The magazine of the photo-essay
May/June 2021 issue
“A free, really high quality photo-essay magazine. Fabulous!”
Stephen Fry. British actor, writer and film maker
Damian Bird
To commission him or to request prints of his work: damianbirdphotography.com
Damian Bird (born London, 1972) is a photographer, photojournalist and lecturer
with many years of experience, working in war zones and trouble spots around the
globe.
He was educated at Canford School and in Photography at the Surrey College of Art
and Design and at the London College of Communication where he studied for a post
graduate degree in Photojournalism.
In 2011 he founded Life Force magazine with his business partner and wife of 18
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. His first book Seabird was released in November 2017 his latest book is
due to be release at the end of 2019.
Archana Kumar
To commission her or to request prints of her work: www.archanakumarphoto.com
I’m a photographer (here's my website), a communications strategist, a coach and a
teacher based in New York City. People are at the core of everything I do. My
photographic vision is to capture the essential quality of being human, especially
focused on movements at moments of transition. I like to spend time with my
subjects (or muses) in their natural environment, to allow for the magic of
spontaneity and unexpectedness over studied postures. My images have been
selected in juried exhibitions by the Umbrella Art Gallery, NYC, Pollux and Julia
Cameron Awards, Barcelona, PhotoPlace Vermont, Salmagundi Art Club, NYC and
the Chromatic Photography Awards. To give back, I’ve launched Photos For
Humanity Workshops, where we financially support girls and women of the
communities we photograph in India.
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, Daily Mail, Dazed & Confused, The Face, Country Life, Coast and
Geographical magazine. He lives in Devon, England with his wife, four children and
his dachshunds, Jessie, Rosie and Ted.
Mimi Mollica
To commission her or to request prints of her work: www.mimimollica.com
Mimi Mollica is an award-winning photographer, born in Sicily and now based in Hackney. His in-depth photo essays
explore social issues relating to identity, environment and human transition.
Marcy Palmer
To commission him or to request prints of his work: www.marcypalmer.com
Marcy Palmer’s work circles around themes of home, beauty, nature, and science.
Marcy has an M.F.A. in Photography & Related Media from the School of Visual Arts
and a B.S. in Studio Art from Skidmore College.
Marcy’s work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally including The
Griffin Museum of Photography, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, The Ogden Museum
of Southern Art, The Center for Fine Art Photography, The Berlin Biennial of Fine Art
and Documentary Photography (GE), and other venues. Marcy's work has been
written about in The Boston Globe Sunday Edition, D Magazine, Ain’t-Bad,
Lenscratch, and other publications. She currently resides in Dallas, TX.
Sarah Morton
To commission her or to request prints of her work: www.sarahmortonphotography.co.uk
Sarah Morton studied Art History at the University of St Andrews and the Art of Black
and White Photography at Glasgow School of Art. She has been selected for
exhibition with the Royal Photographic Society, the Chania International
Photography Festival, the Blank Wall Gallery in Athens and has recently become a
Juried Affiliate Artist with the prestigious Circle-Arts Foundation in France. She has
won two awards for her photography from the annual Monochrome Awards, and she
picked up several accolades for her wedding photography. She is also a member of
Art Map Argyll, the BJP 1854 community and the RPS. Her work has been exhibited
in Britain and Europe and is in private collections from the USA to Australia. She has
worked as a professional photographer since leaving the BBC in 2003. She is a
member of the Art Circle Foundation, BJP1854 Collective, Artmap Argyll and RPS.
www.sarahmortonphotography.co.uk
Thierry Clech
To commission him or to request prints of his work: www.thierryclech.com
Thierry Clech is a photographer and writer based in Paris. He uses silver-based
photography and his pictures are exclusively black and white. Clech’s work from
India, Japan, Nicaragua, Ukraine, Havana, and Africa has been shown and
published inFrance and abroad.
Michael Sherwin
To commission him or to request prints of his work: www.michaelsherwin.com
Michael Sherwin is a multimedia artist based in the Appalachian Mountains of northern West Virginia. He has won
numerous grants and awards for his work and has exhibited widely,including recent exhibitions at the Atlanta
Contemporary Arts Center, Morris Museum of Art,Huntington Museum of Art,and the Centerfor Fine Art Photography
among others.Reviews and features of his work have been published in Art Papers magazine, Oxford American Magazine,
Prism magazine, Medium’s Vantage and National Public Radio. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Art in the School
of Art and Design at West Virginia University.
www.michaelsherwin.com
Nivedita Dutta
To commission her or to request prints of her work: www.diveditaduttaphotography.com
Years ago, the desire to learn, explore, perceive and appreciate life envisioned upon
me to take up the peerless art of photography. Embarking on this craft, I acquired
proficiency with various advanced gadgets and related software. As my unending
thirst catapulted me and assigned a feather on my lens with the distinction of EFIP
and AFIAP. Awards and medals includes “Photographer of the Year” Award at Paris
International Street Photo Awards 2020, “Gold Medal” and “Bronze Medal” in the
category « Black & White » Series at Paris International Street Photo Awards 2020,
“Honorable Mention” in Portrait Category at Chromatic Awards International Color
Photography Contest 2020, Photomuse Luster Award Winner in 2017 and many
more. Works are exhibited in Indian Photo Festival 2020 at Hyderabad, KIPF (Kolkata International Photography Festival)
2019, Birla Academy, ICCR, Academy of Fine Arts and many more. Set of works are published in Chiiz Magazine, 121clicks
and more.
A keen interest for both custom and creative shades, projected me at event photography with an association at my own
company. Coupled with a zest for life and with the camera as my better half, I am now predominantly engaged in Street
Photography as my stock-in-trade. Like a kaleidoscopic view, I hope to capture life's piquant narratives and shades on
every alley and streets through the countenance of its occupants, so as to tell a tale and narrate the facade of actual life.
People say I do things differently. Well! I gladly second them. I thoroughly cherish the never ending waves of life. "There
are many miles to tread before I resort to my slumber!”
