Happy Farmer by Rafid Yasar, Bangladesh chosen as best signal work
I study the depth of the human soul
Shortlist announced by Festival of Ethical Photography
The book Paradise City illustrates metaphors for the utopian urge of us all
Artist Anna Ostoya’s visual interpretation of a lecture by political theorist Chantal Mouffe
The series Übergang (transition) of Grit Schwerdtfeger shows the passing of our time into an unknown future.
Dessert First! chronicles Quevedo's travels across the United States.
13 photographers from Austria, Belgium, Benin, Cambodia, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, Switzerland, USA
A story about migrant workers during lockdown
Here, I've come across the morning fogs, the rivers, the birds and the trees.
Sorry for the Lack of Contact—this phrase has become a recurring refrain in the past few years of my life.
For me, photography is more than a visual medium—it is a profound exploration of humanity, culture, and identity.
My photography is artistic and based on long exposure that allows me to melt different layers of images to create a pictorial effect.
What is religion and what is faith? What is the connection between the two?
Contemporary China resembles a runaway high-speed train, leaving my memories and language trailing behind.
Is documentary photography art? In Artdoc Issue #2-2021, we bring artistic approaches to documentary photography. First, Cuban photographer, Ricardo Miguel Hernández, shows that national identity is a construction of collected memories. Next, Chris Dorley-Brown digitally blended many shots of East London corners into realistic and natural photographs. Romanian photographer Roxana Savin staged her pictures of the monotonous life in a gated residence. Argentinian photographer Guillermo Srodek-Hart photographed the many old rural bars and shops in his country. Finally, Russian photojournalist Valery Melnikov documented the last Armenian inhabitants of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh.
Artdoc Photo Magazine issue #1 2021 is dedicated to the city and all its manifold manifestations. Modern cities are full of signs, and sensitive photographers are dealing with these signs in their images. Due to the pandemic, cities became desolated during the many lockdowns and, therefore, even more enigmatic. Read and see our city special.
Photography is increasingly seen as a form of visual storytelling, whether it is the photographer's personal story, told in metaphors and symbols, or a story about the social and political world told through the lives of people in the remotest corners of the world. This issue of Artdoc brings famous, seasoned and award-winning storytellers who all made documentary stories about our dire world. We feature Alec Soth, Bryan Schutmaat, Yann Mingard, Federico Borella, and Martin Thaulow.
In issue #1 2020, we bring photographers for whom the image is a way of expressing the provocative, abrasive and inquisitive relationship with the world. The Norwegian Ole Marius Joergensen made Hopper like scenes, depicting his melancholic feeling of never arriving at the goal. The Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf uses photography as a medium to tell stories that connect his inner life with the world around him. His cinematic images, representing emotions of modern times, are aesthetic and confronting at the same time. In Photo Culture we bring an introduction to the semiology of photography, the theory that analyses the often-hidden way in which images communicate. And our online exhibition Beyond Aesthetics shows the vision on beauty of ten experimental photographers.
In Artdoc Photo Magazine Issue #2 2020, we bring a mix of photography about our complex relationship with nature. Wendi Schneider and Ali Shokri bring a homage to the trees. Naohiro Ninomiya and Jennifer Graham show poetic and layered photos of nature and birds. As a special feature, you can read what Sebastião Salgado says about his magnum opus Genesis. In our group exhibition, the Japanese Garden we bring photographers around the theme of reflection and tranquillity of nature. You can also read about the theory of the photograph as a metaphor, based on the theory of Minor White.
We have the honour to bring in Issue #3 of Artdoc Photo Magazine three protagonists in modern photography: Stephen Shore, John Riddy and Roger Ballen. The article "The eidos of photography” analyses the book Camera Lucida of philosopher Roland Barthes.
In the Mindful Photography e-guide, the act of photographing becomes something more than visual — it becomes a form of attention. A quiet dialogue between self and subject, between presence and perception. This guide is not a manual of techniques. It is a carefully composed invitation to pause, breathe, and create from within stillness. What does it mean to look with awareness? What happens when we stop chasing images and allow the world to approach us instead? At its core lies a simple yet transformative idea: that photography can be a meditative act — one that does not rush toward outcome, but unfolds from awareness. Experience what it means to practise photography with presence.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The natural world abstracted — a photography exhibition exploring atmosphere, surface, and form.
The Abstracted World is an online photography exhibition bringing together works that engage with abstraction as a way of seeing, sensing, and surviving in politically uncertain times.
The Inner Lens — Inner Landscapes presents photographic work that explores the natural world as a space of reflection and emotional resonance.
The Inner Lens — Inner Worlds presents a contemplative look at the unseen worlds we carry within.
The Expressive Eye brings together artists whose work unites aesthetic strength with conceptual depth, creating a dialogue where vision and reflection meet.
Crossing Identities brings together photographs that explore what connects us across borders, cultures, and experiences. In gestures of care, resilience, belonging, and shared presence, the exhibition traces the threads of humanity that transcend boundaries.
This new reportage book—Sangre Blanca—by award winning documentary photographer Mads Nissen (b.Denmark, 1979), his most significant body of work to date, delves into the murky depths of the cocaine trade, examining the human consequences along its journey—from the neglected countryside of Colombia to cartel lands of Mexico, to (c)raving consumers on a European dancefloor. The publication, with photos taken between 2016 and 2025, takes us across countries and continents over almost a decade.
Through subjects as diverse as old apartment blocks, human scars, kimono fabrics, personal belongings of the deceased, and even her own water-damaged prints, Ishiuchi Miyako manifests the invisible, capturing time, atmosphere, and memory in photographic form. Her work is at once deeply personal and evocative of the wider world hinted at by the traces recorded within the frame.
Holy Cow! is a romp through 20 years of family photographs by Melonie Bennett. The black and white images in this unconventional family album were made between 1990-2011. They depict the rituals, traditions, dramas, laughter, gatherings, the dogs and the drunken exploits alongside quieter moments of reprieve—they show the rollercoaster of human life.
Former public defender Sara Bennett spent over a decade photographing women convicted of homicide and sentenced to life in prison in New York State. Her long-term project traces the women’s lives across time and space: inside prison walls, in their post-incarceration bedrooms, and as they re-enter the outside world after decades behind bars.
This monograph—a collaboration between photographer Mark Klett and writer, art critic, and cultural geographer William L. Fox—emerged from expeditions the two men were a part of in 2023 and 2024 to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), a remote nation in the mid-Pacific.
This luxurious box set includes facsimiles of Francesca Woodman’s eight remarkable artist’s books, containing reproductions of her original silver gelatin prints and transparencies as objects each tipped in by hand.
The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) will hold its 9th annual Latin American Foto Festival (LAFF) from July 9-26, featuring large-scale photographs by both emerging and established, award-winning photographers. Their work will be displayed at the BDC and throughout the South Bronx’s Melrose neighborhood.
Foam proudly presents Foam Talent 2026. A group exhibition showcasing work of an extraordinary new wave of image-makers shaping the future of photography.
MK Gallery will present a major exhibition dedicated to the rarely seen colour photographs by pioneering 20th-century French photographer and painter Jacques Henri Lartigue, from 20 June to 4 October 2026.
Belfast Photo Festival explores frontiers known and unknown with ‘Horizons’The 2026 edition of Belfast Photo Festival takes visitors towards new ‘Horizons’, a theme that positions photography at a critical threshold in an age of AI-generated imagery, automation and algorithmic seeing. This year’s festival returns as the medium undergoes profound transformation and its claims to truth, trust, authorship and materiality are increasingly being questioned. The programme responds to this cultural moment with a series of exhibitions and installations that explore the horizon as both visual subject and metaphor: a space of possibility and uncertainty.
photo basel is Switzerland’s first and only art fair dedicated solely to photography. Now in its eleventh edition, the fair once again brings together galleries from around the world in a unique and authentic setting. It sees itself as an inclusive platform that connects all players in the art world.
»Alliance, Infinity, Love – in the Face of the Other« presents around 30 artistic positions spanning photography, video, and film, recounting stories rooted in a wide range of places and cultural experiences—from Australia and Japan to Lebanon and Palestine, from Brazil and Jamaica to South Africa, Brussels or London, and Greenland.
Xposure International Photography & Film Festival is where the magic of visual storytelling comes alive.
The Pavillon Populaire, Montpellier's photographic art space open to the public free of charge.
SHIFT BOOKS is a Berlin-based publishing house specialising in the publication of art and photography books. With a diverse publishing programme, SHIFT BOOKS creates space for discussions on gender, political and cultural issues and thus offers an important contribution to social debate.
Founded in 1971, Fotostiftung Schweiz is a private non-profit foundation, devoted to preserving, researching and conveying photographic works.
Each book that STANLEY/BARKER publishes is produced with the utmost care.
