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.
In Artdoc Issue #4 2021we bring photographers who investigate our complex reality. French photographer Mathieu Asselin said this about his documentary project Monsanto: a photographic investigation: “You can have your own truth, but you cannot have your own facts.” Indian photographer Alakananda Nag delved into her city’s history, concluding that the Armenians could be the founding fathers of Calcutta. French photographer Florian Ruiz distorted his images as a metaphor for the environmental distortion of the radioactive sites in China. The Artdoc exhibition Documentary Stories shows different photographers who all engage in new ways of visual storytelling. In his essay, Koray Değirmenci discusses the validity of the manipulated digital image. We should read modern multi-layered photographs as metaphors of invisible realities.
In many parts of the world, humans are looking for a better life in political freedom, social justice, and happiness. In Artdoc Issue #3-2021, we bring stories of defectors, refugees and survivors. Tim Franco photographed North Korean defectors in Seoul. Charlotte Schmitz took images of refugees arriving at the Greek islands. In Peru, Max Cabello Orcasitas captured the grief of the survivors of the battles between the government and the Shining Path. Sébastien Cuvelier searched for Paradise in Iran and found walled gardens. Finally, Simon Norfolk photographed the struggle against global warming in the Swiss glaciers.
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 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.
Explore Altered Climate, an international online exhibition examining climate change and environmental disruption through altered images, experimental art and documentary photography.
Living Space is a global online exhibition exploring the environments we inhabit and the spaces that shape everyday experience.
People and Place is an online exhibition exploring cultural equality through documentary photography.
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.
Rachline’s photography captures fleeting moments with film noir-style intensity.
We Eat the Earth explores the ways in which our collective appetite reshapes the Earth and how the production of nutrients required for industrial agriculture impacts our political and physical environments.
éi Brilé reconsiders the myths of Réunion Island through the figure of Robinson, a symbol of survival, humility and self-reliance. Through personal encounters on the island, Maxime Brygo (FR) reflects both on the island’s colonial history and on people currently living in the margins in the hard-to-reach mountains of the center and in the wild south.
Coirón is a long-form documentary project, photographed over six years in the Chilean region of Magallanes, following aging gauchos known as puesteros, who live and work alone for months at a time across vast private ranches.
America’s Girls, On the Edge of a Dream is a striking new monograph by acclaimed Belgian photographer and filmmaker Eva Verbeeck.
Known for his aerial photographs chronicling the complex relationships between natural systems and human intervention, David Maisel's images often initially appear abstract and painterly, offering detailed but open-ended visual information that operates as both documentary and metaphor. Their strange beauty has been referred to as “the apocalyptic sublime.”
Echo Fine Arts is proud to present Le Regard de mes Rêves, a solo exhibition by Peruvian artist Cecilia Paredes. The exhibition brings together 15 recent photographs presented across the gallery’s two-floor space, alongside an immersive, site-specific installation created especially for the exhibition.
On Friday 30 October 2026, Studio Woudt in Alkmaar opens an exhibition about ten years of working with one person. Fifteen works from 2016 to 2026, featuring the same face throughout: Tinotenda Mushore, muse to photographer Bastiaan Woudt.
Obscura Gallery presents Where do I Go, by Rania Matar, with a photographic exhibition from the recent book of the same name.
For the first time, this exhibition offers deeper insight into Rizzi’s intuitive photographic practice to date. From his early black-and-white photographs and distinctive Polaroids and photo collages to his recent video works. His oeuvre on display demonstrates the versatility of his artistic practice.
Photographer, feminist, phenomenon: Eva Besnyö (1910–2003) changed photography forever. Together with her contemporaries, she experimented extensively with her camera: moving away from painting, focusing on reality, capturing close-ups and full of dynamism.
Discover the untold global story of art photography. Light and Magic is the first major exhibition to explore pictorialism as a global movement. Discover how artists became pioneers of the darkroom, transforming our understanding of photography and image-making.
We created Hemeria to highlight the work of photographers through books. Because the book remains a timeless and universal space of expression since the creation of the medium, because it is a tangible object, which can be touched, preserved, shared, and offered, it seemed relevant to us to continue to believe in its permanence despite the supremacy of digital spaces, screens and social networks, where the presence and circulation of the photographic image are exponential.
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.
