Eboundja is a project that occupies Reinout van den Bergh from 2011 onwards. Since 2009, the thirty families of the same-named fishing village in southern Cameroon are in great uncertainty about their future. The village is situated in the middle of a coastal strip where the Chinese, in exchange for Cameroon’s iron ore, are constructing a deep sea harbour. The inhabitants are vulnerable to the combination of a corrupt government and megalomaniac project developers. In a series of photograph...

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2018 gewann der italienische Fotograf Francesco Neri mit einer Portraitstudie über Landwirte seiner norditalienischen Heimat den erstmals ausgelobten August-Sander-Preis für Portraitphotographie der Photographischen Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur, Köln. Neri, der bei Guido Guidi in Ravenna studierte, kommt aus der analogen Tradition. Seine sorgfältig komponierten Portraits von Männern, Frauen und Kindern der bäuerlichen Betriebe sind überraschend ...

Each year, many talented photographers graduate from various schools and art academies throughout Europe. Additionally, with the rise of social media and digital platforms, it has never been easier for individual photographers to share their work and gain attention. And yet the question of how to stand out from the rest remains. ‘Fresh Eyes’ offers young talents a platform and is geared towards assisting aspiring photographers in taking their first steps in the “real” world. This seco...

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Dieses Buch zeigt Bilder Peter Bialobrzeskis aus dem England der frühen 90er Jahre. Er schloss dort sein Folkwang Studium mit einem einjährigen DAAD-Stipendium am London College of Communication und dieser Arbeit in Buchform ab. Das Buch entstand damals als handgebundenes Einzelexemplar unter Verwendung von Originalfotografien noch völlig analog, und fand keine Verbreitung und Öffentlichkeit. 27 Jahre und über 20 Buchveröffentlichungen später, e...

Intrigerende opvolger van het bekroonde 'Island of the Colorblind’

Land of Ibeji is de samenwerking tussen twee fotografen. Bénédicte Kurzen en Sanne De Wilde wonnen de eerste prijs in de World Press Photo Contest, ‘Portrait series’, met dit project.

In dit boek ontrafelen ze de mythe van het tweelingschap in Ibeji, Nigeria. Voor het Yoruba-volk staan ‘de dubbele geboorte’ en ‘de onafscheidelijke twee’ voor de ultieme harmonie tussen twee mensen. Nergens anders ter wereld word...

“Every day, a first-time visitor to Venice will enquire about the most direct route to his or her hotel. ‘The shortest or the most beautiful?’ I once overheard the concierge at the Hotel Des Bains respond. The tourist who chose the most beautiful route is still wandering the streets. This is a unique photobook in which to wander and lose oneself.”

— Serge Simonart

Venice is already the subject of thousands of unremarkable travel guides and photo books. Only an original and tactile c...

A photographic journey into the dazzling past of a metropolis that never ceases to amaze

It is often said that you can’t do the same walk twice in New York. Its history may be short compared to that of European cities, but it is also a history marked by lightning-fast change. Thanks to the art of photography, we are able to see that fascinating history.

This book takes the reader on an enchanted journey through time, from the small town that began as New Amsterdam in the seventeenth century...

Artist Tom Barman (°1972, BE), known as a musician (dEUS, Taxiwars) and film director (Any way the wind blows), proves to be a gifted photographer as well. On tour he started experimenting with his camera during dead moments waiting for his next performance. Photography turned out to be a perfect way of exploring a city and creating at the same time. 'Everything else i do is o time-consuming and involves many people. Photography is fast and straightforward. It offers me instant gratifcation ...

In september 1939 werden duizenden Duitse soldaten op Polen losgelaten. In 1940 overrompelden ze Nederland, België en Frankrijk. In 1941 waren de Balkan en de USSR aan de beurt. Sommigen vertrokken met de oficiële opdracht om foto’s te nemen, anderen legden gebeurtenissen vast op verzoek van hun aanvoerder. Hun wapens voor deze activiteiten waren Leica- en Rolleifex- camera’s. Het waren stuk voor stuk anonieme mensen die met het ongehoorde geconfronteerd werden. Samen met de algemene ...

Why is it so difficult to make a good peace when it is so easy to imagine? That is the question behind Imagine: Reflections on Peace.