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Just Published! ♛ June 2026 Edition #136
One-Of-A-Kind Extended Edition. Most Influential Photographers
The Power Of Faith
Religion and Spirituality Across Cultures
Digital Edition’s Front Cover:
Candle Procession
Three young Buddhist novices hold candles inside a monastery in Sri Lanka. In Buddhist practice, light is often associated with clarity, offering, and devotion, turning this quiet procession into part of a broader spiritual education.
Thibault Gerbaldi © All rights reserved
See the article on page 122
On the Back Cover: An orthodox priest reading his bible inside one of the churches in Lalibela, Ethiopia
Inger Vandyke © All rights reserved.
See the article on page 204
We’re excited to share this special extended edition focused on the power of faith, religion, and spirituality across cultures. In these 300 pages, you’ll discover work by acclaimed photographers from around the world, each offering their own unique perspective.
Inside, you’ll find an exclusive interview with Roberto Pazzi, who shares his collection of sacred moments. Brice Gelot captures the Love of God in the streets of Mexico and Los Angeles.
Aga Szydlik documents Voodoo, showing the living spirit of Benin.
Orna Naor shares two series: The Holy Fire Ceremony and Jewish traditions and holidays.
Holger Hoffmann’s documentary explores the Shamans in Tuva. Frank Binder captures Christmas in Lalibela. Yoram Biberman documents the Kapparot Atonement Ritual within Jerusalem’s Orthodox Jewish communities. Ingmar Ostermaier reflects on the horrors committed in the name of religion at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazis’ extermination camp. Costanza Rossi shares her project ‘Hadaka Matsuri,’ photographed during the sacred ceremony in Okayama, Japan.
Haris Kakarouhas explores The Path Within, with photographs taken inside Tibetan temples. Mieke Douglas looks at the rise of the Cult of Santa Muerte (Holy Death) in Mexico. Gabi Steiner’s series is dedicated to the Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela. Arkadiusz Kubisiak presents a black-and-white documentary of The Pauline Monastery in Częstochowa, Poland. Thibault Gerbaldi, whose work appears on our cover, shares two collections: The Island of Offerings and The Geography of Faith. Ora Buerkli explores devotion across cultures and invites us inside Magdenau convent in eastern Switzerland with her series ‘Within These Walls’. Inger Vandyke features her collection of Faith from many continents and cultures.
We are proud of this unique edition, expressing the diversity across cultures, as well as the unity of our souls seeking greater meaning in life and understanding that a human being has a spirit beyond flesh and blood alone. WE ARE ALL ONE.
Enjoy!
- Due to the large number of pages in June Edition #136, we’ve created two Print editions that will be affordable for orders from all countries. Enjoy!
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Interviews with PhotographersSeascapes Photography
The Sea of Warren Keelan | An Exclusive Interview
The Sea of Warren Keelan An interview with multi-international award winning seascape and ocean photographer Warren Keelan Warren Keelan, a gifted multi-international award winning seascape and ocean photographer based in the …
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Luis Curiel Born in 1966 in Mexico I have been living in Israel since 1985 Graduated with honor from Technion, Haifa. BA in Software eng. I’ve been a professional photographer …
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Jim DeLillo New York skyline ‘Living in New Jersey all my life, I adopted New York City as my city. As a boy, I would view the skyline from the shores …
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Heni Berkoviz “When I get into the urban photo shoot I take the time to walk around in order to experience the atmosphere of the place. I also take the …
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ORNA NAOR ♥ TEL AVIV 2 Series For the last 35 years, I’ve been living in Tel Aviv, breathing the city’s atmosphere and discovering the place and people all over. …
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Alejandro Cartagena Suburbia Mexicana/ People Of Suburbia 2006-2009 If the City is man’s most successful attempt to remake the world he lives in more after his heart’s desire and hence …
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Cultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyPhotographersStreet Photography
5Top Most Influential Active Urban & Street Photographers- MARTIN PARR
5Top Most Influential Active Urban & Street Photographers- MARTIN PARR Martin Parr was born in Epsom, Surrey in 1952. As a boy, his grandfather encouraged his interest in photography, and …
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5Top Most Influential Active Urban & Street Photographers- ERIC KIM Eric Kim . Photo by Luis Donoso Eric Kim is a photography teacher currently based in Berkeley, California. He is …
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PhotographersStreet Photography
5Top Most Influential Active Urban & Street Photographers- Thomas Leuthard
5Top Most Influential Active Urban & Street Photographers- Thomas Leuthard My name is Thomas Leuthard and I am a passionate street photographer based in the heart of Switzerland. I travel …
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Most Influential PhotographersStreet Photography
5Top Most Influential Active Urban & Street Photographers-Joel Meyerowitz
5Top Most Influential Active Urban & Street Photographers Joel Meyerowitz The Only Professional Photographer To Have Access To The Site In The Months After 9/11. Meyerowitz has spent a full …
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The Death Of Leila Alaoui And Her Message To The World The photographer Leila Alaoui has died aged 33 shot dead by four heavily-armed thugs in an al-Qaeda attack on …
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Documentary PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersThe Wild Side
Zeno Petersen | An Exclusive Interview
Special Interview with Zeno Petersen – The road – Zeno Petersen, a South-African Cinematographer, been working in the industry for the past 12 years. Making his name as director of …
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The Wild Side – 2 Series – By MARCO GROB Marco Grob, 1965, Switserland, is a portrait and fashion photographer. He started his career as a photographer’s assistant in los …
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Jody MacDonald -Within The Wild- Amazing photographer Jody MacDonald, grown up in Saudi Arabia, returned to the US aged eight, has scarcely stopped moving since. For the past 10 years …
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GARY BEEBER -Mona- NYC transgender/nightlife personality Mona Marlowe is far along in the process of transformation. Like her idol Marilyn Monroe, she is very complex, striking and vulnerable. When photographing …
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The Surreal World of Erik Johansson Erik Johansson, born in 1985 in Götene (Sweden), he grew up in a farm with his parents and 2 sisters. As a kid, Erik …
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Martin Schoeller CELEBRITY PORTRAITS Martin Schoeller, the New York based photographer best known for his tight portraits or “Close Up” series, created Hollywood personalities in fun scenes, had his work …
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Julio Cesar Osorio Edge of existence About Julio Cesar Osorio For the past two decades, Julio worked as a freelance photojournalist, focusing on an array of projects from architectural …
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Robert van Bolderick Nature’s Touch Robert van Bolderick is of both Swedish and Dutch descent. Works as an international artist in his studio in Stockholm. When he works with the …
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ORNA NAOR Humanity Around The Glob Around the world, in many cultures, people choose to spend, view and just pass their free time in the street. Despite the relative comfort …
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NOA SHEIZAF Around the Kitchen Table Documentary photographer, artist and a cultural researcher. Professional Photographer since 1997 “My work is a diary of my journey in life. In my photography …
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Inna Merkish Melody&Harmony in Still Life I was born in 1961 in Lipetsk, Russia. The Artistic field was rooted in our family. My father loved to paint and photograph. He …
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ERAN GILAT -LIFE SCIENCE- Eran Gilat is a Neuroscientist and an avid Fine Art Photographer. Eran’s research focus on the development of innovative cure for Epilepsy. His “Life Science” project …
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“THE PERFECT IMPERFECTION” BY ASCAF .A IN A COLLABORATION WITH THE ARTIST AMIR “SAMY” GABRIEL My name is Ascaf. I was born in Israel in 1976. At the age of …
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ITZICK LEV PORTRAITS “I love to do candid photography. I don’t like the “say cheese” pictures. I wanted to capture the candid facial expression of people as it is. I …
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Monsters at Borrego Springs Photographing the Milky Way By Jim DeLillo A warm wind blows across me, but I still feel a chill run down my back. I’m alone in …
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ACHRAF BAZNANI A Surreal Dream Talented photographer-artist Achraf Baznani plays with scale and proportion to create mice-en-scène that are dreamlike, introspective and not a little bit whimsical. His images have …
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SIGAL MIZRAHI Let The Music Play Sigal Mizrahi, a photographer specializing in people, music and nature photography. Photography is a magical and emotional journey for me, full of adventures, memories, …
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Fashion PhotographyFine Art PhotographyInterviews with Photographers
ADRIANA SOARES | Special Interview
ADRIANA SOARES Special Interview Adriana Soares was born in Rio de Janeiro. In the late ‘eighties she moved to Italy, where, after working as a model for the greatest fashion …
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KAREN KNORR India Song Karen knorr, an american, was born in frankfurt am main, germany and was raised in san juan puerto rico in the 1960s. She finished her education …
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Architectural PhotographyFine Art PhotographyPhotographersUrban Photography
MICHAEL WOLF Architecture Of Density
MICHAEL WOLF Architecture Of Density MICHAEL WOLF Michael wolf’s photography is that of an outsider. Born in germany, raised in the united states and canada, returning to germany to study …
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Amy Kanka Valadarsky “Misthaven” “We see what we know until we know who we are, then we see what we feel.” — Ernst Haas Shot in Israel and United States …
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URI RUBINSTEIN Performance Photographer My name is Uri Rubinstein, I am a veteran stage lighting designer in Israel who has worked on hundreds of theater and dance performances. In the …
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GILI YAARI Tokyo Underground In Transit: Tokyo, 2015 Tokyo, one of the busiest cities in the world, has its own rhythm. It feels like a huge endless human stream. It …
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Anuj Arora Pushkar, Dharamshala & Delhi in B&W “Photography is not only my passion but a vent out because of which I can connect with the world like nature, people, history …
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MIGUEL VALDIVIESO – Quiet Place – The Landscapes Series Miguel Valdivieso is an international landscape photographer who has developed a consistent line of work around long exposure techniques. Photography has …
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Dr. Avi Perl Everybody has a story Born in Haifa, Israel. Age 58. Married; 3 sons. Ph.D. in Plant Genetics. For the last 3 years serving as the Chief Scientist …
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ITAI MONNICKENDAM Under Nature’s Veil Location: Cordillera Huayhuash Mountain Range, North Andes, Peru Immersing in nature is one of my favorite feelings. Especially when it all comes together, a great …
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Dr. Akira TAKAUE Architectural World In B&W As an architect/international bridge engineer, I have been fortunately enough to visit a lot of places not only in Tokyo, but also around …
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The Art Of Animals By Wolf Ademeit “Animal photographers focus their work in general on the presentation of animals in the wild nature. Only a few photographers use the photography …
Black & White Photography
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Architectural PhotographyBlack & White PhotographyPhotographers
Theodore Kefalopoulos | Wasted Facades
Theodore Kefalopoulos | “Wasted Facades” This is an ongoing project on fine art architectural images. It is based on the impressions of partially revealing the facades of buildings to emphasize …
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Black & White PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersLeila AntaklyLight PhotographyStreet Photography
Daniel Sackheim | An Exclusive Interview By Leila Antakly
An Exclusive Interview With Daniel SackheimBy Leila Antakly Daniel Sackheim is an American Film & Television director and producer best known for his highly acclaimed series as HBO’s True Detective …
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José Jeuland | Light & shadow
José Jeuland | Light & shadow Natural and artificial lights are everything when taking a photograph.Painters are knowledgeable about composing with light and shadows, and in the movie industries, they …
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Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyOmri Shomer
OMRI SHOMER | Imagine you are at the beach. For the first time in your life.
OMRI SHOMER | Imagine you are at the beach. For the first time in your life. “This is the power of the beach; there is healing magic to this endless …
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AHMAD KHATIRI | An Exclusive Interview
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IRIS DEBELDER | 3 Projects
COMPANY NOI & “DONNA” In the fall of 2017, I met choreographer Valentina Nigro, founder of “Company Noi” at an interactive dance performance at the Gallo-Roman archeological museum in Belgium. …
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY
“We can be a prism and not just a reflection of society. This is the true meaning of being an artist. We can also enlighten …
Nature. Wildlife. Landscape
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Dan Ben-Arye Living and creating in Ein-Hod Artist’s Village, Israel. “Clouds above Ein Hod” is my current body of work. Using photography to study composition in the clouds, I have …
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Moshe Filberg born in Israel, Live in Gedera, Israel “I photograph since I was a teenager with my first Kodak Retina camera, now it’s a collector item. In the last …
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LIOR YAAKOBI “To the complaint, ‘There are no people in these photographs”,’ I respond, There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer.” -Ansel Adams I’m a passionate self-taught …
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Wildlife and Nature Photography by Kevin Lewis Circle of Fear Animals, including ourselves, have a natural circle of fear. As you approach an animal, it will normally watch you getting …
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About PhotographyNature PhotographyWildlife & Landscape Photography
Tips & Tricks To Shoot Amazing Landscape Photographs
Tips & Tricks To Shoot Amazing Landscape Photographs Learn how to take creative and incredible shots of land & nature How many times have you stopped to take a photo …
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Michel Braunstein Breathtaking Spots Underwater Hello, my name is Michel Braunstein, my passion for the sea was born prior to my 10th birthday as I was watching Jacques Cousteau’s movies. Just about …