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Just Published! ♛ September 2026 Edition #137
A One-Of-A-Kind Edition
The BIG B&W Edition 2026
On the Front Cover: Mundari South Sudan
People and Pastoralism in the Ilemi triangle
Trevor Cole © All rights reserved.
See the article on page 08
On the Back Cover: Growing Up Travelling
Jamie Johnson © All rights reserved.
See the article on page 132
We are delighted to present The BIG B&W Edition 2026, a special edition dedicated entirely to the power, beauty, and versatility of Black and White photography. Bringing together outstanding projects by internationally acclaimed photographers from around the world, this edition explores an extraordinary range of subjects, cultures, landscapes, and human stories through the timeless language of monochrome.
Trevor Cole, whose photograph was selected for the cover, presents People and Pastoralism in the Ilemi Triangle, documenting the people and pastoral communities of South Sudan and Ethiopia. Luca Cameli offers an intimate view of daily life in the port and fish market of San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy. Giovanna Aryafara presents Sadhus – Between Earth and Spirit, a sensitive exploration of spiritual traditions in Kathmandu and Varanasi.
Julien Sunyé brings together the human body and the natural landscape in Memories, photographed between 2024 and 2026 along the Côte Vermeille in France. Nick Dale presents striking black-and-white wildlife photography, capturing the energy, character, and beauty of the natural world. Photographer Grégory Boissy and journalist Delphine Barrais collaborate on a compelling portrait of Polynesian identity and the distinctive vision of the islands through intimate portraits.
Holger Hoffmann presents two documentary projects, The Charcoal Brothers and their Wives and Inside Wakhi Houses, offering intimate glimpses into communities and ways of life. Jamie Johnson presents Growing Up Traveling, an intimate, deeply personal portrait of childhood within the Irish Traveler community, developed through long-term photographic engagement.
Ralf Dreier presents three distinctive series exploring the sea and the striking geometry of architectural lines. Geoffrey Ansel Agrons explores Vietnam and Laos through the eyes of a traveling American, while Iranian mathematician and photographer Farid Azadi presents Threshold of Becoming, a contemplative project exploring consciousness through light and shadow.
From documentary and portraiture to wildlife, landscape, architecture, the human body, and spiritual traditions, The BIG B&W Edition 2026 celebrates the extraordinary diversity of photographic vision that can emerge through Black and White. We hope you enjoy this unique edition.
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DEBASISH GHOSH | MAKING OF CHARCOAL Charcoal production from coconut husks is a unique profession carried on for decades by the villagers of Kunigal, Karnataka, India. The coconut husks are …
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GARY MULCAHEY| Comayagua Honduras Medical Brigade
GARY MULCAHEY | Comayagua Honduras Medical Brigade In April 2012, I volunteered for a medical brigade in the Comayagua region (or Department as they are called) of Honduras. Each day …
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STEPHEN UHRANEY | Life In The Marsh The Holland Marsh in Bradford Ontario Canada is an agricultural community just north of Toronto. It is known as Ontario’s “Salad Bowl.”Its common …
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WILLIAM CASTELLANA| SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG
WILLIAM CASTELLANA | SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG William Castellana is an award-winning photographer based in Brooklyn, New York whose images have been published internationally in periodicals such as Silvershotz (The International Journal …
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RAJESH K. SINGH | Brick Klin Workers “Their survival strenth comes from patience, faith, and the exceptions of the difficulties thrown by life at them.In this series, the viewer can …
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Louis Draper | True Grace January 9th – February 22nd, 2020Opening reception:Thursday, January 9th from 6 to 8 pm Bruce Silverstein is pleased to present Louis Draper | True Grace. …
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About PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersJosé JeulandMost Influential Photographers
Níkos Aliágas | An Exclusive Interview
An Exclusive Interview with Níkos AliágasBy José Jeuland “With photography, I’ve learned to be patient. Sometimes, I can have an hour of free time to analyze where I’m at and …
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ANNE-MARIE WEBER | The controversial subject of gun ownership in the USA
The issue of guns, gun ownership, and in particular, gun violence has increasingly become a mainstay of our country’s weekly news cycle. Over time and using extended exposure, I found …
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Interviews with PhotographersJosé JeulandMost Influential Photographers
JOSÉ JEULAND | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
An Exclusive Interview With Documentary Photographer And Lens’ New Photojournalist, JOSÉ JEULAND. It’s a pleasure to feature an exclusive interview with an inspiring unique person and extraordinary photographer, Lens Magazine’s …
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JOSÉ JEULAND | Haenyeo, women divers of the sea Jeju Island, South Korea
The Korean tradition of deep-sea diving for fresh seafood dates back to the 5th century. Initially, males dominated this profession. However, by the 18th century, women divers, also known as …
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Mohammad Dadsetan, an Iranian artist, Born in 1984, based in Tehran, Bachelor of music, specialized in composing, Started to create his artistic photography series in 2007. He is a professional …
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JOSÉ JEULAND | Pushkar Camel Fair
Pushkar is a town bordering the Thar Desert, located in Rajasthan, India.It is regarded as a sacred Hindu site with a total of 52 ghats, known as stone staircases, where …
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“I always try to isolate as many details as I can from the final image I want to create, like that I able to get to a more accurate representation …
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HIERONYMUS GRABSTEIN | MONUMENTUM
Our brain is organized in such a way that it analyses and memorizes visual information faster than any text.A spectator is always curious to see what is left outside the …
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Biljana Jurukovski (43) is a Macedonian Australian Award Winning Photographer who has always been inspired and amazed by the diverse and beautiful expressions of different cultures. Biljana’s art is a …
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SANDRO | An Exclusive Interview. MASTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY & FILM DIRECTOR
An Exclusive Interview With SANDRO MASTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY & FILM DIRECTORBy Jasmine Sukary SANDRO MILLER (born 1958) is an American photographer (working professionally as “Sandro”) known for his highly expressive images …
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“I know I can’t save our trees with my photographs, I can’t restore Nature to her imperious verdure, yet I try to capture the lonesomeness and exile of the trees …
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About PhotographyBlack & White PhotographyInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential Photographers
STEVE SCHAPIRO | An Intimate, Exclusive Interview With Legendary Photojournalist
Steve Schapiro Sit With Dafna Navarro (CEO & Editor in Chief, Lens Magazine) For An Intimate Conversation About Life Achievements “Don’t try to emulate those who have come before you. It …
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“KEEP THAT SENSE OF WONDER EVEN AS YOU GO ALONG AND CONTINUE TO PROGRESS”. Ken Settle is a Detroit-area music photographer who began his career while barely in his teens, …
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Catalin CroitoruInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersMusic Photography
CHARLES PETERSON | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW | NIRVANA AND THE GRUNGE SCENE
An Exclusive Interview With CHARLES PETERSON NIRVANA AND THE GRUNGE SCENE By Catalin CROITORU Cata CROITORU: Hello, Charles! Thank you for this exciting interview. You are one of the most …
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Allan KligerInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersMusic PhotographyPhotographersPortrait Photography
BOB GRUEN | An Exclusive Interview
“CAPTURING CULTURE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS” Bob Gruen, (born 1945) is one of the most famous Rock Photographers. He spent most of his career as a freelancer hustling shots to Rock …
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Interviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersMotion in Photography
JAKOB WAGNER – URBAN ZOOM
“The most important aspect of my work is to match the right spot at the right time. Light and weather are the main actors in my sceneries” – Jakob Wagner …
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About PhotographyAnastasia TsypkinaInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersMotion in PhotographyStill Life Photography
NORI Inoguchi | An Exclusive Interview By Anastasia Tsypkina
NORI’s images of inanimate objects have an unmistakable life-force. His clean, modern lighting and confident execution of imaginative concepts transforms even the most mundane items into art forms. Nothing is …
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PhotographersSeascapes PhotographyWildlife & Landscape Photography
ISRAELI LANDSCAPES BY IGAL HARARI
SAND AND WATER “Living in the bustling, cosmopolitan center of Tel Aviv, I regularly seek peace and solitude within the beauty of nature, both for my own inner self and …
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Explosive sensual color. Thick dynamic brushstrokes. Delicate shards of reflected light. Temel Nal’s unique Photoworks unite the opposite forces of abstract and figurative in a powerful interaction of imagination and …
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“The protagonist is the light, which escapes and is reflected in seemingly uninhabited spaces, but which have been constructed by man.” Marcela Ruty Romero was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina …
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On the roof of the famed holy sepulcher church in the old city of Jerusalem, lives a group of monks from Ethiopia. Heirs to a rich and ancient monastic tradition …
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“Emotion – We all know what emotion is, don’t we? Or rather, we know what it looks like when we see it in someone else, and we know what it …
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“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore”. This line is taken from the film the Wizard of Oz inspired the title for my series Not In Kansas. I …
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The San Blas islands are part of the Archipelago de San Blas, located in the Northwest of Panama on the Caribbean side. The islands are inhabited and governed by the …
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“Design is not always immediately perceived, nor is it meant to be fully understood. Design is not entirely definable even though the mind insists that it should be. Rather, design …
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The story of the ‘streets of everywhere’ is about the life of the simple man, in every place, every country and in every corner. SIMPLICITY. It’s the story of the …
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Igor Zeiger – HEAVEN CAN WAIT. Project and exhibition
REVIEWED BY IVAR VAN EMDEN Karam Dadu was born in Akko and led a regular life of every Arab teenager until he was 14. He told me he can never …
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Cultural PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyJosé JeulandPhotographers
JOSÉ JEULAND- Documentary Journey to the Tibet Autonomous Region
José Jeuland is a photographer based in Singapore. Specializing in Travel and Documentary photography, he is passionate about capturing photographs that tell stories relating to people and culture. His works …
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Interviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersSeascapes PhotographyThe Wild SideWildlife & Landscape Photography
Krystle Wright | An Exclusive Interview
She is extremely dedicated. She is the one who is looking for that right moment to capture the unique and right shot. She traveled the whole Earth in pursuit of …
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ZIV KOREN | Special Interview
Special Interview with ZIV KOREN by Omri Shomer Ziv Koren is a professional Israeli photojournalist. With a successful career of thirty years, it seems as if he was “always there”, …
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Allan KligerInterviews with PhotographersMost Influential PhotographersMotion in Photography
Joe McNally | An Exclusive Interview
An Exclusive Interview With Joe McNally By Allan Kliger Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning photographer whose prolific career includes assignments in nearly 70 countries. McNally is known worldwide …
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THE GARDEN by Ksenija Spanec Ksenija Spanec My project entitled “The Garden“, was born out of my fascination for flower and plant forms, and the sculptural feel they give me, …
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Selfhood by Vicky Martin The series “Selfhood” was in part inspired by the proverb “The Eyes Are The Window To The Soul” and a desire to challenge the need to see …
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JAN C. SCHLEGEL “THE TRIBES OF OUR GENERATION” Jan C. Schlegel was born in 1965 in the Black Forest of Germany. He is married and has three children. He …
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About PhotographyBlack & White PhotographyDocumentary PhotographyFine Art PhotographyMark Edward HarrisMost Influential PhotographersPhotographersPortrait Photography
Mark Edward Harris | THE CAMERA’S EYE
Mark Edward Harris | THE CAMERA’S EYE I have had the incredibly good fortune to learn photography and life lessons from many of the most influential photographers in the history …
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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 …
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LAURIE FREITAG | ‘IN THE GARDEN AT CHISLEHURST’
LAURIE FREITAG | ‘IN THE GARDEN AT CHISLEHURST’ “This work, ‘In the Garden at Chislehurst’, is my navigation through 2020. My day job is as a nanny & by entering …
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GEOFFREY ANSEL AGRONS
GEOFFREY ANSEL AGRONS Portraiture’s Power to Penetrate the Human Soul “I was well into my career as a pediatric diagnostic radiologist when a peculiar realization dawned. In the mid-1990s, my …
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EMILIO BARRIONUEV | NOMADS | THE HUMAN ESSENCE
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SCOTT PROBST | Experiencing Island in Black & White
SCOTT PROBST | Experiencing Island in Black & White Scott Probst, Born in Sydney, Australia. “As I grew up, my family lived in several locations in the country of New …
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GUY GEVA | Sometimes beauty can also be simple
GUY GEVA | Sometimes beauty can also be simple It seems that the world of photography today aspires to perfection, especially regarding landscape photography. I do not know whether the …
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Living Amongst GIANTS By Tal Vardi
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FIELDS OF COLOR By A. Cemal Ekin
FIELDS OF COLOR By A. Cemal Ekin “On August 7, 2008, I took a helicopter ride over the Great Salt Lake in Utah arranged by my wife and daughter for …
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MICHAEL NOVOTNY | An Exclusive Interview
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Ami Vitale | An Exclusive Interview
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Robert van Bolderick Nature’s Touch Robert van Bolderick is of both Swedish and Dutch descent. Works as an international artist in his studio in Stockholm. When he works with the …