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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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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 …
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AVI PERL Born in Haifa, Israel. Age 58. Married; 3 sons. Ph.D. in Plant Genetics. For the last 3 years serving as the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture …
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KSU SHACHMEISTER I came into Photography from Fashion Design and because of Fashion Design. At the beginning it was only a helpful skill, but later it became a passion and …
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ELAD DAVID Elad David is an Israeli artist and a photographer based in Tel-Aviv. He graduated from the Minshar School of Arts, and holds a B.A. in Arts and Social …
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ADI OFER Adi Ofer, female, born 1980, Israel. Specialized in live music, dance and theatre photography. “Photography gives me a sense of keeping pseudo time. Turn the passing moments into …
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IGOR ZEIGER With photography I am trying to create a new reality. Its quest for perfection, for impeccable light. And, as every quest, it will never end. Because, in a …
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Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji I am 23 years old, I live in northern Iran and I study physics. I have been taking photos for 5 years, and have learned much …
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Jason Peterson Jason Peterson on the Art of a Good Insta By Jordan Mack Last week was a pretty cool show for the Royalton Hotel. Long time New Yorker and …
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Martin Turner
Martin Turner Stunning photography speaks for itself! Photographer Martin Turner of Bristol, UK, has been shooting for over six years, mostly in UK with a mix of different environments of …
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GIL DOR Gil Dor is a professional photographer based in Israel, Born 1969. Gil’s specializes in architecture & Interior design, fashion and portrait photography. Also, Gil work as a website …
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GILA AZULAY “For me, to work with different cultures is the most fascinating thing, therefore I found my job very easy and fun to do.” Project: Ws Hotel, Nice West …
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YOAV PELED Yoav Peled // Peled Studios My name is Yoav Peled and I established Peled Studios, an on location studio that specializes in high-end architecture and interior design photography, …
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OMRI TALMOR “STASIS” 1980 Born in Bat-Yam, Israel. Lives and works in Modi’in-Maccabim-Re’ut and Jerusalem, Israel. Education 2013 Bachelor with honors in Photographic Communications, Hadassah College, Jerusalem, Israel 2000 Bachelor …
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DENIS KRAVTSOV All began in my 8 year birthday, in Russia, I got my first camera ever’ it was “Belomo Agate 18k” old lomo film camera. When we arrived in …
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HEN BERKOVIZ Doors From a young age, I was drawn to the visual and artistic world. Since I can remember I loved to paint structures, landscapes, portraits and anything you …
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LIOR AVITAN “For me, architectural photography is not just about taking a picture, it is about creating one” Lior Avitan, an artistic stills photographer, was born in Israel in 1974 …
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RASKIN & PERELMAN “Raskin Perelman Photographers” is a collaboration of two enthusiastic photographers, Arkadi Raskin & Alex Perelman. Both studied photography at the Wizo College of Design in Haifa, Israel. …
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Interview With AVIV KURT Aviv Kurt, a graduate of the Product Design Department at “Shenkar” and “studio” photography school. Do photography products, food and jewelry, photo studio, Architecture photography, Business …
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Maria Stenzel The South Sandwich Islands I am a freelance multimedia journalist who has covered the environment, science, and indigenous cultures for National Geographic Magazine for twenty years. My photographs …
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Edward Steichen Edward Jean Steichen (March 27, 1879 – March 25, 1973) was a Luxembourgian American photographer, painter, and art gallery and museum curator. Edward Steichen (1879-1973) was an American …
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IDO SIMAN-TOV Nature in New York Born in Israel, 30 years old. Moved to New York five years ago. A photographer for five years, Using Nikon D5000 and Nikon 200 …
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MOSSI ARMON The Negev Desert After living and working in crowded urban areas all my life, I now find myself attracted to the emptiness and quietness of the Negev desert …
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IRIS ZEMACH “Iris, my first name, is the name of a flower, and it is also the colored part of the eyeball. Iris is actually like a camera’s aperture. As …
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ETAY ZOHAR “Of all types of photography, nature photography is by far my favorite. It is the source of my first connection with the camera during childhood and it is …
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ASSAF GAVRA WONDERLAND In the back of my neighborhood there is a road path which lead to big field that contains wide range of birds, which I documented in the …
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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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Ryan McGinley McGinleys photographs capture the fleeting moments of his idealized cast of twentysomething waifs. They wander through flowered fields at sundown, play in trees and caves after dark, and …
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MALICK SIDIBÉ (Born in 1935 Or 1936) Malick photographer Sidibe is most noted for his black-and-white photographs of 1960s Bamako. In the following decade, Sidibe turned to studio portraits. His …
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YANIR SHANI This body of work is a summary of an ongoing photographic process, composed from three different series started in 2011, in an attempt to depict the spaces I …
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AVISHAG SHAAR – YASHUV Avishag Shaar Yashuv photojournalist and documentary photographer, 24 years old, was born in 1990 in Haifa. Israel.At the age of 17 started to learn photography, printing …
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ORI GALON Ori Galon,Born in Tel Aviv, grew to know a city that truly never sleeps, called at that time “The White City “. Tel Aviv was a thriving center …
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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. …
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ADA TRILLO | BLACK LIVES MATTER
ADA TRILLO | BLACK LIVES MATTER The 2020 Black Lives Matter Movement is a time of radical change in the United States. It has become a wake-up call for citizens …
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MUHAMMAD FARHAN BIN OSMAN | IMPUISSANT
MUHAMMAD FARHAN BIN OSMAN | IMPUISSANT IMPUISSANT is a photo essay that represents the reality of Rohingya women and girls in the refugee camps. In August 2017, violence erupted in …
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INGEBORG EVERAERD | “Búsqueda” | A search for my son’s roots and the bond between us… As a white mother of two adopted, colored children, it has always felt necessary …
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DONNA BASSIN | – My Own Witness –
DONNA BASSIN | – My Own Witness – “While the American flag has become a complicated symbol, some of my sitters have reclaimed and re-imagined it to express distress, defiance, …
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Angela Ambrosini | ‘Zoom’ in the time of COVID-19
Angela Ambrosini | ‘Zoom’ in the time of COVID-19 This series documents our virtual lives of isolation during COVID-19. Due to social distancing and stay-at-home regulations, particularly in New York …
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Olivia Mazzola | La Danse des Lumières
Olivia Mazzola2 Projects: La Danse des LumièresThe Age of Flowers Olivia Mazzola explores beauty, femininity, and the poetry of human emotion through refined portraiture. Guided …
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Gilad Kavalerchik. FIPCOM The winner of 2015 FIPCOM Photojournalism Competition. Category: Sports single Gilad (34) started working as a photojournalist and a photo editor for the biggest Israeli Newspaper “Yediot Aharonot” in 2002, …
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THE SINKING WORLD Of Andreas Franke Andreas Franke, famous for his still life and surreal effects planned precisely in the challenging creative fields -Underwater Photography. The love of diving combined …
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Water&Underwater Photography While we love taking photos on land, and sometimes high up in the sky, we can’t resist the magic that takes place underwater. Taking a waterproof camera or a …