Born and raised in Germany, Birthe Piontek moved to Canada in 2005 after receiving her MFA from the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, Germany. Birthe’s art practice explores the relationship between memory and identity, with a special interest in the topic of female identity and its representation in our society. Abendlied, her recent […]
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‘Sunny Days: A True Story’ by Kosmas Pavlidis
Kosmas Pavlidis, is a photographer, living and working in Thessaloniki, Greece. Also, he is co-founder and academic director of Stereosis school of contemporary photography. His latest series, Sunny Days: A True Story, is an exploration of an abandoned road in Northern Greece and its surroundings. The route that was once an integral part of his […]
Lewis Brillet Questions the Notion of Home in ‘Homebound’
Lewis Brillet is a 27 year-old freelance photographer from Lymington, a town in the South West of England, currently based in Paris. Also working as a part-time chef, his project Homebound explores the notion of home, what it represents to him and to his family. Can you give us some background information about how you […]
‘I Love You I’m Leaving’ by Matt Eich
Matt Eich is a photographic essayist born and based in Virginia. He makes long-form projects related to memory, family, community, and the American condition. He is a Professional Lecturer of Photography at George Washington University and lives in Charlottesville, Virginia with his wife and two daughters. In his newest monographs, I Love You I’m Leaving […]
On Alzheimer’s Disease with ‘Berta’ by Karla Guerrero
Karla Guerrero is a Mexican photographer from Mexico City, where she lives. Within her artistic practice, she writes articles in a platform named Espacio Gaf dedicated to the investigation and promotion of Latin America Contemporary Photography. Her series Berta deals with her grandmother with Alzheimer’s. First of all, how did you start photography? I started while […]
Reflecting on Collective Identity with Klavdia Balampanidou
Klavdia Balampanidou is a photographer based in Nicosia, Cyprus. She studied Audio & Visual Arts in Ionian University and took photography classes in Stereosis School of Photography. She is currently studing History and Theory of Arts (MA) in Cyprus University of Technology. Her series Birthplace and Birthname document her roots. Forced by the difficult conditions […]
Aaron Hardin Experiences the Feelings of Fatherhood
Aaron Hardin is 33 year-old photographer living in Jackson, TN, USA, since 15 years. He teaches photography at Union University and works on editorial assignments here and there. Inspired by his daughter’s birth, his series The 13th Spring documents his new journey as a father. Can you give us some background information about how you got into […]
The Intimacy of Transitioning by Mikaela Lungulov-Klotz
Mikaela Lungulov-Klotz is a 24 year-old photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. With her twin, they were born in New York City and grew up in between Chile, The United States and Serbia. She works as a freelancer on several supports: video editing, film, photo set work and until recently, at a stained glass studio for a […]