Interviews

Website | Instagram What inspired you to begin PROJECT LIFE, and how did you arrive at the idea of presenting human life as a sequence of photographic chapters? PROJECT LIFE did not really begin as a project. It began with a single photograph, PROTECTION, which I created with my daughter Zoe. Her mother passed away, so the photograph grew from […]

Year of birth: 1974 Where do you live: The Ribble Valley, UKYour education: PhD (Creative Industries: Photography), BA (Hons) Documentary Photography, Certificate in Education (Post-16)Describe your art in three words: Reflective, Non-Sensationalist, DocumentaryWebsite | Instagram You have been making photographs for more than thirty years. How has your way of observing people and places changed during that time? In some […]

Year of birth: 1990 Where do you live: I have lived and worked in Leipzig since 2020. I was drawn to the city partly by its strong tradition and contemporary culture of figurative art. Your education: I studied Fine Art — painting, graphic art and photography — at Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences in Alfter, Germany, graduating with […]

Where do you live: Andros, Greece (also travels extensively worldwide). Your education: Surveying Engineering (specialising in Cartography), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Master’s Degree in Map Design and Colour Theory, University of Glasgow; PhD in Photography, University of Derby. Describe your art in three words: Image, Encounter, Truth Your discipline: Photography Website | Instagram Your background includes cartography, visual perception, colour […]

Website | Instagram Your project To and From explores a feeling of being both tethered to and disconnected from Thailand. When did you first become aware of this emotional distance from home? I think I became aware of that emotional distance during my late teens and early twenties, when I was navigating feelings of isolation and longing in my personal […]

Year of birth: 1963 Where do you live: Jerusalem, Israel Your education: B.A. in Economics, Stanford University; J.D., Harvard Law School. Describe your art in three words: Juxtaposition, Truth, Gratitude Website | Instagram Your statement begins with Yogi Berra’s idea that “You can observe a lot by watching”. What does observation mean to you as a street photographer? Observation means […]

Where do you live: I live in Gréolières, a small mountain village in the South of France. Your education: Master’s degree (M.A.) in Visual Arts. Describe your art in three words: Engaged, resilient, political. Your discipline: Documentary Photography. Website | Instagram Your project Tant que je ne suis pas mort (As Long As I Am Not Dead) is deeply intimate […]

Year of birth: 1995 Where do you live: Lund, Sweden Website | Instagram You moved from Belgium to Sweden and rediscovered photography there. How did this change of place influence the way you look at the world through the camera? Moving to another country comes with many challenges. Just because you move to a beautiful place does not mean everything […]

Year of birth: 1989 Where do you live: Krakow, Poland Instagram What first inspired you to create the “Still Here” series, and how did the concept develop over time? Well, in fact, this series was created rather spontaneously. Overall, I’m simply excited to have photo walks and to take pictures on the streets of both my hometown and other cities […]

Where do you live: New England Your education: MFA in Creative Non-Fiction and Poetry at the Vermont College of Fine Arts; MBA from the University of Hartford; undergraduate degree in Women, Gender and Sexuality from Trinity College Describe your art in three words: multilayered, relevant, existential Your discipline: Photography and Writing (Non-Fiction, Poetry, Fiction, and Journalism) Website | Instagram You […]