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On the Front Cover: Tequila. By the Gold List Award Photographer, Alfredo Sanchez © See the exclusive interview on page 12
On the Back Cover: VOICES AND LEGENDS | Rift Valley Tribes
Piper Mackay © Gold List Award Photographer. See the exclusive Interview Article on Page 104
Lens Magazine ♛ November Issue #122
The Artistic Edition
In this month’s fantastic edition dedicated to the artistic aspect of fine art photography, we are excited to feature unique projects from fine art photographers around the globe. You’ll find exclusive interviews and articles, including those with Gold List Award photographers chosen by the esteemed jury panel for the prestigious Gold List 2024 Special Edition, published by the International Art Market Magazine.
The GOLD LIST magazine is distributed at bookstores and major art fairs, including the upcoming Miami Art Week | Red Dot Miami & Spectrum Miami, from December 4-8, 2024.
This edition includes interviews with Alfredo Sanchez, Piper Mackay, and Mati Gelman. Additionally, internationally acclaimed photographer George Nobechi showcases his unique project, “Here. Still.” Tyler McAuley presents his dynamic project, “Poetry on Display.” Nathan Penhall exhibits two stunning projects: “Ethereal Earth” and “Landscape / Seascape.” Pygmalion Karatzas showcases a collection titled “Altered States.” Hussam Sleiby explores Water Drop Collision Photography, creating fluid sculptures.
♛You will also find articles by Gold List Awards photographers: Orna L. Brock, Jens Henry Vange, Xavier Ponce, Sveta Butko, Alexandros Emmanouilidis, and Petra Mwaro.
Enjoy this unique and outstanding artistic edition!
♛ WINNERS & FINALISTS ANNOUNCEMENT
We are delighted to announce winners and finalists of the ART & PHOTOGRAPHY categories of the International Open Call Competition, a collaboration of the Florence Biennale, Art Market Magazine, and Lens Magazine.
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- Black & White PhotographyDance PhotographyInterviews with Photographers
MICHEL LEROY | An Exclusive Interview
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- About PhotographyAnastasia TsypkinaDance PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential Photographers
LOIS GREENFIELD | An Exclusive Interview
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- Black & White PhotographyCatalin CroitoruInterviews with PhotographersPortrait PhotographyStill Life Photography
Nicole Small | Special Interview
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- Cultural PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersOmri ShomerStreet Photography
GILI YAARI | Special Interview
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En Lin Qing | An Exclusive Interview
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Dani Oshi | Special Interview
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Ransom & Mitchell Ransom & Mitchell is the wonderful mess created from smashing together the creative talents of set designer – digital artist Stacey Ransom and director – photographer Jason …
AJ Heath TWO DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS AJ Heath AJ Heath is a British documentary photographer based in London. He has worked as a freelance photographer for the past eight years and …
Mauro De Bettio TWO DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS Mauro De Bettio Born and raised in a little village in the Italian Alps, now based in Barcelona, Mauro had from a young age …
- About PhotographyAllan KligerInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential Photographers
MARTIN PARR | An Exclusive Interview
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MICHAEL NOVOTNY | An Exclusive Interview
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- Cultural PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential Photographers
Mustafah Abdulaziz | An Exclusive Interview | Water
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- Catalin CroitoruCultural PhotographyInterviews with Photographers
GIOVANNI CAPRIOTTI | Special Interview
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Ami Vitale | An Exclusive Interview
An Exclusive Interview With Ami Vitale By Anne Pinto-Rodrigues Ami Vitale’s journey as a photographer, writer and filmmaker has taken her to over 90 countries, where she has witnessed civil …
- Anastasia TsypkinaBlack & White PhotographyInterviews with Photographers
Tomas Nossek | An Exclusive Interview
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Touching Moments Inside The Studio
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THE VOID WE LEAVE | ODED WAGENSTEIN | Special Interview
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JOEL MEYEROWITZ | An Exclusive Interview
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- Black & White PhotographyCatalin CroitoruCultural PhotographyInterviews with Photographers
Amy Touchette | An Exclusive Interview
An Interview with Amy Touchette by Catalin CROITORU Hello, Amy Touchette! And thank you for accepting to share your thoughts with LENS MAGAZINE! My pleasure. Thank you for having me! …
- Anne Pinto RodriguesBlack & White PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential Photographers
Nicola Davison-Reed | An Exclusive Interview
Exclusive Interview with Nicola Davison-Reed By Anne Pinto-Rodrigues Nicola Davison-Reed is a UK-based photographer with a natural light studio in the Robin Hood county of Nottinghamshire. Nicola shoots portraiture, conceptual, …
- Anne Pinto RodriguesInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential Photographers
Franciz Pérez | An Exclusive Interview
An Interview with Franciz Pérez Underwater Photographer WPP Prize: Nature – First Prize, Singles By Anne Pinto-Rodrigues Francis Pérez was born in Canary Islands and started in underwater photography taking …
An Interview with Nayan Khanolkar Photojournalist/Photographer WPP Prize: Nature – Second Prize, Singles By Anne Pinto-Rodrigues Nayan Khanolkar is a self-taught avid nature photographer, who has been traveling the length …
- Anne Pinto RodriguesInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential Photographers
Paula Bronstein | An Exclusive Interview
An Interview with Paula Bronstein Photojournalist/Photographer WPP Prize: Daily Life – First Prize, Singles By Anne Pinto-Rodrigues Paula Bronstein is a freelance photographer based in Bangkok, Thailand specializing in the …
- About PhotographyAnne Pinto RodriguesInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential Photographers
Mathieu Willcocks | An Exclusive Interview
An Interview with Mathieu Willcocks Photojournalist/Photographer WPP Prize: Spot News – Third Prize, Stories By Anne Pinto-Rodrigues Mathieu Willcocks was born in Paris in 1988 and grew up in Hong …
World Press Photo Festival 2017, Amsterdam Coverage & Interviews By Anne Pinto-Rodrigues The very first World Press Photo (WPP) Festival, that ran from 20th to 22nd April 2017, at the …
“Bordelle & Zellen” By Jürgen Chill With the photography series “bordelle & zellen” (“bordellos & cells”), the photographic artist Jürgen Chill penetrates milieus which are not accessible to everyone, but …
- Interviews with PhotographersMost Influential Photographers
Cristina Mittermeier | An Exclusive Interview
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- Most Influential PhotographersPhotographersStreet Photography
5Top Most Influential Active Urban & Street Photographers- BOOGIE
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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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5Top Most Influential Active Urban & Street Photographers-Joel Meyerowitz
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- Documentary PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersThe Wild Side
Zeno Petersen | An Exclusive Interview
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ADRIANA SOARES | Special Interview
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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 …
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- Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyFine Art PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersPhotographersPortrait PhotographyThe Wild Side
QUIM FÀBREGAS | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
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JAMIE JOHNSON | Irish Travelers
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- About PhotographyBlack & White PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyFine Art PhotographyMark Edward HarrisMost Influential PhotographersPhotographersPortrait Photography
Mark Edward Harris | THE CAMERA’S EYE
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- Black & White PhotographyFine Art PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersJosé JeulandMost Influential PhotographersPortrait Photography
Manfred Baumann | An Exclusive Interview
“My grandfather had won many photo competitions; he dealt with artistic b/w photography. We grew up in the mountains of Austria, and his work later reminded me a lot of …
- Black & White PhotographyFine Art PhotographyNature Photography
LAURIE FREITAG | ‘IN THE GARDEN AT CHISLEHURST’
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- Black & White PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyFine Art PhotographyPhotographersPortrait Photography
GEOFFREY ANSEL AGRONS
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- Black & White PhotographyFine Art PhotographyMost Influential PhotographersPhotographersPortrait Photography
EMILIO BARRIONUEV | NOMADS | THE HUMAN ESSENCE
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- Black & White PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyNature PhotographyPhotographersWildlife & Landscape Photography
SCOTT PROBST | Experiencing Island in Black & White
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CANDY LOPESINO | THE IBERIAN
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JOE BÜRGI | Bangladesh
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167By Brice Gelot 167 is a long-term documentary look at a tower complex built as a result of Law 167, which was passed in 1962. …
ARK | By Can Shengli “They don’t have the pet status of cats and dogs; they are just food in the human mouth. On their …
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