Life has no straight line, sometimes it takes a break, sometimes it is like a long, quiet river, and sometimes it comes with obstacles and the obstacles don’t only come for each of us, but for all of us as a collective. Personal events caused a delay in our release of issue #13. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
The world is in turmoil; the aftermath of a global pandemic, two wars with the potential of spreading, ecological disasters, climate change, the rise of AI and consequential elections, hope for some, fear for others. Uncertainties and dystopian predictions dominate our lives. In different ways these events affect us all. As a contemporary photography magazine our role, and the role of artists, is to observe and interpret these events in a way that may resonate with an audience other than a fear based or politically focused one. In the work we show there is something that mirrors the world we live in. We can each find a way to connect through the art.
Our feature this issue is Perspectives on Photography - Les Rencontres d’Arles and Athens Photo Festival. Always motivated and excited to see a wide range of photography and especially in tangible form beyond the screen, we headed to the world’s most prestigious photography festival Arles. Along the way we couldn’t miss the always inspiring Athens Photo Festival. In our feature this month we are focusing on these two important festivals. It was exciting to see large crowds at Arles. For our review on both festivals click here: For our selection of festival highlightsclick here:
In A Visual Dialogue this issue we invited 2 artists, one from Australia, one from South Africa to bounce ideas off each other and navigate the space around what it means to be human in Sitting Together, Worlds Apart. See here:
In times of uncertainty about the future, we often look back to the past. This manifests in contemporary culture, from music and cinema to fashion and photography. Retro themes, such as old-school, retrospective and vintage styles from the 1920s to the Y2K era have been popular for years. Despite the rise of AI, many young photographers are drawn to analog techniques like Polaroid and large format.
