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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!
Black & White Photography
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Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyOmri ShomerPhotographers
House of Fantasies by Omri Shomer
by Kay ZivHouse of Fantasies by Omri Shomer “Come on, you have to come”, said Elad Poterman, chief producer and a member of RD&D games in Israel. “It’s unlike anything you knew”. …
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Black & White PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyPhotographersSebi BerensStreet Photography
WELCOME HOME By Sebi Berens
by Kay ZivWELCOME HOME By Sebi Berens “When you are in, it’s hard to get out. And everything will change, rapidly and strictly. In a country in the heart of Europe, one …
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Allan KligerBlack & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyPhotographers
HOME by Allan Kliger
by Kay ZivHOME by Allan Kliger “It was May, 2014. A Magnum Agency workshop in Reggio Emilia, Italy, with Magnum photographer Abbas leading. As part of Fotografia Europea 2014, the Municipality of …
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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 …
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY
David LaChapelle | An Exclusive, Intimate Interview With Legendary Photographer
“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 …



















































































