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Lens Magazine for Contemporary Fine Art Photography.
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♛ 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.
FOTEINI ZAGLARA | “JE EST UNE AUTRE”
KATERINA BELKINA | FOR ALL MANKIND
MIKA MORET | SEEKING
ROGÉRIO VIEIRA | SOMOS TODOS ALVOS AQUI
Featured Photographers:
Réhahn, Wolf Ademeit, Mark Edward Harris, Frank Binder, Josef Buergi, Nabil West, Artem Khazov, Amish Chhagan, Denise Dethlefsen, Armin Abdehou, Magnum Photographers: Susan Meiselas, Elliott Erwitt, Zied Ben Romdhane, Mark Power, Harry Gruyaert, Antoine d’Agata, Herbert List, Bieke Depoorter, Cornell Capa, Marc Riboud, Alec Soth, Myriam Boulos, Sabiha Çimen, Cristina de Middel, Philippe Halsman, Gregory Halpern, Steve McCurry, Wayne Miller, Abbas.
On the Front Cover: The Beauty. Wolf Ademeit © All rights reserved. See article on page 28
On the Back Cover: Orangutans. Frank Binder © All rights reserved. See the article on page 60
Lens Magazine ♛ April Issue #115
Nature & Wildlife
This month’s April issue is dedicated to the beauty of nature and wildlife. We are excited to feature an exclusive interview with the internationally acclaimed photographer Réhahn, who presents three fantastic series from his immense love for the Scenes Of Life In Vietnam.
The outstanding Wolf Ademeit exhibits intimate animal portraits in color and B&W.
Mark Edward Harris’s series Extra Elements, Natural Frames, and Silhouettes in Nature and Wildlife Photography is a beautiful collection of photos. Nabil West shares his ‘behind the scenes’ journey to Island Grátóna for his upcoming exhibition.
Frank Binder exhibits a fantastic “Oh Orangutans” series that was taken in Indonesia. Josef Buergi exhibits a magnificent project shot in Mongolia, focused on the migration of eagle hunters. Artem Khazov features his two fantastic projects: wildlife and Maasai tribes in Tanzania.
The extraordinary photographer Amish Chhagan features an outstanding series expressing his love for Natural Love for Zambia.
Denise Dethlefsen is exploring nature and her love for photography in Colorado, and Armin Abdehou is featuring his latest series dedicated to his tremendous love for the horses of Kurdistan.
You will also find special coverage of the 10th Anniversary of the Square Print Sale by Magnum Photos and Granta, which created a unique collaboration across photography and literature. The project is a curated collaboration with Granta writers, where three of them delve into the work of 85 Magnum photographers.
Enjoy!
DANIEL KORDAN | An Exclusive Interview
May 9, 2024BRICE GELOT | 167
Mar 14, 2024MATI GELMAN | HUMAN INTEGRATION WITH NATURE
Oct 5, 2023ELENA PARASKEVA | The Rich and Colorful World
Oct 5, 2023KATERINA BELKINA | FOR ALL MANKIND
Oct 5, 2023BILJANA JURUKOVSKI | Culture Of The Mursi Tribe
Jul 9, 2023CHRISTOPHE MEIREIS | An Exclusive Interview
Jul 9, 2023Lindsay Adler | An Exclusive Interview
Dec 17, 2022Aga Szydlik | The Last Of The Incas
Dec 8, 2022Mark Edward Harris | The Seventh Continent
Dec 8, 2022AMI VITALE | RHINO NAMED SUDAN
Dec 8, 2022Mark Edward Harris | THE CAMERA’S EYE
Nov 10, 2022Manfred Baumann | An Exclusive Interview
Nov 10, 2022KATERINA BELKINA | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Oct 3, 2022TIM TADDER | An Exclusive Interview
Oct 3, 2022MARK EDWARD HARRIS | THE MIRACLE GAMES
Oct 3, 2022EMILIO BARRIONUEV | NOMADS | THE HUMAN ESSENCE
Jun 11, 2022Gemmy Woud-Binnendijk | An Exclusive Interview
Jun 11, 2022JAMES HAYMAN | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
May 3, 2022MARK EDWARD HARRIS | THE CALL OF THE WILD
May 3, 2022TREVOR COLE | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
May 3, 2022YONI BLAU | “Proud Woman of the Omo Valley”
Mar 6, 2022Anja Diabaté | Vision
Mar 6, 2022KRISTINA MAKEEVA | SIMPLE MAGICAL THINGS
Mar 3, 2022FLORA BORSI | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Mar 3, 2022Sama Alshaibi | Between Two Rivers
Jul 12, 2021JONATHAN KNOWLES | A Special Interview
Jul 5, 2021Brooke Shaden | Magical World | An Interview
Jun 30, 2021SAMUEL CORUM | An Exclusive Interview
May 10, 2021MARK EDWARD HARRIS | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Jan 5, 2021LUVELLI | An Exclusive Interview
Oct 29, 2020Níkos Aliágas | An Exclusive Interview
Sep 7, 2020JOSÉ JEULAND | AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Jul 11, 2020KEN SETTLE – LEGENDARY ROCK N’ ROLL PHOTOGRAPHER
Dec 24, 2019BOB GRUEN | An Exclusive Interview
Aug 26, 2019JAKOB WAGNER – URBAN ZOOM
Apr 12, 2019Krystle Wright | An Exclusive Interview
Apr 10, 2019ZIV KOREN | Special Interview
Jan 7, 2019Joe McNally | An Exclusive Interview
Nov 25, 2018JAN C. SCHLEGEL. “THE TRIBES OF OUR GENERATION”
Nov 25, 2018Peter Coulson | An Exclusive Interview
Nov 25, 2018WAR AND PEACE IN LIBERIA
Oct 28, 2018RACHEL NEVILLE
Aug 25, 2018The NYC Dance Project
Aug 25, 2018LOIS GREENFIELD | An Exclusive Interview
Aug 25, 2018Ransom & Mitchell
Jun 28, 2018AJ Heath
Jan 23, 2018Mauro De Bettio
Jan 23, 2018MARTIN PARR | An Exclusive Interview
Jan 23, 2018Mustafah Abdulaziz | An Exclusive Interview | Water
Aug 17, 2017Ami Vitale | An Exclusive Interview
Aug 17, 2017JOEL MEYEROWITZ | An Exclusive Interview
Jul 18, 2017Nicola Davison-Reed | An Exclusive Interview
Jun 17, 2017Franciz Pérez | An Exclusive Interview
May 20, 2017Paula Bronstein | An Exclusive Interview
May 19, 2017Mathieu Willcocks | An Exclusive Interview
May 19, 2017Jürgen Chill – “Bordelle & Zellen”
May 17, 2017Black and White Photography
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WILLIAM CASTELLANA| SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG
by Kay Ziv2571 viewsWILLIAM 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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Louis Draper | True Grace
by Kay Ziv1803 viewsLouis 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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ANNE-MARIE WEBER | The controversial subject of gun ownership in the USA
by Kay Ziv1797 viewsThe 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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SANDRO | An Exclusive Interview. MASTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY & FILM DIRECTOR
by Kay Ziv3745 viewsAn 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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ALI SHOKRI – The Passion Of Trees
by Kay Ziv1838 views“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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STEVE SCHAPIRO | An Intimate, Exclusive Interview With Legendary Photojournalist
by Kay Ziv4923 viewsSteve 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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Marcela Ruty Romero – NIGHT SCENE
by Kay Ziv1415 views“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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CHAIM MARTELLO – MONKS ON THE ROOF
by Kay Ziv961 viewsOn 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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Ksenija Spanec – THE GARDEN
by Kay Ziv2256 viewsTHE 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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MICHEL LEROY | An Exclusive Interview
by Kay Ziv2275 viewsMICHEL LEROY – Exclusive Interview By Yasmin Sucary – The Alchemy – Michel Leroy is a New York based entertainment and advertising photographer with a produced style that captures an …
Jason Little | PLACES
Mar 24, 2024Simple Magical Things | Kristina Makeeva
Mar 14, 2024Lindsay Adler | An Exclusive Interview
Dec 17, 2022Pygmalion Karatzas | Terrain Vague
Dec 9, 2022TIM TADDER | An Exclusive Interview
Oct 3, 2022MARCIO PILOT | Sound | Light | Beauty
Mar 6, 2022IRIS DEBELDER | 3 Projects
Jul 12, 2021JONATHAN KNOWLES | A Special Interview
Jul 5, 2021Osher Partovi | Conceptual portraits
May 9, 2021TOBIAS MEIER | Balanced complexity with fine art
May 9, 2021KEN SETTLE – LEGENDARY ROCK N’ ROLL PHOTOGRAPHER
Dec 24, 2019BOB GRUEN | An Exclusive Interview
Aug 26, 2019JAKOB WAGNER – URBAN ZOOM
Apr 12, 2019Joe McNally | An Exclusive Interview
Nov 25, 2018Ellen Rosenberg
Aug 26, 2018MICHEL LEROY | An Exclusive Interview
Aug 26, 2018RACHEL NEVILLE
Aug 25, 2018The NYC Dance Project
Aug 25, 2018LOIS GREENFIELD | An Exclusive Interview
Aug 25, 2018En Lin Qing | An Exclusive Interview
Jun 28, 2018SIGAL MIZRAHI – Let The Music Play
Jan 24, 2016Martin Turner
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Fascinating Journey: Exploring India and Nepal “Nepal and India can be discovered from various perspectives. This time, I aimed to observe how residents in large …
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Special article by Dafna Navarro, CEO & Editor-in-Chief | Lens Magazine: MASTER CLASS: Sandro Miller & Mark Edward Harris If there were a photographic mutual …
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The Anaconda and Jaguar | Story of Huaorani People By Aga Szydlik Deep in the impenetrable jungle of the Ecuadorian Amazon live Huaorani (Waorani) people. …
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BRICE GELOT | 167
275 views167By 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. …
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ARK | By Can Shengli
227 viewsARK | 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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Usury Victims Stage Protest in KathmanduBy Carlota Leitão On July 31, 2023, in Kathmandu, individuals who have fallen prey to usury, commonly called “Meter-Byaj,” organized …
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Alice de Kruijs | SAHARA GIANTS
229 viewsSAHARA GIANTSBy Alice de Kruijs When in 2000, paleontologist Paul Sereno went to look for new dinosaur bones in the Sahara Desert, he did not …
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Jolene Sedgwick | Hidden Gems
338 viewsHidden GemsBy Jolene Sedgwick “My initial curiosity about what these abandoned houses looked like inside led me to explore the property and share my discoveries …
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A gambiologia da sevirologiaThe Art and Science of Making DoBy Léu Britto As the proverb goes: When life gives you lemons, make a lemonade.That is …
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ANDREW PROKOS | Metropolis Abstracted
364 viewsMetropolis Abstracted By ANDREW PROKOS “Despite the series being based on architecture, it ended up being about a more personal and introspective vision as an …
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Mark Edward Harris: Into the Archives In everyone’s career, there are pivotal moments that redirect its trajectory.I remember mine. Soon after The Merv Griffin Show …
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THOMAS DELLERT | The American Neon Night
476 viewsTHOMAS DELLERT | The American Neon Night Thomas Dellert, also known as ‘Thomas Dellacroix’ and ‘Tommy Dollar’, a given name by the American Pop artist …
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An Exclusive Interview With Legendary PhotographerNICK UT | A Special interview By José Jeuland, at the Leica’s Celebration of Photography exhibition, Singapore. NICK UT | …
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War on the InnocentsBy Mark Edward Harris, Zuma Press “Whether I’m working in North Korea, Iran, Iraq, or other countries in the international spotlight, my …
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THE MUNDARI AND THEIR TREASURED COWSBy France Leclerc What probably stayed with me the most (besides the burning eyes and throat from the constant breathing …
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MICK STETSON | GHOST VILLAGES
773 viewsGhost Villages | Traditions in TransitionBy Mick Stetson Pratima Gurung knows ten people who left her village to work overseas. Today, the young are no …
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AGA SZYDLIK | LESOTHO KINGDOM IN THE SKY
866 viewsLesotho Kingdom in the SkyBy Aga Szydlik The Lesotho Kingdom is an enclaved country in southern Africa and the only independent state in the world …
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ERIC KALTENMARK | EMERGENCY SCENES
690 viewsEMERGENCY SCENES | Color, Contrast & MotionBy Eric Kaltenmark “I use three words to describe my images: color, contrast, and motion. Color, contrast, and motion …
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Biljana JurukovskiCulture Of The Mursi Tribe Mursi, or Mursu or Mun as they refer to themselves, are a Nilotic pastoralist ethnic group in Ethiopia. Their …
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DIMITRIS YEROS | Eλληνικά – Δημήτρης Γέρος2Series | A Lesbos Diary | Portraits Dimitris Yeros (Eλληνικά – Δημήτρης Γέρος), was born in 1948, is a …
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It is a great honor to publish an article dedicated to the legendary, prolific photographer Steve Schapiro, who died peacefully on January 15, 2022. “Don’t …
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An Exclusive InterviewWith Christophe MeireisBy José Jeuland After several years of self-taught practice, Christophe Meireis took photo training, after which he launched himself as a …
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JENNIFER CARLOS | An Exclusive Interview
761 viewsAn Exclusive InterviewWith Jennifer CarlosBy José Jeuland 2Series: Daughters Of God & Refugees camp in the Paris area Daughters of God:The daily life of transgender …
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PARALYMPIC WOMEN & THE POWER OF PERSEVERANCEBy Mark Edward Harris/Zuma Press The word “power” can be used figurately or literally when applied to people.In the …
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WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN SYRIABy Hasan Ibrahim Belal Many Syrians faced many problems after the war and lived with difficult situations, epically in winter. Rana is …
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MAGNIFICENT RAVEN’S TOWN | Saal-Digital
672 viewsMAGNIFICENT RAVEN’S TOWNAnastasia Riechyn is recommending a day tour and Saal-Digital Fine Art Prints. Magnificent Raven’s town! Oh, sorry, it’s actually Kraków I’m going to tell …
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Anastasia Riechyn is Recommending on Saal-Digital.com Saal Digital (www.saal-digital.com) is a fantastic platform for professional, high-quality photo products. I would allow myself to say Saal …
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Capturing Treasured MomentsAnastasia Riechyn Is Recommending On Saal-Digital “I like to think of photography as a door into an eternal life that appears to be …
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Jose Jeuland | Aging Singapore
1115 viewsJose Jeuland | Aging Singapore | A Photography Exhibition “From performing opera to going on religious pilgrimages, I was fortunate to have been able to …
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From a Living Hell to Heaven on Earth: The Inhumanity and Humanity of HumansBy Mark Edward Harris Visit Home for Life Sanctuary website: homeforlife.org In …
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AMERICAN BEDROOM Reflections on the Nature of LifeBY BARBARA PEACOCK “I am drawn to the quiet, magisterial beauty of people half lost in memory, with …
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An Exclusive Interview WithBRICE GELOT By Ariel SU “Nothing’s more interesting than reality. So from rough areas that never see tourists to poor neighborhoods where …
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MEITAL DOR | “Zewdi”
903 viewsMEITAL 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 …
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An Exclusive Interview WithOne of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography Steve McCurry By José Jeuland “There’s a contemplative or meditative quality to photography …
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Cody Albert | Cultural | Diversity | Environment I think too much. I am full of questions and deliberation, which often draws me artistically to …
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Maria Rosenblatt | Havana
939 viewsFacades of HavanaBy Maria Rosenblatt “This series was captured in 2017 during my first visit to Cuba. I spent several days in Havana, which left …
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Jens Vange | Hidden Dimensions
916 viewsHidden DimensionsBy Jens Vange “This body of work interprets urban buildings through reflections in their neighbors. The abstractions reveal fleeting, unintended architecture that passersby often …
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Calmness through ArchitectureBy Behnam Khoshbaten “In this featured project, I would like to reveal the human relationship with the space of ancient architecture and the …
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Kyrgyzstan Land Of The Sky MountainsBy Joe Buergi The Land and The People The Kyrgyz, a Muslim Turkic people, constitute nearly three-fourths of the population. …
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Aga Szydlik | The Last Of The Incas
1130 viewsThe Last Of The Incas By Aga Szydlik Q’ero Nation Q’ero (spelled Q’iru in the official three-vowel Quechua orthography) is a Quechua-speaking community or ethnic …
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