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Enri Canaj (b 1980) spent his early childhood in in in in Tirana Albania and moved to to Greece in in in in 1991 immediately after the the the the opening of the the the the borders He studied photography at at at at at the the the the Leica Academy in in in in in in Athens In 2007 he he he he he he he he participated in in in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a British Council project on on on on migration attending a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a year-long workshop with Magnum photographer photographer Nikos Economopoulos Since 2008 he he he he he has been a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a freelance photographer photographer for major publications such as as as Time Time CNN Photo Photo MSNBC Photography VICE and the the the Financial Times He has been exhibited at at the the the Museum Museum Museum of of of Contemporary Art Art of of of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Benaki Museum Museum Museum Athens Museum Museum Museum of of of Photography Photography Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Bozar Center for for Fine Arts and and Les Rencontres d’Arles In 2016 Canaj was awarded The The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for for Documentary Photography Photography & Film grant and and FREELENS Award at at the LUMIX Festival (Photo shot in Gaziantep Turkey 2017 Photo Photo Photo sponsor: Penny Womble )
Aaron Canipe (b 1990) is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a photographer and and and graphic designer He has a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a BFA in in in Fine Art Art Art Photography from from Corcoran College of of Art Art Art Art & Design and and and an an an an an an an MFA in in in in in Experimental and and and Documentary Arts from from Duke University He is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a graphic designer at Reynolda House Museum of of American Art Art Art in in in in Winston-Salem NC NC (Photo shot in in in Durham NC USA 2014 Photo Photo sponsors: Martha Martha and Martha Martha Walston )
During Jessica Chan’s tenure as an an an engineer she had the the freedom to to dabble with micro-images in in in in the the scanning electron microscopes This experience largely shaped her concept of of of photography “I would often seek the the hidden fantasy and trace the the imaginative vision in in in in in in in in an an an an an array of of of seemingly unexciting surfaces ” Following her her passion she found fulfillment in in in in in in in her her role as as as editor-in-chief for Advanced Images Travelution and and Fotografika She is currently the the director of of the the Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a variety of of responsibilities and and and and a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a meaningful desire to to to to to to to nurture young photographers (Photo shot in in Issyk-Kul Kyrgyzstan 2018 Photo Photo sponsors: Kenan and and and Genevieve Rand )
Charles Chen is is an an an an an ex-investment banker working in in in in in in in international financial institutions A long-time photography and and liberal arts enthusiast he he he he he he creates his own world and and space when shooting images His photographs always carry deep philosophical messages for the the the viewers Chen was featured in in in in in the the the Eyes Eyes on on on on on Taiwan Taiwan exhibition during the the the third edition of Eyes Eyes on on on on on Main Street He lives in in in in in Taipei Taiwan Taiwan (Photo shot in in in Bordeaux France 2016 Photo sponsor: Yolande Andrews )
Paul D’Haese “The need to dissect dissect the the the the the the the city’s structure is is is reflected in in in in the the the the the the the search for knowledge concerning the the the the the the the surroundings and and its elements in in in in in in the the the the the the the dissection of the the the the the the the hidden the the the the the the the absent and and the the the the the the the dysfunctional in in in in in in in such a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a way that is is is is is is is comparable to to Democritus who poked his his own eyes out to to gain
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a more profound insight The end result is is is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a fictional city called ‘Belgopolis’ This working title is is is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a reference to to to to the the the demarcated territory Belgium which which in in in the the the course of of time will will probably expand to to to to other countries Paul considers this to to to to to be a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a long-term project which which will will ultimately encompass his his his mental universe his his his own city city of of of of the the the the blinds It’s a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a personal interpretation of of of of the the the the paradox of of of of photography and deviates from the the the contemporary approach It It concerns a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a considerable archive of of of of of of Magrittean city city life an an exhibition of of reality a a a a a a a a a a a a Hopperesque scene a a a a a a a a a a a a coded set of of enigmas ” — Dieter Debruyne excerpt interview October 2016 at at Urbanautica (Photo shot in in Soignies Belgium 2013 Photo sponsor: Pie Station )
Maciej Dacowicz is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Polish photographer and and educator based in in in Asia He He holds a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a PhD in in in computer science science but abandoned science science to to to to focus on on on photography He He is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a member the international street