The magazine of the art-form of the photo-essay
May 2016 back issue
Stefan Boness
To commission him or to request prints of his work: www.iponphoto.com
Stefan Boness is a photojournalist based in Berlin and Manchester. His photos have
received several awards including a World Press Photo Award. His work is being
published in quality magazines and newspapers throughout the world. In his long-
term documentary projects in the tradition of conceptual ‘Landscape- Photography’
Stefan captures the reality of a designated place in the present in the context of its
underlying historical dimensions. His book-project entitled ‘Flanders Fields’ is a
photographic search on the battlefields of World War I in the region around Ypres in
Belgium. In ‘Asmara – The Frozen City’ he uncovers the legacy of Italian colonial a
vant-garde architecture in the capital of Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. His most recent
project ‘The Re-Making of Manchester’ has as its focus urban development in
present-day Manchester.
Arthur Nazaryan
To commission him or to request prints of his work: www.arthurnazaryan.com
Arthur Nazaryan works as a freelance photographer and videographer for news outlets
and non-profit organizations throughout the United States, Southeast Asia, and East
Africa. His work has been published by The New York Times, The Atlantic, Christian
Science Monitor, The Guardian, BBC Online, Toronto Star,Mashable, New York Daily
News, Women in the World, and The Diplomat, among other outlets. He attended the
Eddie Adams Workshop in 2012, the New York Times Portfolio Review in 2013, and the
Missouri Photo Workshop in 2015.
www.instagram.com/arthur_nazaryan/
Stuart Franklin
To commission him or to request prints of his work: www.stuartfranklin.com
Stuart Franklin took one of the most powerful photographs in the history of the twentieth
century - the 'tank man' - a lone man bringing to a halt a line of tanks entering
Tiananmen Square, Beijing, in 1989.
He is a member of Magnum Photos and was president of the agency from 2006-2009.
Txomin Txueka
To commission him or to request prints of his work: http://txomin.visura.co
Born in Getaria (Basque Country), Txomin is an independant freelance photographer
focused on depicting the human condition, social disparities and armed conflicts.
Joan Bardeletti
To commission him or to request prints of his work: www.joanbardeletti.com
Joan Bardeletti is a french photographer based in Paris. He is represented by Panos
Pictures and Picturetank agencies.
He received a World Press Photo in 2010, a Getty Grant award in 2011, he received a
Bourse du Talent award for Reportage in 2012 for his photo essay Black Snow, and an
Innovation in Development reporting from the EU in 2014. The Bibliothèque Nationale
de France (BNF) presented an exhibition of his work during 2 months in 2011 and then
in 2013 and bought some of his images for its iconographic found.
He is the author of the book « Petite Prospérité » (Small wealth) on African Middle
Classes published by Images en manœuvre in 2011, and he lately published a book
« I am not cheese boy » on the photo essay he produced on food in South Africa.
He cofounded Collateral Creations production plateform in 2010, which specialize in
designing projects associating author photography and video with research analytical
contents. He is also a founding member of Studiofly, a company expert in producing
Anahit Hayrapetyan
To commission her or to request prints of her work: www.anahithayrapetyan.com
In 2005-2006 Anahit Hayrapetyan attended the World Press Photo Seminars in
Yerevan and graduated with honors. Parallel to that she did her Ph.D. program at the
State Engineering University of Armenia and published two books of poems. She took
a formal course in photojournalism at the School of Media and Journalism in Aarhus,
Denmark, in 2009-2010. In the same year, she was chosen to participate in the
Noor/Nikon masterclasses and Objective Reality workshop.
She worked as a staff photographer for Armenianow.com, Gretert and National
Geographic Traveler (Armenia). Currently, she works for Eurasianet.org. Her photos
have widely appeared in both local and international media such as Hetq, Institute for
War & Peace Reporting, Radio Free Europe, New York Times Lens Blog, Zaman
magazine, Le POINT, etc.
Anahit was a winner of The President of the Republic Prize 2006 (Armenia), Photovisa,
2008 (Russia), Asian Women Photographers' Showcase, 2013, Photoquai, a finalist in
"Vilnius Photo Circle" and some others.
Willem Wernsen
To commission him or to request prints of his work: www.willemwernsen.com
Willem Wernsen (b: 1954) is an autonomous photographer, born and living in
Amersfoort, the Netherlands.
As an autodidact he developed himself to a professional photographer.
His work is mainly social-documentary and ordinary people are his most important
subjects. His aim is to make the essence and the life story of the people he
photographs palpable for the viewer. His interest in capturing people and the simple
things in life is the main drive throughout 35 years of passionated photography.
Behind the Great Wall is his 3rd book. Together with Beautiful People (2003) and
Timeless (2011) it forms a trilogy of his photography work.
His work has been exhibited on photofestivals such as Naarden Fotofestival (The
Netherlands), BruggeFoto 2014 (Belgium), Photoville (New York) and the Jinan
Internationnal Photo Biennial 2014 (Jinan, China).
Omar Havana
To commission him or to request prints of his work: www.omarhavana.com
Born in 1975 in Madrid, Spain, Omar Havana has been pursuing his dream of
photography since the age of 23, while living in the United Kingdom and working
alongside Jan Smith, a British photographer who had covered the Romanian Revolution.
However, it was in 2005, during a trip to Cuba, that Omar started his career as a
professional freelance photojournalist, when Hurricane Wilma hit the Cuban capital, La
Habana, and in 2009, while based in Cambodia, that he became a fulltime
photojournalist.
Since then, Omar has built a solid reputation as a photojournalist, travelling to over 60
countries and publishing extensively in international media. Covering stories in Spain,
Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Libya, Egypt, Nepal and Cambodia, Omar’s work
has been published in National Geographic, Paris Match, Al Jazeera, The New York
Times, The BBC, The Financial Times, ABC News Australia, The Los Angeles Times,
The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, CNN and The Atlantic,
amongst many others. He has also collaborated with many international organizations,
Jill Freedman
To commission her or to request prints of her work: www.jillfreedman.com
Jill Freedman is a highly respected New York City documentary photographer whose
award-winning work is included in the permanent collections of The Museum of Modern
Art, the International Center of Photography, George Eastman House, the Smithsonian
American Art Museum, the New York Public Library, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,
and the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, among others. She has appeared in solo and
group exhibitions throughout the world, and has contributed to many prominent
publications.
Jill Freedman is best known for her street and documentary photography, recalling the
work of André Kertész, W. Eugene Smith, Dorothea Lange, and Cartier-Bresson. She
has published seven books: Old News: Resurrection City; Circus Days; Firehouse;
Street Cops; A Time That Was: Irish Moments; Jill’s Dogs; and Ireland Ever. Jill
Freedman lives and works on the Upper West Side of New York City.
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Arka Dutta
To commission him or to request prints of his work: www.arkadutta.com
I am a Mechanical Engineer by profession, living in Kolkata and an amateur
photographer who loves to engage in social and cultural documentary related
photography. Two of my great passions in life is travel and photography. I believe that
travel broadens one's view of the world and photography is my continuous lesson of
living in the moment. I love to experience other cultures, meet different people from
diverse communities. Through my photography I seek to document my own personal
experience, and to capture the scenes and events as I see them and share them.
Living in the moment and capturing it, is my way of sharing with the world how I see
things; whether it be humorous, sad, serious, playful, profound or just plain.
Photography helps me to express my personality and how I view this world we all live
in.
Jessica Rinaldi
To commission her or to request prints of her work: www.jessicarinaldi.com
Jessica Rinaldi is a staff photographer for The Boston Globe. She graduated from
Boston University in 2001 with a B.S. in Journalism. Prior to joining the Boston Globe
she spent ten years as a contract photographer for Reuters based in Boston, Dallas
and New York City. Her work has been recognized locally and nationally. She was
named 2014 Boston Press Photographer of the Year and in 2013 won a first place in
the Pictures of the Year International competition.
Nat Wilkins
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Nat Wilkins is a reportage and documentary photographer based in Northeast England.
His work is regularly published locally and nationally and his most recent work has
been featured in the Northern Correspondent, acurator.com, The Northumbrian,
Matadornetwork.com. He has previously worked as a conservationist and nature
reserve manager, a career from where he earned his MSc. He is interested in human
interactions with the environment and how this impacts either positively or negatively.
Terry O’Neill
To request prints of his work: www.proud.co.uk
It was another ordinary day in 1959 when Terry took a photograph – by chance – of the
then Home Secretary asleep at Heathrow Airport which would change his life forever.
Snapped up by a newspaper, it would set him along the path to stardom as one of the
most influential photographers of our time. Since then he has captured the most
famous faces in contemporary culture, such as Brigitte Bardot, David Bowie and the
Rolling Stones.
Born in 1938, in East London to Irish parents, Terry left school aged fourteen with
aspirations of becoming a jazz drummer (years later this would lead him to apply to
be an air steward, with the notion of getting a free flight to New York so he could train
with the best drummers on the east coast of America.) However, he took on a position
as trainee in the photographic unit as a means to get a foot in the door.
So began a love affair with photography. After a stint at the Daily Sketch in the early
Sixties, Terry went freelance and his work began appearing in Look, Life, Vogue,
Paris Match, Rolling Stone and many others. Terry’s success has continued since and
Her book Princess to Slave was published in 2015 by FotoEvidence.
Her poetry book Pretty was published in 2015 by Antares.
Anahi lives between Armenia and Germany.
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Instagram accounts: @anahithayrapet and @4.plus
Futhermore he has had solo exhibions and participated in group exhibitions in his home country and abroad and publications
in magazines.
Recently his eBook On Street Photography in which he shares his personal vision on that subject has been published by
Craft & Vision.
Willem Wernsen gives lectures and workshops.
including Handicap International, Amnesty International, Heifer International, Action Aid Greece, International Medical Corps,
the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, the Cambodian Acid Survivors Charity, WaterAid Nepal and the International
Federation for Human Rights, amongst others.
Since beginning as a professional photojournalist, Omar has been represented by several international agencies, including
Wostok Press, Cordon Press/Corbis Spain, SIPA Press and European Press Agency; since November 2013, he is
represented by Getty Images International. In 2014, he was awarded with the second place for Best News Photographer
and Best News Portfolio of 2014 by Getty Images Asia Pacific. Also in 2014, one of Omar's photos shot in the rubbish dumps
of Siem Reap, Cambodia, was selected among the best 150 photos of the year by Getty Images News and as one of the
most powerful stories of 2014 by MSN.
His photos taken during the Nepal earthquake of 2015 have been published in thousands of publications around the world,
including as a front page in The New York Times, and in TIME Magazine, National Geographic and Paris Match, amongst
others, and exhibited during the 2015 Visa Pour L’Image Festival in Perpignan, France, and the 2015 PhotoReporter
Festival in St. Brieuc, France. Several of his photos of the earthquake were also chosen among the best of the year by
international media, including The Atlantic and The Denver Post.
Debiprasad Mukherjee
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Debiprasad is an Indian freelance documentary photographer based out of Kolkata,
India. He strongly believes in the power of photography in changing people’s
perspective towards social changes & issues. His photographic vision is not only to
depict social, political and financial issues & conflicts but also to portray surreal beauty
and the enduring power of the human spirit.
His photographs have been published in many international magazines/websites e.g.
Vogue Italia, National Geographic, F-Stop (USA), Rammajamma Images (Australia),
Society of International Travel & Tourism Photographers (UK) etc. and exhibited
globally like International Exhibition of Art & Photography at "Galerie Romain Rolland",
Indo-French Cultural Center, New Delhi (2015), Slovenia International Photographic
Exhibition (2016), Asian University for Women Bangladesh (2016), Photo Life – Art
Hub Annual Exhibition Kolkata, India (2015), Instagram First Ever Photography
Exhibition in India (2016) etc.
He has received numerous honors like Photographic Society of America Gold Medal,
Photo Association of Serbia Gold Medal, Czech Federation of Art Photography Silver Medal, Fédération Internationale de
l'Art Photographique Bronze Medal World Photo Hungary, Diploma from Image Sans Frontiere France, Zivko Janevski
Bronze Medal to name a few. He is also a winner of Nikon India PowerYourClicks Photography Contest 2016, Fotoforum
Award Germany, runner up in InterAction (alliance organization in Washington, D.C. of NGOs) 14th Annual Photo Contest
for “Women Empowerment” 2016 and a finalist of HIPA Award 2016.
Debiprasad’s recent work includes reportage on life of railway platform children in India for an International NGO.
Indranil Banerjee
To commission him or to request prints of his work: www.indranilbanerjee.com
Indranil Banerjee is an independent documentary artist based in Kolkata and presently
working on some long term documentary projects. Being a student of Department of
Architecture of Jadavpur University, his interest lies in visual arts and photography. He
believes, his interest in photography has been transmitted from his father, who failed to
pursue his hobby due to some problems in his young age, yet still vibrant with a
camera. His parents have been his greatest inspiration and companions in this
wonderful journey.
As Indranil completed his 10th standard he was gifted with a camera by his father and
started exploring streets as his basic interest was in street photography and always
wanted to pursue Architecture as profession. In early 2015 he joined Jadavpur
University Photographic Club, which changed his vision completely. Realizing that
going out on Sunday outing is not only thing about photography, has been the biggest
turning point for him so far. He started studying and practicing narrative photography
and immersed himself in the world of serious photography, which is being practiced all
over the world. He is presently 20 years old and dedicated to pursue documentary
photography as profession. He is extremely grateful to J.U.P.C , which is Asia’s oldest student run photography club, for
what he is today.
Brian Finke
To commission him or to request prints of his work: www.brianfinke.com
Brian Finke graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 1998 with a
BFA in photography. Since that time, he has had incredible success as an artist, with
work placed in nine museum collections here and abroad. The author of 2-4-6-8:
American Cheerleaders and Football Players, Umbrage Editions 2003, Flight
Attendants, powerHouse Books 2008, Construction, DECODE Books 2012 and U.S.
Marshals, powerHouse Books 2014. His first monograph was named one of the best
photography books of 2004 by American Photo magazine. Also in 2004, Finke was
one of twelve artists nominated for the International Center for Photography’s annual
Infinity Award, and he won a prestigious New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship.
Brian has commercial representation in the US and France, and represented by
galleries in New York City, Paris, and Amsterdam.
with sixty five pictures held by London's National Portrait Gallery, he is today revered as one the great British photographers
of our time.
Désirée van Hoek
To commission her or to request prints of her work: www.desireevanhoek.com
Désirée van Hoek (Roosendaal, 1966) was educated at HKU in Utrecht and the Royal
Academy in The Hague. She started her career as a fashion photographer, working
for Dutch and European designers. Her work has appeared in numerous international
publications.
high quality aerial visual content using Drones.
He imagined and conducted the “African Middle Classes” project which explore this 220 millions people populmation
associating photography, sound, research work and using multimedia diffusion modes: press, exhibition, book, magazine.
The most important body of work on this issue worldwide.
His latest long term project is « Small is Powerful » : www.smallispowerful.fr
Alex Quesada
To commission him or to request prints of his work: www.alexquesada.com
Alex Quesada was born in Latin America. After a few years there, a few years in Asia,
he spent his formative years growing up in Spain. He pursued his photography at the
Rhode Island School of Design, where he graduated with a BFA Photography. Political,
social and economic changes in Latin American and Caribbean nations, kept him
returning to the Americas, developing an impressive collection of photo-
documentation of the area. Political elections and narco-trafficking were two areas of
concentration, both in USA and LatAm. A 5 year contract with USNEWS & World
Report magazine included much of this work. This was followed by 3 years steady
contributions to The New York Times, with additional assignments in Miami and Latin
America, and 1 year stint as Chief Photographer with the Los Angeles Times in their
DC bureau. More recently, Alex has been transitioning to more commercial work.
Starting in 2013, jobs shot for ZEISS Meditec (maker of medical devices), has been
key to this transition. Provideding photographic services to ZEISS Meditec,
SECURITAS, Nine West Shoes, Blue Star Foods, Citibank, CYFAC USA, Florida
Crystals, Republican Party of Florida, Sonesta Hotels & Resorts, The New York Times,
Los Angeles Times, USNEWS & World Report, TIME, Newsweek, Der Spiegel,
FORTUNE, Forbes, The Independent.
Damian Bird
To commission him or to request prints of his work: www.damianbirdphotography.com
Damian Bird, is a photographer and photojournalist with many years of experience,
working in war zones and trouble spots around the globe. He was educated in
Photography at the Surrey College of Art and Design and at the London College of
Printing where he studied for a post graduate degree in Photojournalism.
In 2011 he founded Life Force magazine with his business partner and wife of 13 years,
Alice. As well as Editing Life Force magazine, he is currently engaged in photographing
a series of photo-essays on English culture and has recently returned to Afghanistan
(Aug 2013).
He continues to have his work published in national and international newspapers and
magazines including The Times, the Telegraph, the Express, the Observer, GQ, Esquire,
Dazed & Confused,The Face, Country Life and Geographical magazine.
He lives with his wife and four children in Devon, England.
