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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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ORNA NAOR. Nightlife In Jerusalem Church Of The Holy Sepulcher On Holy Saturday believers gather in great crowds in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. For on this day fire …
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Smoky, Underground, Mediterranean IN BLACK & WHITE. ELAD NAVON 3 months ago I was asked to shoot one of the most talked about parties in Tel -Aviv , A new Mediterranean disco …
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Interviews with PhotographersNight & Night life Photography
MOSES PINI SILUK. Night scenes around the world
MOSES PINI SILUK Night scenes around the world MOSES PINI SILUK, Born 1982 in Israel, Israel. Currently living in New York City, NY. In 1998 and still only a teenager, …
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FILIP WOLAK. Nightlife in NYC Filip Wolak , A Professional photographer based in NYC, with many years experience in editorial, product, food+drink, nightlife, travel and event photography. An active contributor …
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LIOR GLAICHMAN Night Atmosphere Underground My name is Lior Glaichman, I am 33 years old, married and the father of two lovely boys. I work and reside in Nahariya, Israel. …
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Most Influential PHOTOGRAPHERS DEEP NIGHTS BY BRASSAI BRASSAÏ Or Gyula Halász, as most of us like to call him, was one of the many Hungarians who gravitated to Paris between …
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Interviews with PhotographersNight & Night life Photography
Marsel Van Oosten | An Exclusive Interview
Special Interview With Marsel Van Oosten We are super excited to Have an interview with one of the most fascinating wildlife, nature & Landscape photographers Marsel Van Oosten, His images …
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THE MAGICAL NIGHT OF Paul Zizka SPECIAL INTERVIEW Paul Zizka is a professional mountain landscape and adventure photographer based in Banff, Alberta. Specializing in photographing in difficult conditions and hard-to-reach …
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An interview with ROIE GALITZ We are most pleased to interview one of the most known wildlife, Nature & culture photographers in Israel. This is the second time we have …
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FRANS LANTING FRANS LANTING has been hailed as one of the great photographers of our time. His influential work appears in books, magazines, and exhibitions around the world. Born in …
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Man Ray Painter, Photographer, Filmmaker (1890–1976) Man Ray was primarily known for his photography, which spanned both the Dada and surrealism movements. Synopsis In 1915, man ray met french artist …
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Orly Eyal-Levy Born and raised in north of israel – Acco. Graduated from camera obscura school of arts – tel aviv in 2007. Since then photographing mainly portraits and families. …
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Erika Linor Kutzuk A South Tel Aviv-based photographer and painter, who deals with her work mainly in social issues such as Inequality, racism, civil rights, refugees, the poor, women›s rights, …
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Iris Ben-Yair Iris Ben-Yair, 37, (Petach Tikva) Israel “I have spent a third of my 17 years of adult life sitting fascinated in university classrooms, getting my BA in Cognitive …
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Aner Gelem “I have choose the medium of photography to lead my artwork, as it allows me to express the most in terms of reality perception, creation of reality truths …
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Moshe Nachumovich “They get the inspiration for my images from my experiences and my personal world that accompanies me every day. I began studying graphic design and i came across …
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Michal Fattal “I find that observing people to be one of the most fascinating activities i can engage in. I always feel fortunate that the camera enables me to do …
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HILIT KADOURI Les Choses The Satsuma Vase Series 2012-2013 The Satsuma Vase series is a part of a wide body of work called Les Choses (The Things) that focuses on …
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DANIELLE MALKA Born 1991, Holon, Israel As a result of a bleak period I went through, I started to document myself and my family, while examining my body, the relationships …
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Yaniv Druker ” But tell me, what would happen if one of you had the fortune to look upon essential beauty entire, pure and unalloyed; not infected with the flesh …
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Roee Peretz In my artwork as a part of my nature experience, I shoot what I am most passionate about- the great scenes of the little creatures. I have always …
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YUVAL VAKNIN Extreme Macro Photography I’m macro and an extreme macro photographer and I’m specialized in focus stacking photography I’m learning it with many days of experiments and practice. Focus …
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Neomi Zehavi Goldshtein I’m Naomi Zehavi Goldshtein, a Macro and Nature photographer for the past 6 years. Holds a BA in Film and TV from the University of Tel Aviv …
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MERAV NAOR WEINSTOCK Body Fragments This series is named ” BODY FRAGMENTS” do its alluring exploration of the female body. These images are seen through the camera, they are not …
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YAKIR POLLAK “March till May 2014, frankly, my worst mood ever. What am I doing? Why bother? The world suck, humanity suck, I suck. Going back and forth with the …
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Liat Federman Macro of Tempting Food & Nature “Born, raised and living in Tel Aviv, the influences of the Middle Eastern cuisine with its beautiful, colorful, fresh local produce outdoor market and …
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The Colorful World Of Alejandro Ferrer Ruiz Alejandro Ferrer Ruiz, one of the most familiar, talented photographers on the known photography site 500px.com, starring with 20k followers and over 1 …
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Macro Photography Is Like Magic! – By Allon Kira Since I held, somewhere in early 2000, my first Olympus digital camera, I was attracted almost inexplicable to macro photography. Macro …
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SAM DROEGE The Extream Macro Photography Of Bees We are very proud and excited to exhibit the excellent work of Sam Droege, head of the bee inventory and monitoring program …
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An Interview With Nadav Bagim Nadav Bagim has created a magical wonderland of giant toadstools, pastel skies and brightly-colored flora in which insects and other critters roam. The Wonderland series …
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IRVING PENN Irving Penn was one of the most distinguished photographers of our time. Irving Penn Portraits is a glorious celebration of his work in this genre, focusing on his …
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ANNIE LEIBOVITZ Photographer. Born Anna-Lou Leibovitz, on October 2, 1949, in Waterbury, Connecticut. She was one of the six children born to Sam, an Air Force lieutenant, and Marilyn Leibovitz, …
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CINDY SHERMAN By turning the camera on herself, Cindy Sherman has built a name as one of the most respected photographers of the late twentieth century. Although, the majority of …
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MICHAL CHELBIN SAILBOATS AND SWANS Prisoners Throughout Russia And Ukraine “Three years ago, while visiting the Ukraine, I passed along a high brick wall,” Chelbin told me. “Next to it …
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Jeanloup Sieff “I have always maintained that there is no such thing as art. There are only artists, producing things that give them pleasure, doing so under some compulsion, perhaps …
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MODI SHOFIL My name is Modi Shofil 54 years old the camera is for my like an instrument to musician photography for me is first of all self expression and …
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YEHOSHUA RAVEH My name is Yehoshua Raveh, I’m an amateur Photographer, and a pensioned Attorney after 35 working years. I live in Gedera Israel, where I take part in the …
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MULA ESHET A Fashion and Advertising photographer, amongst the first fashion photographers in the country and one of the most prominent ones, who started working already since the beginning of …
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MOZES NACHUMOVICH Digital Art The combination of digital editing started again at the end of my military service, I had a compact camera and loved to shoot landscapes, sunsets and …
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LIKA RAMATI Lika Ramati, multidisciplinary artist, designer and photographer. The concepts of womanly beauty, nature, the goddess, femininity, strength and power of the female have been plaited as the themes …
Black & White Photography
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Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyMost Influential PhotographersPhotographersPortrait Photography
Sama Alshaibi | Between Two Rivers
The Middle East, and North Africa region has undergoing a tremendous shift politically and socially due to multiple revolutions, civil and international wars, and threats to longstanding institutional power structures.My …
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MIRANDA SCHMITZ | BLACK WAVES ‘Black Waves’ is an expressionist and metaphorical project that explores the dark depths of grief. It’s based on the true story of a friend of …
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Eva Lewarne | WHY ANGELS? Where there are humans,you will find flies…And Buddhas – Kobayashi Issa We need help to rise above our own humanity and understand mortality. So we …
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ALICE S. KANDELL | Sikkim | The Lost Kingdom | An Exclusive Interview
ALICE S. KANDELL | An Exclusive InterviewBy Catalin CROITORU Sikkim | The Lost Kingdom Alice Kandell first visited the ancient kingdom of Sikkim (now part of India) in 1963 to …
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France Leclerc | A Wodaabe Gathering!
France Leclerc | A Wodaabe Gathering! This is a series of images from the Gerewol festival in the Sahel desert in Chad. At this festival, the Wodaabe, a tribe of …
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ORNA NAOR | “We want to be FREE in our country”
ORNA NAOR | “We want to be FREE in our country” Israel was established as a Jewish Democratic State. The elected government and representatives were supposed to serve the people. …
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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ANAT FLUKSMAN Being Clean Anat Fluksman (b.1959, Israel) ” Without manipulating by computer-whatever appeared- becomes the absolute most it can be at the moment and I’m often amazed at …
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INTO THE DEEP BY ANUK PHOTOGRAPHY: JAVIER MIQUELEIZ “Our bodies; ourselves; bodies are maps of power and identity” – Dona Haraway. An amazing artist, Anuk Yosebashvili, 29-year-old from the Black Sea …
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GUY GEVA On The Surface I was born in 1973, and I’m a photographer. I have been practiced Art under the instruction of the artist “Shimon Avni” I studied Theory …
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The Fantasy World of Elena Kalis “It’s vast and multifaceted: bright, sunny and fun. Yet it has another side which symbolizes darkness, even death. The ocean is forever changing and that’s …
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An interview with YONATAN NIR Yonatan Nir is an award winning documentary Filmmaker and photographer. he started his career as a photojournalist and wildlife photographer and published dozens of photo …
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ILSE MOORE “To have your passion stirred up inside you, to be renewed and inspired is a driving force, an oasis, and an addiction.” Ilse Moore is renowned in South …