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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 PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersLeila AntaklyMost Influential PhotographersPhotographersStreet Photography
JAMES HAYMAN | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITHJAMES HAYMANBY LEILA ANTAKLY Some of Hayman’s earliest photographic work took place shortly after the 1976 earthquake in Guatemala, where he went to aid the U.N.’s disaster …
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Mark Edward HarrisMost Influential PhotographersNature PhotographyPhotographersThe Wild SideWildlife & Landscape Photography
MARK EDWARD HARRIS | THE CALL OF THE WILD
MARK EDWARD HARRIS | THE CALL OF THE WILD “A recent assignment taught me that I could find a whole world of wildlife within most city limits with little effort …
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Catalin CroitoruCultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersThe Wild SideWildlife & Landscape Photography
TREVOR COLE | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
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IZABELA CHAMCZYK | Beyond the physical object Finalist at the International Open Call Competition. A collaboration of Florence Biennale, Art Market Magazine, and Lens Magazine. My art activity is beyond the physical object …
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Erika Tal-Shir | Fantasy World Finalist at the International Open Call Competition. A collaboration of Florence Biennale, Art Market Magazine, and Lens Magazine. Tal-Shir seduces the viewer into a world of fantasy, of …
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“Living with mental illness due to P.T.S.D. can make you vulnerable to many other things like depression, eating disorders, and O.C.D.The danger is that your fragile self makes you fall …
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BARBARA VANDENDRIESSCHE | CAPTURING THE EMOTIONAL BODY EXPLORING VISUAL POETRY
BARBARA VANDENDRIESSCHE CAPTURING THE EMOTIONAL BODY EXPLORING VISUAL POETRY Finalist at the International Open Call Competition. A collaboration of Florence Biennale, Art Market Magazine, and Lens Magazine. “My photos are often staged and …
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Fine Art PhotographyMixed PhotographyPhotographersPortrait PhotographySexuality in Photography
Wassaf Tamara | Fragilidad Suspendida | Deméter
“My work is related to the human body; more specifically, I explore the notion of a portrait in a broad sense, inquiring into the details of the body and its …
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Cultural PhotographyFine Art PhotographyMost Influential PhotographersPhotographersPortrait PhotographyThe Wild Side
YONI BLAU | “Proud Woman of the Omo Valley”
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Black & White PhotographyDance PhotographyFine Art PhotographyLight PhotographyPhotographersSexuality in Photography
MARCIO PILOT | Sound | Light | Beauty
“Marcio Pilot is a gifted artist who has the ability to create photographic compositions with a unique freshness.His use of lights and colors, his perspective, often surprising and always bewitching, …
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Changiz Jalayer’s visual language displays a cultural perception of femininity in a most private form that turns insistently around exploring the women’s world and the challenges of their identities, specifically …
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Fine Art PhotographyMost Influential PhotographersPhotographersPortrait Photography
Anja Diabaté | Vision
Finalist at the International Open Call Competition. A collaboration of Florence Biennale, Art Market Magazine, and Lens Magazine. Anja Diabaté | Vision “My series Vision stands for the development of our being.The desire …
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Cultural PhotographyFine Art PhotographyPhotographersPortrait Photography
ALJOHARA JEJE | Two Series | Shadows of the Past, Foretelling the FutAure.’ | /pəˈfɔːm(ə)ns/
Finalist at the International Open Call Competition. A collaboration of Florence Biennale, Art Market Magazine, and Lens Magazine. ALJOHARA JEJE | / pəˈfɔːm(ə)ns/ This series represents a silent story told, a statement, a …
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Fine Art PhotographyLight PhotographyPhotographers
BONTÀ TERESA LETIZIA | THE DARKNESS OF THE SOUL | LOVE FOR YOU
BONTÀ TERESA LETIZIA2SERIES: | THE DARKNESS OF THE SOUL | LOVE FOR YOU Finalist at the International Open Call Competition. A collaboration of Florence Biennale, Art Market Magazine, and Lens …
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Fine Art PhotographyMost Influential PhotographersPhotographers
KRISTINA MAKEEVA | SIMPLE MAGICAL THINGS
KRISTINA MAKEEVA | SIMPLE MAGICAL THINGS Finalist at the International Open Call Competition. A collaboration of Florence Biennale, Art Market Magazine, and Lens Magazine. Often the term “magic” is applied …
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Fine Art PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersJosé JeulandMost Influential PhotographersPhotographers
FLORA BORSI | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FLORA BORSI BY JOSÉ JEULAND1ST PLACE WINNER | Winner at the International Open Call Competition. A collaboration of Florence Biennale, Art Market Magazine, and Lens Magazine. …
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Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyFine Art PhotographyPhotographers
ARDALAN DADASHBEYKI | Expressing emotions through a dark theme photography
ARDALAN DADASHBEYKI | Expressing emotions through a dark theme photography In my first year of photography, I decided to focus more on documentary photography, so it became a common approach …
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Architectural PhotographyBlack & White PhotographyFine Art PhotographyPhotographers
ANA JOVEVA | SHAPES | STRUCTURE | HUMANITY
ANA JOVEVASHAPES | STRUCTURE | HUMANITY The Museum of Art, Architecture, and Technology | MAAT in Lisbon, Portugal Located on the riverfront of the historic district of Belém, in Lisbon, …
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Black & White PhotographyFine Art PhotographyLight PhotographyNature PhotographyPhotographersSeascapes Photography
NUGROHO FADILLAH RIDHO | UNSEEN
NUGROHO FADILLAH RIDHO | UNSEEN “Vibration” The “Vibration” series express destruction and reconstruction through art. The project was inspired by the basic universe dynamic movement. The photos focused on perfection …
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Architectural PhotographyBlack & White PhotographyFine Art PhotographyPhotographersUrban Photography
ALI ZOLGHADRI | Simple Minimalist Moments
Ali Zolghadri | Simple Minimalist Moments2ND PLACE | MASTERS IN BNW INTERNATIONAL IG COMPETITION. “From my perspective, if I want to draw the viewer’s attention to the more important object, …
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Black & White PhotographyFine Art PhotographyPhotographersPortrait Photography
ANJA DIABATÉ | Indian Spirit
ANJA DIABATÉ | Indian Spirit For me, this series represents the magic, spirituality, and culture of India, especially in the people.I tried to express this artistically. Each motif should look …
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Black & White PhotographyFine Art PhotographyMixed PhotographyNature PhotographyPhotographersThe Wild Side
AMY KANKA VALADARSKY | “Once there was, and once there was not”.
AMY KANKA VALADARSKY | “Once there was, and once there was not”. “Once there was, and once there was not” is my attempt to connect with ancient myths that teach …
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Black & White PhotographyPhotographersStreet PhotographyUrban Photography
ANDREW GIMBLET | Enthralling City
ANDREW GIMBLET | Enthralling City Andrew Gimblet is an international award-winning street art photographer based in Philadelphia. Started in Film photography back in the 90s, he developed a unique, dramatic …
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Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyPhotographersPortrait Photography
PAULINE PETIT | 2 SERIES
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MEITAL DOR | Sahman “My encounter with Sahman’s family convinced me that I can observe reality without judgment, reach exposed and intimate situations, and confront topics/taboos that I want to …
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WANG KEYAO | GAZING THE MILL FACTORY Xi’an Dahua Cotton Mill was the earliest modern textile factory established in Northwest China in the 1930s. The factory went through most of …
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Architectural PhotographyBlack & White PhotographyPhotographers
Theodore Kefalopoulos | Wasted Facades
Theodore Kefalopoulos | “Wasted Facades” This is an ongoing project on fine art architectural images. It is based on the impressions of partially revealing the facades of buildings to emphasize …
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Black & White PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersLeila AntaklyLight PhotographyStreet Photography
Daniel Sackheim | An Exclusive Interview By Leila Antakly
An Exclusive Interview With Daniel SackheimBy Leila Antakly Daniel Sackheim is an American Film & Television director and producer best known for his highly acclaimed series as HBO’s True Detective …
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Black & White PhotographyJosé JeulandPhotographersPortrait Photography
José Jeuland | Light & shadow
José Jeuland | Light & shadow Natural and artificial lights are everything when taking a photograph.Painters are knowledgeable about composing with light and shadows, and in the movie industries, they …
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JP TERLIZZI | DANDELIONS ARE NOT WEEDS JP Terlizzi (American) is a New York City photographer whose contemporary practice explores themes of memory, relationship, and identity. His images are rooted …
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Documentary PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersPhotographers
Sameer Al-Doumy | SYRIA | The Will To Survive | An Exclusive Interview
Sameer Al-Doumy | SYRIA | The Will To Survive | An Exclusive Interview Sameer Al-Doumy is a Syrian photographer born in 1998 in the city of Douma. He worked on …
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PARITA DAEMI | Everyday Life… Although there are so many factors that seem to make life hard to live in the Middle East, there are some hopes and beliefs which …
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MILO SLADAKOVIC | THE NATURE OF MAN Burdened with care and appreciation of everyday spectacle – Excerpts of everyday life and passion – documentary and behind the scenes stories of …
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CRISTIAN GEELEN | The Middle East through my lens
CRISTIAN GEELEN | The Middle East through my lens There is no city more named in history than the city of Jerusalem. Being attacked 52 times, captured and recaptured 44 …
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Architectural PhotographyPhotographersSeascapes PhotographyWildlife & Landscape Photography
PYGMALION KARATZAS | 2 SPECIAL PROJECTS | Doha & Inland Sea, Qatar
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YAEL BEN-ZION | 5683 Miles Away “All images were made in Israel using a medium-format film camera between 2004 and 2008. And although more than a decade has passed since …
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MAHYA RASTEGAR | Staying Such A Woman “This collection is representative of women in Iran, who are constantly trying to make the new transformation to keep women’s identity alive, regardless …
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Black & White PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersJosé JeulandNature Photography
AHMAD KHATIRI | An Exclusive Interview
An Exclusive Interview With AHMAD KHATIRIBY JOSÉ JEULAND – Devastating Floods – AHMAD KHATIRI, Born in 1978, in Kordkoy, Golestan, IRAN.A member of the International Federation of Photographic World (Fiap) …
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Black & White PhotographyDance PhotographyMixed PhotographyPhotographersPortrait Photography
IRIS DEBELDER | 3 Projects
COMPANY NOI & “DONNA” In the fall of 2017, I met choreographer Valentina Nigro, founder of “Company Noi” at an interactive dance performance at the Gallo-Roman archeological museum in Belgium. …
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Mixed PhotographyPhotographersPortrait Photography
ERIKA TAL-SHIR | PLAYTIME, DREAMY WORLD AND TREASURES
ERIKA TAL-SHIR | PLAYTIME, DREAMY WORLD AND TREASURES “I especially portray children, and young girls, because I would like them to experience a throwback in time, in a playful way, …
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Black & White PhotographyCultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersPhotographersStreet PhotographyThe Wild Side
BRICE GELOT | The Dark Side Of The Street | An Exclusive Interview
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Black & White PhotographyCommercial PhotographyFashion PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersPhotographersPortrait Photography
TOM MUNRO | A LEGENDARY FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER | An Exclusive Interview
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Black & White PhotographyFine Art PhotographyLight PhotographyMixed PhotographyPhotographersSeascapes PhotographyThe Wild Side
María Tudela Bermudez | Pictorialismo
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Aga Szydlik | The Last Of The Incas
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Black & White PhotographyPhotographersPortrait PhotographyStreet Photography
REBECCA ROTHEY | SMALL INTIMATE MOMENTS
REBECCA ROTHEY | SMALL INTIMATE MOMENTS “Photography offers me the opportunity to be in the world while I also floating outside it.When I am immersed in making candid photographs, I …
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CARLOS PAZ-BORDONE | PORTRAIT OF AN IMMIGRANT
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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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“I grabbed my camera and jumped in the water again, as usual…however, this time, instead of photographing models, I started looking up – at the other side mirror. The things …
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Mark Edward HarrisMost Influential PhotographersNature PhotographyPhotographersThe Wild SideWildlife & Landscape Photography
MARK EDWARD HARRIS | THE CALL OF THE WILD
MARK EDWARD HARRIS | THE CALL OF THE WILD “A recent assignment taught me that I could find a whole world of wildlife within most city limits with little effort …
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Catalin CroitoruCultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersThe Wild SideWildlife & Landscape Photography
TREVOR COLE | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITHTREVOR COLEBY CATALIN CROITORU It’s a great pleasure to feature an exclusive interview with Trevor Cole, one of the most influential cultural& Travel photographers worldwide. He has …
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Black & White PhotographyFine Art PhotographyLight PhotographyNature PhotographyPhotographersSeascapes Photography
NUGROHO FADILLAH RIDHO | UNSEEN
NUGROHO FADILLAH RIDHO | UNSEEN “Vibration” The “Vibration” series express destruction and reconstruction through art. The project was inspired by the basic universe dynamic movement. The photos focused on perfection …
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Black & White PhotographyFine Art PhotographyMixed PhotographyNature PhotographyPhotographersThe Wild Side
AMY KANKA VALADARSKY | “Once there was, and once there was not”.
AMY KANKA VALADARSKY | “Once there was, and once there was not”. “Once there was, and once there was not” is my attempt to connect with ancient myths that teach …
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Architectural PhotographyPhotographersSeascapes PhotographyWildlife & Landscape Photography
PYGMALION KARATZAS | 2 SPECIAL PROJECTS | Doha & Inland Sea, Qatar
PYGMALION KARATZAS | 2 SPECIAL PROJECTS This photo-reportage covers some of Doha’s cityscapes and architecture via an integral photographic approach with panoramics, featured buildings (finished and under construction), details and …