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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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About PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersJosé JeulandPhotography News
JOSÉ JEULAND – COCO CREATIVE STUDIO | SINGAPORE | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
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CHARLI SAVAGE | My Magical World, And The Battle With Everyday Reality.
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INGEBORG EVERAERD | LOVE HAS NO COLOR, GENDER, AGE, RACE, OR RELIGION
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JAMES HAYMAN | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
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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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“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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Wassaf Tamara | Fragilidad Suspendida | Deméter
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YONI BLAU | “Proud Woman of the Omo Valley”
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MARCIO PILOT | Sound | Light | Beauty
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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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Anja Diabaté | Vision
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ALJOHARA JEJE | Two Series | Shadows of the Past, Foretelling the FutAure.’ | /pəˈfɔːm(ə)ns/
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BONTÀ TERESA LETIZIA | THE DARKNESS OF THE SOUL | LOVE FOR YOU
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KRISTINA MAKEEVA | SIMPLE MAGICAL THINGS
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ANJA DIABATÉ | Indian Spirit
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AMY KANKA VALADARSKY | “Once there was, and once there was not”.
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PAULINE PETIT | 2 SERIES
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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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KASRA KARIMI | DEEP INTO SPACE
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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 HARRIS | THE CALL OF THE WILD
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TREVOR COLE | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
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