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The Singular Loneliness of New York City

“Loneliness is New York’s leitmotif. This feeling is palpable everywhere in the city.” A foreign street photographer—now a resident of the city—takes on this modern-day Tower of Babel and shares his discoveries with us.

Through Their Eyes: Portraits of War Photographers

“It all started in Sarajevo…”  In this exclusive video interview, Alizé Le Maoult recounts how she was compelled to create an archive of portraits of photojournalists after a life-altering experience during the Bosnian War.

North Korea: Setting the Stage

A Dutch photographer visited North Korea four times on official projects—and shares his personal view of the ever-mysterious capital city Pyongyang through super-detailed photos, video, sound, and a secret weapon.

Butterflies Are a Sign of a Good Thing

A series that weaves traditional documentary-style images with visceral still life compositions. Together, they form a piercing outsider’s perspective on the lives of young women living and working in Accra, Ghana.

67P: Looking to Space for Answers about Life on Earth

Combining vintage negatives with photographs taken from ESA’s space mission “Rosetta,” this series considers the ephemerality of humanity next to the vast, infinite mystery of the celestial realm.

In Search of Inspiration: Lessons from 20 Years of Arles’ Voies Off Festival

Longtime Voies Off festival director Christophe Laloi reveals what it takes to pursue your passion, without compromise, while defining your own terms of success. A heartfelt interview, packed with precious insights on sustaining creativity—dig in!

Advice for Portrait Photographers: Learning from Nadav Kander

A relentless drive combined with a thoughtfully cultivated humanness—according to the sought-after photographer Nadav Kander, that is what it takes to make your mark in our age of visual glut. 

One Meal a Day

Too often, depictions of famine fall into certain visual patterns, which can be either disrespectful or uninformative. This series rejects clichés and instead offers a clear, memorable approach to an ever-urgent topic.

Living Entity: Spirituality, Industry, and Death on the Ganges

India’s Ganges river is a potent symbol of both civilization and spirituality, an almost living entity (it has even been given the same legal rights as the country’s people). Today, it is under grave threat—this award-winning series investigates.

Backlands: The Story of Two Brazils

New, modern technology has begun to permeate rural Brazil, making old ways of life seem quaint while enticing young people to move into the cities to seek their fortunes. Meanwhile, for the rural residents who remain, change doesn’t come so easily…

Next Of Kin: Documenting the Intimate Aftermath of War

With deep sensitivity and reverence, Inbal Abergil photographs the mementos and possessions treasured by families who have lost a soldier in the line of duty.

The Importance of Being More Than a Fashion Photographer

Legendary photographer Peter Lindbergh—credited with revamping the standards of fashion photography in the 1990s—offers his seasoned point of view in this exclusive conversation covering his early years, authenticity as an artist, and more.

Min Turab: Shifting Sands in the Persian Gulf

Oil, tourism and globalization have forever changed the vistas around the Persian Gulf. As the terrain transforms, tradition and modernity collide in surprising (and not always positive) ways.

Every Body Has a Story to Tell

“If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, why are we fed so much imagery about what we are supposed to look like?” A series that challenges traditional notions of beauty and revels in the supple forms of the human body.

The Faithful

A series depicting religious adherents in rural Haiti that is defined by its particular intensity and a hushed sense of quiet, ageless, spiritual devotion. Whether or not you believe, there is something here that brings you closer to the light.

On the Frontline and to the Limits of the Frame

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Public Spaces

We have become accustomed to the huge amount of advertising that bombards us from all angles throughout our day—but what would the world look like with these promotions removed? This series investigates.

A LACMA Curator on Balancing Sophistication and Accessibility in Photography

How have painting and photography intersected throughout history? A curator at the largest art museum in the western United States shares a few examples (and picks her favorite portrait photographs) in this exclusive interview.

My Town: Siófok II

A Hungarian town known, in its summer guise, for a glistening lake, charming streets, and warm breezes is redefined and seen anew by a local during its quiet winter months.

She’s Not There

With an eye for repetition and the aesthetic pleasures of smooth, planar surfaces, this award-winning photographer encourages us to look more closely at the delicate arrangements that surround us every day.

Visiting “The Island of the Colorblind”

A gorgeous, inventive and challenging project, which allows us to embrace “the diversity of vision” and immerse ourselves in new, colorful realities. Visit Sanne De Wilde’s memorable exhibition in our in-depth video interview.

Solo Yo Se Que Existo

“In loneliness, I suffer my suffering, while in solitude, I live my joy. But either way, in the end, life’s vital moments are experienced alone.”

How to Approach a Gallery: Advice from the Director of Von Lintel

Edward Burtynsky, Klea McKenna, and Joni Sternbach are a few of the artists represented by Von Lintel—here, the director offers her insights on the delicate process of approaching a gallery.

Anything with a Shape Will Eventually Be Gone

A delicate, still life meditation on the Buddhist belief that nothing lasts as it is—everything constantly changes. In short, “Shogyo Mujyo.”

Lonely Verses: The Rhythm of a City

Striking geometric compositions that draw attention to (and reimagine) the constantly shifting and evolving “beast” of the urban landscape.

The International Language of Photography

Sit down with the photo editor of the beloved Italian magazine Internazionale and learn what it takes to launch a print publication—and keep it running for 25 years and counting.

Insights From a Photoshoot At The New Yorker

What makes a portrait powerful? How do you create editorial work while maintaining your personal vision? A conversation on these topics (and more) with Siobhán Bohnacker, senior photo editor at The New Yorker.

Love, Family, Brotherhood: Ancient Themes in Contemporary India

This photographer’s seven-year-long project takes an ancient Indian epic—The Ramayana—and reimagines it with contemporary photography shot all over the country. Hear from the photographer and traverse the sub-continent in this video interview.

L’Indifférence des Étoiles

Grappling with the overwhelming thought of our fleeting, inconsequential existence, this photographer looks to the stars for answers and momentary shelter.

Making Voices Heard: Jurying the 2018 World Press Photo Contest

How does the jury for the world’s top prize for visual journalism makes its decision? Jury chair Magdalena Herrera spoke to LensCulture about the process of choosing the “best” photos (and what “best” really means).

The Stirring of Change in Mogadishu

In Somalia, long seen from the outside as a place of conflict and strife, a new desire is swelling. After enduring decades of bloody civil war, the country’s people are ready to forge a different way of life.

The Stirring of Change in Mogadishu

In Somalia, long seen from the outside as a place of conflict and strife, a new desire is swelling. After enduring decades of bloody civil war, the country’s people are ready to forge a different way of life.

Ombre et Lumière

Shadow and darkness playfully vie against powerful, clarifying light in this series of street photographs made around the world.

On the Shores of a Melting Ice Country

90% of Greenland is covered in ice. While its southern settlements are adapting to modernity (and modern tourism), in the remote north, life goes on as it has for hundreds of years. But something dark looms on the horizon…

Geometry and Color: On the Streets of Wroclaw and Kuala Lumpur

Even though these two cities are thousands of miles apart and home to vastly different cultures, they are united by one trait: eye-catching hues set into satisfying patterns, unified through the eyes of the photographer.

Human Nature

Research suggests that time spent outdoors in nature is integral to a life well lived. And yet, humans have impacted (and in some cases destroyed) natural habitats worldwide. A series that investigates the “science” of our relationship to the natural worl

Photographing Epiphanies Across Crete

Renewing a tradition that stretches back to ancient times, the Greek Orthodox Epiphany is a celebration of renewal, purification, and a refreshed power for the new year.

Minotaur Island

Crete is an idyllic place, rich in mythology, nature, and hospitality. Yet something dark lies within. A series that seeks to reveal the core of this “dark energy.”

Fragments of Machismo: Confronting Latin American Masculinity

Using archival photographs and a personal connection to two charged sites of masculinity—the military and prison—this series explores and confronts the long-entrenched notion of Latin American “Machismo.”
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