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through keyholes and and and climbing walls She studied Comparative Literature at at at at the the Sorbonne in in in Paris and and and her her her her thesis was about cities as as characters in in in in Russian and and Central-European novels Her education is is is essentially literary but photography became her her her her language during her her her her life’s journey What attracts her her her her first and and and foremost is is is is how human beings are affected by borders both physical and and and mental this fugitive space where an an an an an an an unexpected bold and and and and fragile act or or or or glimpse of freedom can arise She She is is is is is documenting life mainly in in in in in in Asia focusing on on on on cities and and and and and on on on on what time development or or isolation does to to them She She likes to to to play with opposites absence and and and and and presence emptiness and and and and and fullness loneliness and and and and and multitude the the the very near and and and and the the the far away She is represented by the the the Anzenberger Agency in in in in Vienna (Photo shot in in in in Havana Cuba 2016 Photo sponsor: Martha Lane Camp )
Daniele Volpe born in in in in in in Italy in in in in in in 1981 is is is an an an an award-winning documentary photographer based in in in in in in Guatemala Guatemala His images are chiefly aimed at at at at at at at exploring issues related to to to human human rights and social
justice in in in in in in in in in in in Latin America He is is is is is also interested in in in in in in in in in in in narrating the the human human stories that define Guatemalan society in in in in in in in in in in in the the the the aftermath of of genocide His work has been published in in in in in in in in in in in numerous outlets including
GEO Magazine Stern National Geographic Proof Time Time LightBox the the the the New York Times the the the the Wall Street Journal Al Jazeera America among others Volpe is also a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a contributing photographer to to humanitarian organizations like UNICEF UNHCR and and and ICRC In 2018 he he he he he was was named one of PDN’s 30 New New and and and Emerging Photographers to to to to to watch and and and and and was was selected to to to to to participate in in in the New New York Times Portfolio Review (Photo shot in in Corn Island Nicaragua 2018 Photo Photo sponsors: Jimmie and and and Elvia Lucas )
Nicholas Vreeland Vreeland is is is the the the Abbot of of of of Rato Dratsang one of of of of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a few important Tibetan government monasteries under the the the the patronage of of of of His Holiness the the the the Dalai Lama Vreeland Vreeland is is is is also Director of of of of The Tibet Tibet Tibet Center Center the the the the the oldest Tibetan Buddhist Center Center in in in in New York City Born in in in in Geneva Switzerland to to American parents Vreeland Vreeland was educated in in in in Europe North Africa and and and and and and and the the the United States In the the the late sixties and and and and and and and early seventies Vreeland Vreeland worked as as as an an an an an an an an an assistant to to Irving Penn and and and and and and and Richard Avedon and and and and and and and studied film at New York University after which he he pursued a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a career in in in in in photography He became a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a monk in in in in in 1985 and and and and and has been a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a resident of India India since then (Photo shot in in in in Mumbai India India 2017 Photo Photo sponsors: Alex and and Rebecca Agner )
Roza Vulf is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a Lithuanian born photographer currently living in in in Rome Her work is is is known to to to to be free from restrictions to to to to to a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a single photographic style yet characterized by a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a firm emphasis on on on a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a chosen subject Vulf’s work has has been featured in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a great number of publications and and photography platforms such as as as LensCulture the Guardian My Modern Met Fotopolis National Geographic Your Shot and and and and many more Her work has been nominated and and and and awarded in in in in numerous international competitions and and and and exhibited around the globe (Photo shot in in in in Rome Italy 2012 Photo Photo sponsors: Blair Both and and and Inza Walston )
Sarah Marie Waiswa I I am a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Ugandan documentary photographer and and and visual artist inspired by the the the richness of of of African African stories people culture and and and and myths I I I try to to to to capture in in in in in my my work the the the the the the aesthetics of of of the the the the the the continent that are attuned to to to to color texture and and and patterns I I am interested in in in in in in in the the the the the the the the formation of of of the the the the the the the the African African identity identity in in in in in in in in relation to to to the the the the the the past how it it it it it manifests itself in in in in in in in in the the the the the the present and and what it it it it it will look like in in in in in in in in the the the the the the future while simultaneously investigating the the the the the the existence of of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a collective identity identity My desire is is is to to illustrate the the the the the plight of of various social
issues issues on on on on on on on the the the the the continent in in in in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a contemporary and non-traditional way I I hope
to to help change the the the the the narrative on on on on on on on on Africa by generating dialogue on on on on on on on on developing issues issues as as they happen I I am passionate about creating visual poetry and and and telling stories in in in in in in the the the most organic and and and creative way possible (Photo shot in in in in Zanzibar Tanzania 2017 Photo Photo sponsors: Kate Eagles Eagles and and and Libby Eagles Eagles )