of portraits and still life work fuelled by photographic techniques from the past. Robins has replicated the atmosphere and mood created by Victorian portrait photographers when they shot subjects in daylight studios, capturing the mesmerising gaze of her daughters and nostalgic objects, making her imagery incredibly compelling to the viewer. Her nostalgic work symbolically probes photographic history and merges ‘decades’ together using inanimate objects, family and subtle lighting to reveal hidden fragments of the past.

My Story

Karen Ghostlaw

As a woman that had four children, home birthed two of the four and homeschooled all through high school, Karen's creative output is to inspire others and provide a platform for creative and independent thinking. This daunting task came with more rewards than sacrifices, and Karen found that sacrifice leads to growth. As the children grew and became independent learners, Karen found herself again, with time and energy to focus on herself while guiding the children through their studies throughout the day. She found herself again through her photography, looking at herself, a study that started twelve years ago and continues today. Self-studies made her more confident in her personal view of herself. The reflections helped her see herself and the importance of her place in the world and environment around her. Each portrait addresses a multitude of interesting and complex layers. She herself, her body language, where she is, what is happening around her, how she feels, what she hears, what she smells, compelled by all her senses. Like a voyeur looking at everything as if in a hologram, all components static and moving in that single moment line up rhythmically, becoming one cohesive image. Karen sees herself in life's abstractions, adapting and finding inspiration in their uncertainties. She reflects her soul while reacting to the environment around her, weaving the layers together to create tapestries of her life. All these images are single exposures, not photoshopped, and the abstractions are achieved through the lens.

Life Today

Issue nr. 6 2024

In Artdoc Issue #6, 2024, Life Today, we present a broad collection of photographs portraying various aspects of our everyday lives. Life Today highlights the idea that all photographs inherently reflect the era in which we live. This issue captures the rhythms, connections, and stories that define our contemporary world. From natural landscapes to the intimacy of human relationships, and from everyday moments to abstract expressions, these photographs reveal our lives today. This issue features interviews with Richard Sharum and Mauro Curti and highlights the work of Diana Markosian, Emma Godfrey Pigott, Ludovica Limido, Mariet Dingemans, Cosimo Campagna, Hanne Jones Solfjeld, Giuseppe Satriani, Pieter Jan Boterhoek, Samara Meyer, and Olena Morozova.

The Unobserved

Issue nr. 5 2024

This Artdoc Magazine Issue #5, 2024, The Unobserved, showcases projects that focus on the often-overlooked details of daily life, capturing moments and scenes that typically escape our attention. Images of ordinary settings reveal the beauty, enigma, and significance within the everyday. By capturing these unnoticed aspects, the artists invite viewers to pause and appreciate the subtle rhythms and life patterns that go unobserved. This issue features interviews with Alba Yruela, Francesco Neri, and J H Engström, and highlights Yiming Zhu, Olga Zaverzhenets, Maria Semmer, Kaytlin Schmidt, Jerzy Wierzbicki, Elisabeth Sanders, Ole Marius Joergensen, Shijia Song, Paula Bardi, and Shannon O'Connor.

Expressive Nature

Issue nr. 4 2024

The Expressive Nature issue of Artdoc Photography Magazine showcases images of nature's beauty with underlying messages of humans' inner struggles. Hidden inside their visual expressions of nature, artists ask the fundamental question of who we are as humans. Photographers visualise this confronting contrast of nature’s strength and humanity’s fragility with enigmatic images, inviting the spectators to imagine their humble place in the world. This issue features interviews with Nadia Attura, Sandra Kantanen, and Alfredo de Stefano and highlights Ann Zhulan, Francisco Gonzales Camacho, Julia Casesnoves, Ludwig Spaude, Viet Ha Tran, Aya Okawa, Ekaterina Mikryukova, Florian Coëlo, Leonardo Bocci, and Maddy Loucas.

Invisible Threads

Issue nr. 3 2024

This issue of Artdoc Magazine, Invisible Threads, delves into the profound concept of our emotional and psychological connections with our past, countries, and families, as well as our shared beliefs and backgrounds. These invisible threads weave universal connections between people worldwide. Lee-Ann Olwage's work gravitates around gender and identity, and she touches upon the issue of dementia. Parisa Azadi returned to her homeland and found private moments of inner emotions reflecting the country’s challenging times. Danila Tkachenko photographed Ukrainian refugees before tourist landmarks in Europe against backdrops showing the devastation of their country.

Human Narratives

Issue nr. 2 2024

In Artdoc Photography Magazine Issue #2 2024 Human Narratives, we let you delve into photography's capacity to narrate the universal human condition. Artdoc Magazine invites you to explore human narratives and the emotions they evoke. We showcase images by photographers worldwide, conveying intimate stories of human experiences. These images speak to our shared experiences and feelings. We highlight the art of photography that recognises the universal stories that connect us all.

Creative Photography

Issue nr. 1 2024

In this Artdoc Photography Magazine issue #1 2024, Creative Photography, we bring photographic art that explores innovative approaches, showing the world in a new light. We interviewed two photographic artists who use light and beauty to elevate us beyond chaos and tension: Isabelle Menin and Christy Lee Rogers. Also, we bring the artist duo Lori Nix & Kathleen Gerber, who created dioramas with apocalyptic scenes. See also the many gifted artists experimenting with various photographic processes, like stitching prints, alienating hyperrealism, photographic distortion, photocollages, and high-voltage techniques.

What is Art Photography

E-Guide on understanding photography as an art medium

Art photography is a compelling blend of creativity and visual storytelling, transcending traditional photography to stir the imagination and evoke emotions. It goes beyond capturing moments, using images to communicate ideas, provoke thought, and establish a deep connection with viewers. This guide explores the essence of art photography, revealing its role as a window into human experience and a reflection of societal issues. You’ll discover its power as a communication tool and its ability to merge art with documentary photography. Dive in to understand this expressive art form and unleash your creative potential through the lens.

How to read images

Learn how to read photographs as a visual language

We have to understand photography as a language. A photograph is an image in which various signs are embedded, just like texts have words. Words form a sentence, and the sentences together tell a story. We can read pictures the way we can read a book. We can search in the photograph and look for the meaning. But in a picture, there are no words and sentences. We have to grasp meaning from the totality of the image, in which every detail plays a part. In this guide, you will learn how to read images and the way the photographer produces meaning in photographs.

How to create a photo project

Create a meaningful story as a photo project

A photo project is more than just a collection of images—it's a unique narrative told through a harmonious blend of style, emotion, message, subject, and technique. Each photograph within the series works together to convey a compelling story. By approaching your photo series with the same care and intention as you would a written story, you can create a powerful visual narrative. Unlock the secrets to creating captivating photo projects with our comprehensive guide. Start creating your unique photo project today. In this guide, you will learn to develop a distinctive and personal visual language that sets your work apart. Learn how to select and refine subjects that form the foundation of your photo projects, and you will master the art of constructing a cohesive and compelling photo series that tells a powerful story.

How to get into a gallery

Essential tips for photographers: How to Get Your Work into a Gallery

Securing a spot in a gallery is a highly sought-after accomplishment for many photographers in the ever-evolving art world. The significance of such an achievement is not limited to the mere display of artwork but extends to the attainment of recognition. Recognition in the art world is crucial as it validates an artist's work, increases their reputation, and opens doors to new opportunities. This guide delves into the nuanced art of gallery representation, offering practical and actionable advice to art photographers on gaining their audience's attention and admiration, thereby increasing their chances of recognition.

Life Today

Artdoc Group Exhibition

The Life Today exhibition celebrates the beauty, complexity, and diversity of life in all its forms.

The Unobserved

Artdoc Group Exhibition

The Unobserved" showcases photographers who are inspired to uncover the extraordinary within the ordinary, revealing the hidden beauty in everyday moments.

Expressive Nature

Artdoc Group Exhibition

The 'Expressive Nature' online group exhibition invites you on an immersive journey into the emotional and artistic resonances of the natural world.

Invisible Threads

Artdoc Group Exhibition

This online photo exhibition, Invisible Threads, delves into the subtle and often overlooked bonds that form the fabric of our existence.

Human Stories

Artdoc Group Exhibition

Human Stories is an online photography exhibition that aims to capture and convey the essence of the human experience through documentary storytelling.

Creative Photography

Artdoc Group Exhibition

We present "Creative Photography", an innovative online exhibition showcasing the boundless experiments of photography. In this digital realm, we invite you to immerse yourself in various visual research, where each photographic artist shows their view on their surroundings with unique techniques.

Before They Pass Away

Jimmy Nelson

In his landmark project Before They Pass Away Jimmy Nelson captures the lives and traditions of the last surviving tribes who have managed to preserve their traditional ways and customs within our increasingly globalized world. The British photographer’s epic portraits present these dignified inheritors of noble and age-old traditions in a proud spirit and in all their glory—a unique visual experience. This exquisitely photographed showcase for world tribal culture is not only a joy to look at, but also an important historical record. This book reveals the wide variety of human experiences and cultural expressions across the ages— and we’re delighted to have it among our fall offerings.

Philosophy of Photography

Henri van Lier

Henri Van Lier’s contribution to the field of photography is comparable, in its scope as well as in its achievements, to the work of all those we now consider being the great modern classics: Walter Benjamin, André Bazin, André Malraux, John Berger, Susan Sontag, or Roland Barthes. Less well known, probably for having worked and published in Belgium, Henri Van Lier had written with Philosophy of Photography a profoundly original and innovative reflection on the medium, both on its formal peculiarities and on its social, cultural, and anthropological functions.

Photography: History and Theory

Jae Emerling

From its inception in the nineteenth century, photography has instigated a series of theoretical debates. In this new text, Jae Emerling therefore argues that the most insightful way to approach the histories of photography is to address simultaneously the key events of photographic history alongside the theoretical discourse that accompanied them.While the nineteenth century is discussed, the central focus of the text is on modern and contemporary photographic theory. Particular attention is paid to key thinkers, such as Baudelaire, Barthes and Sontag. In addition, the centrality of photography to contemporary art practice is addressed through the theoretical work of Allan Sekula, John Tagg, Rosalind Krauss, and Vilém Flusser. The text also includes readings of many canonical photographers and exhibitions including: Atget, Brassai, August Sander, Walker Evans, The Family of Man, Diane Arbus, Lee Friedlander, Cindy Sherman, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Sebastaio Salgado, Jeff Wall, and others.

Regarding the Pain of Others

Susan Sontag

Regarding the Pain of Others is Susan Sontag's searing analysis of our numbed response to images of horror. From Goya's Disasters of War to news footage and photographs of the conflicts in Vietnam, Rwanda and Bosnia, pictures have been charged with inspiring dissent, fostering violence or instilling apathy in us, the viewer. Regarding the Pain of Others will alter our thinking not only about the uses and meanings of images, but about the nature of war, the limits of sympathy, and the obligations of conscience. 'Powerful, fascinating. Sontag is our outstanding contemporary writer in the moralist tradition' Sunday Times 'A coruscating sermon on how we picture suffering' The New York Times 'A far-reaching set of ruminations on human suffering, the nature of goodness, the lures, deceptions and truth of images . . . in short, a summary of what it means to be alive and alert in the twentieth century' Independent 'Sontag is on top form: firing devastating questions' Los Angeles Times 'Simple, elegant, fiercely persuasive' Metro One of America's best-known and most admired writers, Susan Sontag was also a leading commentator on contemporary culture until her death in December 2004. Her books include four novels and numerous works of non-fiction, among them Regarding the Pain of Others, On Photography, Illness as Metaphor, At the Same Time, Against Interpretation and Other Essays and Reborn: Early Diaries 1947-1963, all of which are published by Penguin. A further eight books, including the collections of essays Under the Sign of Saturn and Where the Stress Falls, and the novels The Volcano Lover and The Benefactor, are available from Penguin Modern Classics.

Africa

Sebastião Salgado

Sebastião Salgado is one the most respected photojournalists working today, his reputation forged by decades of dedication and powerful black-and-white images of dispossessed and distressed people, taken in places where most wouldn’t dare to go. Although he has photographed throughout South America and around the globe, his work most heavily concentrates on Africa, where he has shot more than 40 reportage works over a period of 30 years. From the Dinka tribes in Sudan and the Himba in Namibia to gorillas and volcanoes in the lakes region to displaced peoples throughout the continent, Salgado shows us all facets of African life today. Whether he’s documenting refugees or vast landscapes, Salgado knows exactly how to grab the essence of a moment so that when one sees his images one is involuntarily drawn into them. His images artfully teach us the disastrous effects of war, poverty, disease, and hostile climatic conditions.This book brings together Salgado’s photos of Africa in three parts. The first concentrates on the southern part of the continent (Mozambique, Malawi, Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia), the second on the Great Lakes region (Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya), and the third on the Sub-Saharan region (Burkina Faso, Mali, Sudan, Somalia, Chad, Mauritania, Senegal, Ethiopia). Texts are provided by renowned Mozambique novelist Mia Couto, who describes how today’s Africa reflects the effects of colonization as well as the consequences of economic, social, and environmental crises.This stunning book is not only a sweeping document of Africa but an homage to the continent’s history, people, and natural phenomena.

Migrations

Sebastião Salgado

In Migrations, Sebastião Salgado turns his attention to the staggering phenomenon of mass migration. Photographs taken over seven years across more than 35 countries document the epic displacement of the world's people at the close of the twentieth century. Wars, natural disasters, environmental degradation, explosive population growth and the widening gap between rich and poor have resulted in over one hundred million international migrants, a number that has doubled in a decade. This demographic change, unparalleled in human history, presents profound challenges to the notions of nation, community, and citizenship. The first extensive pictorial survey of the current global flux of humanity, Migrations follows Latin Americans entering the United States, Jews leaving the former Soviet Union, Africans traveling into Europe, Kosovars fleeing into Albania and many others. The images address suffering while revealing the dignity and courage of the subjects. With his unique vision and empathy, Salgado gives us a picture of the enormous social and political transformations now occurring in a world divided between excess and need.

Fo­to­stif­tung Schweiz

Switzerland

Founded in 1971, Fotostiftung Schweiz is a private non-profit foundation, devoted to preserving, researching and conveying photographic works.

Foto Colectania

Spain

STANLEY/BARKER

UK

Each book that STANLEY/BARKER publishes is produced with the utmost care.

Dewi Lewis Publishing

England

Dewi Lewis Publishing is best known as a photobook publisher

PHOTOFAIRS New York

USA

Impressions Gallery

United Kingdom