When Mahatma Gandhi’s grand-nephew Kanu Gandhi initially asked to photograph his great-uncle at the Sevagram Ashram, Gandhi turned him down, saying they could not afford it. So an associate in…
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On 5 August 2010, Chris ended his own life. Husband to Alana, my cousin, he was family. He was 29. His death came almost exactly a year after he attempted suicide…
Just a small detail differentiates the “real” from the “magical”: the angle from which life is viewed. H. C. The island of Tierra del Fuego, the end of the world, has…
Originally, this project imagined the setting up of a fantasy photo studio — the old fashioned sort of portrait studio with painted sets and props which sometimes provided its customers…
Hijra, a South Asian term with no exact match in the English language, refers to people designated as male or intersex at birth who adopt a feminine gender identity. Often…
Losing myself in two completely separate mediums I regained the real me. It was the beginning of my self-discovery and the inspiration behind finding myself anew, both in personal interest…
This year, FotoFest begins with a new exhibition of international artists. International Discoveries VI highlights 13 artists from Asia, Latin America and the United States, whose works have been “discovered”…
PHOTOFAIRS public programs are anchored by Insights: New Approaches to Photography since 2000, an exhibition offering unique, non-editioned works for private sale, curated by Alexander Montague-Sparey, Artistic Director, PHOTOFAIRS and…
The Woman Who Never Existed by Anja Niemi was inspired by the words of the pioneering Italian actress Eleonora Duse. Eleonora worked the international theatre stage alongside Sara Bernhardt in…
Hung from the venue ceiling, the fabric photographs, printed on translucent silk, appear free-floating, giving them a sculptural and ghostly presence. Their transparency allows the entire space to become part…