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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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Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersJosé JeulandMost Influential PhotographersPhotographers
NICK UT | An Exclusive Interview With Pulitzer Prize Winner
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HOLLYWOODLANDBy Vicky Martin “Hollywoodland is a series of self-portrait photographs that convey both the aesthetics of the era and the deeper issues of gender that began to surface, particularly within …
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Ghost Villages | Traditions in TransitionBy Mick Stetson Pratima Gurung knows ten people who left her village to work overseas. Today, the young are no longer happy living traditional lifestyles; …
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SEEKINGBy Mika Moret “Now I see photography as a way to know different parts of me and explore my body. It helps me get in touch with a deeper level …
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JULIEN SUNYE | BLACK HOLES
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AGA SZYDLIK | LESOTHO KINGDOM IN THE SKY
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Architectural PhotographyFine Art PhotographyPhotographers
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EMERGENCY SCENES | Color, Contrast & MotionBy Eric Kaltenmark “I use three words to describe my images: color, contrast, and motion. Color, contrast, and motion describe emergency scenes full of …
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BILJANA JURUKOVSKI | Culture Of The Mursi Tribe
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DIMITRIS YEROS |2 Series | A Lesbos Diary | Portraits
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STEVE SCHAPIRO | In Memory Of Legendary Photojournalist
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CHRISTOPHE MEIREIS | An Exclusive Interview
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JENNIFER CARLOS | An Exclusive Interview
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MARK EDWARD HARRIS | PARALYMPIC WOMEN & THE POWER OF PERSEVERANCE
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HASAN IBRAHIM BELAL | WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN SYRIA
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Most Influential PhotographersNature PhotographyPhotographersThe Wild SideWildlife & Landscape Photography
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Harry Fisch | The Art of Disappearing
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Jose Jeuland | Aging Singapore
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Mark Edward Harris | From a Living Hell to Heaven on Earth
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BARBARA PEACOCK | AMERICAN BEDROOM | Reflections on the Nature of Life
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BRICE GELOT | The Dark Side Of The Street | An Exclusive Interview
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MEITAL DOR | “Zewdi” Zewdi’s mother, Emaneshe Kebede, was not at Zewdi’s side at her wedding ceremony. Zewdi and her mother had separated ten years ago in 2012, hoping that …
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Fashion PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersJosé JeulandPhotographers
Jean Baptiste Fort |An Exclusive Interview
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The Lexash | Nigerian Fashion Photographer | An Exclusive Interview
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Lindsay Adler | An Exclusive Interview
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Matthew Jordan Smith | The Star behind the Lens | An Exclusive Interview
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TOM MUNRO | A LEGENDARY FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER | An Exclusive Interview
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Steve McCurry | The Iconic Photographs | An Exclusive Interview
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Cody Albert | Cultural | Diversity | Environment
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Maria Rosenblatt | Havana
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Joe Buergi | Kyrgyzstan Land Of The Sky Mountains
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Aga Szydlik | The Last Of The Incas
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Hasan Ibrahim Belal | Syrian Thoughts On Public Transportation
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Angelika Kollin | An Exclusive Interview
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Geoffrey Ansel Agrons | Hazardous Shorelines
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Hila Ness | Romanian Gypsy Town
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Jason Little | PLACES
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BRICE GELOT | 167
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MICK STETSON | Reveries of Giverny
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War on the Innocents | Mark Edward Harris, Zuma Press
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MICHELLE VALBERG | MAGICAL YELLOWSTONE | NATIONAL PARK
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Mark Edward Harris | The Seventh Continent
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AMI VITALE | RHINO NAMED SUDAN
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