Edition365 2023

Viktor lived in Polohy when the invasion started but had to flee to Zaporizhzhia when the Russians occupied his town. He tried to join the military but was told he is too old. Now he lives in a shelter for IDPs and volunteers every day at a humanitarian centre in the city.

Chris, aka Swampy, in EOD volunteer from the UK. He and his team rely on donations to help dispose of explosive devices and train the Ukrainian military. I met him in Donbas whilst delivering aid to people on the frontline and evacuating those who wanted to leave.

Denys Prokopenko is a Commander of the Azov Regiment in the Ukrainian military. I met him in Mariupol about a week before the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24th February. He led the defence of the city for months and was one of the soldiers in the Azovstal power plant. He was recently released in a prisoner swap. His wife used this picture as the screensaver on her phone before he was returned. 

I took this picture at a training session put on by the Azov regiment of the Ukrainian military before the invasion on 24th February. They showed civilians how to operate a gun (using fake weapons), deliver basic first aid, and how to evacuate safely. It felt surreal watching people of all ages laughing and joking when I had already concluded that the invasion was inevitable.

The outskirts of Chernihiv were almost completely destroyed during the month long battle for the city over March. I took this after being shown around the city by people I met on the day I arrived.

I managed to leave Mariupol by train with a friend on 24th February after waking up to air sirens and the sound of artillery. For the first two hours it ran close to the frontline. I met this young man onboard. He had already had to evacuate Donetsk in 2014 and was in tears at the prospect of having to flee his home for the second time.

I took this whilst I was based with the emergency response team of the Ukrainian Red Cross in Kyiv. There was a 36 hour total curfew in the city at the time. The team used that time to be given training on first aid. Just before I took this picture I there was explosion close enough us that it caused car alarms to go off in the street.

Kateryna was one of the last people to leave her neighbourhood in Severodonetsk. Before she was rescued by her son in law, she was the only person in her apartment block apart from a mother and her disabled son. The flat next to her was hit by a missile and she was knocked unconscious. Now she is staying with relatives in Kamianske, a town near Dnipro.

The town of Trostyanets was occupied by the Russians for a short period after the invasion started. I heard stories of grandmothers being kicked out of their homes so Russian soldiers could use them and people being beaten. The hospital continued to treat people under immense pressure during this time. This nurse was one of those people.

The project studies one's relationship with their body and the inner fight with the image pressured by the conservative society, where certain beliefs and standards are forced on the younger and fast-growing society. Adorned with flowers, the human body represents a universal innocence, timelessness, and purity. 

"Fearless Flowers. Not For Everyone" project explores gender, sexuality, gaze, and identity in South Korea. Not interested in nudity for nudity's sake, I strive to present sitters as self-secure. The project studies one's relationship with their body and the inner fight with the image pressured by the conservative society, where certain beliefs and standards are forced on the younger and fast-growing society. Adorned with flowers, the human body represents a universal innocence, timelessness, and purity. These photographs are subsurface in their softness, an exploration of Korean subcultures and their diversity. My subject, who may exude toughness in other settings, is shown with vulnerability and humanity.

The project studies one's relationship with their body and the inner fight with the image pressured by the conservative society, where certain beliefs and standards are forced on the younger and fast-growing society. Adorned with flowers, the human body represents a universal innocence, timelessness, and purity. 

"Fearless Flowers. Not For Everyone" project explores gender, sexuality, gaze, and identity in South Korea. Not interested in nudity for nudity's sake, I strive to present sitters as self-secure. The project studies one's relationship with their body and the inner fight with the image pressured by the conservative society, where certain beliefs and standards are forced on the younger and fast-growing society. Adorned with flowers, the human body represents a universal innocence, timelessness, and purity. These photographs are subsurface in their softness, an exploration of Korean subcultures and their diversity. My subject, who may exude toughness in other settings, is shown with vulnerability and humanity.

To be one of the most senior police officers in the UK after the fall of Cressida Dick. After trauma we need to heal. Letting Go is an opportunity to transform, to witness a new journey begun. This visual narrative gives many people the space to reclaim their face or body. Some people are in places of transition and growth, we are all on a journey transitions are multi layered.

The project studies one's relationship with their body and the inner fight with the image pressured by the conservative society, where certain beliefs and standards are forced on the younger and fast-growing society. Adorned with flowers, the human body represents a universal innocence, timelessness, and purity. 

"Fearless Flowers. Not For Everyone" project explores gender, sexuality, gaze, and identity in South Korea. Not interested in nudity for nudity's sake, I strive to present sitters as self-secure. The project studies one's relationship with their body and the inner fight with the image pressured by the conservative society, where certain beliefs and standards are forced on the younger and fast-growing society. Adorned with flowers, the human body represents a universal innocence, timelessness, and purity. These photographs are subsurface in their softness, an exploration of Korean subcultures and their diversity. My subject, who may exude toughness in other settings, is shown with vulnerability and humanity.

These days the question of identity (gender, race, culture) is brought up more often. Perhaps you are born into a family of immigrants, or you're an immigrant yourself searching for a place that resonates with your dreams or necessity. Maybe it's the sexual orientation or gender. Or perhaps you are just looking for ways to express yourself and establish who you really are and what you represent.

"Fearless Flowers. Not For Everyone" project explores gender, sexuality, gaze, and identity in South Korea. Not interested in nudity for nudity's sake, I strive to present sitters as self-secure. The project studies one's relationship with their body and the inner fight with the image pressured by the conservative society, where certain beliefs and standards are forced on the younger and fast-growing society. Adorned with flowers, the human body represents a universal innocence, timelessness, and purity. These photographs are subsurface in their softness, an exploration of Korean subcultures and their diversity. My subject, who may exude toughness in other settings, is shown with vulnerability and humanity.

The project studies one's relationship with their body and the inner fight with the image pressured by the conservative society, where certain beliefs and standards are forced on the younger and fast-growing society. Adorned with flowers, the human body represents a universal innocence, timelessness, and purity. 

"Fearless Flowers. Not For Everyone" project explores gender, sexuality, gaze, and identity in South Korea. Not interested in nudity for nudity's sake, I strive to present sitters as self-secure. The project studies one's relationship with their body and the inner fight with the image pressured by the conservative society, where certain beliefs and standards are forced on the younger and fast-growing society. Adorned with flowers, the human body represents a universal innocence, timelessness, and purity. These photographs are subsurface in their softness, an exploration of Korean subcultures and their diversity. My subject, who may exude toughness in other settings, is shown with vulnerability and humanity.

The black blazer is a symbol of a society uniform. Ornamented by flowers is a metaphor of the fight and struggle of each subject and not only.

"Fearless Flowers. Not For Everyone" project explores gender, sexuality, gaze, and identity in South Korea. Not interested in nudity for nudity's sake, I strive to present sitters as self-secure. The project studies one's relationship with their body and the inner fight with the image pressured by the conservative society, where certain beliefs and standards are forced on the younger and fast-growing society. Adorned with flowers, the human body represents a universal innocence, timelessness, and purity. These photographs are subsurface in their softness, an exploration of Korean subcultures and their diversity. My subject, who may exude toughness in other settings, is shown with vulnerability and humanity.

A portrait of the Seattle skyline commissioned by Louis Vuitton.

Part of Genesis “Pacific Minimal” collection. Photo was taken in Los Angeles, USA in my previous life.

Peter Nitsch was born and raised in the Upper Palatinate, in eastern Bavaria. Working with photography and video, he received his BA in communication design from the Department of Design at the Munich University of Applied Sciences (MUAS).

Influenced by his no-man’s-land childhood in the Upper Palatinate and the German skater scene of the late eighties, Nitsch’s narratives of people in dialogue with life observe individual and collective identities through a bright, clean vision—he uses social context and the (urban) landscape to explore these identities in relation to cultural and intercultural realities.

Nitsch published his first monograph Bangkok – Urban Identities in 2006. He is the recipient of numerous awards, both as designer (New York Festival and BDA, among others) and photographer (Los Angeles International Photography Award and Hasselblad Masters semifinalist, among others). He was cofounder of Europe’s first crossover skate- and snowboard magazine, Playboard, and the corporate design studio RUPA. In 2020, Nitsch became a lifetime member of the Royal Photographic Society of Thailand.

Peter Nitsch was born and raised in the Upper Palatinate, in eastern Bavaria. Working with photography and video, he received his BA in communication design from the Department of Design at the Munich University of Applied Sciences (MUAS).

Influenced by his no-man’s-land childhood in the Upper Palatinate and the German skater scene of the late eighties, Nitsch’s narratives of people in dialogue with life observe individual and collective identities through a bright, clean vision—he uses social context and the (urban) landscape to explore these identities in relation to cultural and intercultural realities.

Nitsch published his first monograph Bangkok – Urban Identities in 2006. He is the recipient of numerous awards, both as designer (New York Festival and BDA, among others) and photographer (Los Angeles International Photography Award and Hasselblad Masters semifinalist, among others). He was cofounder of Europe’s first crossover skate- and snowboard magazine, Playboard, and the corporate design studio RUPA. In 2020, Nitsch became a lifetime member of the Royal Photographic Society of Thailand.

Peter Nitsch was born and raised in the Upper Palatinate, in eastern Bavaria. Working with photography and video, he received his BA in communication design from the Department of Design at the Munich University of Applied Sciences (MUAS).

Influenced by his no-man’s-land childhood in the Upper Palatinate and the German skater scene of the late eighties, Nitsch’s narratives of people in dialogue with life observe individual and collective identities through a bright, clean vision—he uses social context and the (urban) landscape to explore these identities in relation to cultural and intercultural realities.

Nitsch published his first monograph Bangkok – Urban Identities in 2006. He is the recipient of numerous awards, both as designer (New York Festival and BDA, among others) and photographer (Los Angeles International Photography Award and Hasselblad Masters semifinalist, among others). He was cofounder of Europe’s first crossover skate- and snowboard magazine, Playboard, and the corporate design studio RUPA. In 2020, Nitsch became a lifetime member of the Royal Photographic Society of Thailand.

Peter Nitsch was born and raised in the Upper Palatinate, in eastern Bavaria. Working with photography and video, he received his BA in communication design from the Department of Design at the Munich University of Applied Sciences (MUAS).

Influenced by his no-man’s-land childhood in the Upper Palatinate and the German skater scene of the late eighties, Nitsch’s narratives of people in dialogue with life observe individual and collective identities through a bright, clean vision—he uses social context and the (urban) landscape to explore these identities in relation to cultural and intercultural realities.

Nitsch published his first monograph Bangkok – Urban Identities in 2006. He is the recipient of numerous awards, both as designer (New York Festival and BDA, among others) and photographer (Los Angeles International Photography Award and Hasselblad Masters semifinalist, among others). He was cofounder of Europe’s first crossover skate- and snowboard magazine, Playboard, and the corporate design studio RUPA. In 2020, Nitsch became a lifetime member of the Royal Photographic Society of Thailand.

Empty Store Front, Ave A East VIllage, photographed July 25, 2022.

East Village Bar, photographed Sept 9 2022.

Woman window shopping at Vintage Store in the East VIllage, NYC.  Photographed September 28, 2022.

Psychic telling a man his fortune on Ave A, East Village, NYC. Photographed September 24, 2022.

Man drinking at Sophie's Bar, East Village NYC. Photographed September 28, 2022.

Taken during 2022, after being closed for the lock down in 2021.

I haven't been to the beach since the pandemic got started. In the Spring of 2022, I decided to step out and revisit the places that I used to go often.

Each piece is from my ongoing project, Otherworlds. Otherworlds is a series embracing the decisive moment of street photography, the New Topographics gaze at the everyday and, most of all, it’s my deep and sincere love letter to light.

Everything is connected to everything else, from sub-atomic particles to colossal celestial bodies. Universally exerting a gravitational pull and constructed from the same units of matter, the inescapable truth is that we are forever entwined. Otherworlds is an expression of the child-like wonderment when surveying the never-ending vastness of the oceans, or joining up the dots in the boundless night sky.

In an attempt to see the unseen, this series of images was created by pushing the technical boundaries of the photographic medium. By using artificial lighting and extended shutter speeds, the work uncovers a world not visible to the human eye.

Each piece is from my ongoing project, Otherworlds. Otherworlds is a series embracing the decisive moment of street photography, the New Topographics gaze at the everyday and, most of all, it’s my deep and sincere love letter to light.

Everything is connected to everything else, from sub-atomic particles to colossal celestial bodies. Universally exerting a gravitational pull and constructed from the same units of matter, the inescapable truth is that we are forever entwined. Otherworlds is an expression of the child-like wonderment when surveying the never-ending vastness of the oceans, or joining up the dots in the boundless night sky.

In an attempt to see the unseen, this series of images was created by pushing the technical boundaries of the photographic medium. By using artificial lighting and extended shutter speeds, the work uncovers a world not visible to the human eye.

‘Self-Portrait with Acrylic Pieces’ is a portrait of emergence from lockdown and fear. An original image later modified with added acrylic ‘objects’ and then rephotographed. During lockdown much was internalised. Many thoughts, creative and not, were swirling around my head. The acrylic pieces are a mask - who am I? After lockdown there was a gradual sense of freedom, of life and expression.

A young monk is practicing Kung Fu in an old brick kiln on a hot summer day. The practice Kung Fu is a way to train the mind, a mind as peaceful and calm as the sky unharmed by the clouds. Photo taken in Dong Thap, a western province of Vietnam.

Anyone can take a good photo with a smartphone. The power of photography is not to create a beautiful photo, but a picture that tells stories. That picture can be hideous, rough and ugly, but it is enough to connect and evoke viewers' emotions, creating inner dialogue. Confusion, disappointment, anger and creative excitement are what photograph gives me. The broken gaps inside me are softened by photography.

This series of photos is taken at an exhibition on an old dismantled and broken factory. As I took the images, a shiver of uncertainty washed over me, partly triggered by this strange moment when after a pandemic there is a war in Ukraine and the economy and climate change generate concern and confusion. I played with the shadows because they suggest a world of uncertainty, an enigma about the future. We do not know very well what we are seeing because what is real is not what is physically there but the shadows themselves.

Anyone can take a good photo with a smartphone. The power of photography is not to create a beautiful photo, but a picture that tells stories. That picture can be hideous, rough and ugly, but it is enough to connect and evoke viewers' emotions, creating inner dialogue. Confusion, disappointment, anger and creative excitement are what photograph gives me. The broken gaps inside me are softened by photography.

Le Ngoc Thanh and Le Duc Hai (Le Brothers) are twin brothers, born in 1975 in Vietnam. They are known as contemporary visual artists on themes of War, violence and connection. They have had many works selected for contemporary art centers in Asia and Europe.

Anyone can take a good photo with a smartphone. The power of photography is not to create a beautiful photo, but a picture that tells stories. That picture can be hideous, rough and ugly, but it is enough to connect and evoke viewers' emotions, creating inner dialogue. Confusion, disappointment, anger and creative excitement are what photograph gives me. The broken gaps inside me are softened by photography.

Everything is connected to everything else, from sub-atomic particles to colossal celestial bodies. Universally exerting a gravitational pull and constructed from the same units of matter, the inescapable truth is that we are forever entwined. Otherworlds is an expression of the child-like wonderment when surveying the never-ending vastness of the oceans, or joining up the dots in the boundless night sky.

In an attempt to see the unseen, this series of images was created by pushing the technical boundaries of the photographic medium. By using artificial lighting and extended shutter speeds, the work uncovers a world not visible to the human eye.

One of the many birds that started to appear outside my office window this year. A sign.

Everything is connected to everything else, from sub-atomic particles to colossal celestial bodies. Universally exerting a gravitational pull and constructed from the same units of matter, the inescapable truth is that we are forever entwined. Otherworlds is an expression of the child-like wonderment when surveying the never-ending vastness of the oceans, or joining up the dots in the boundless night sky.

In an attempt to see the unseen, this series of images was created by pushing the technical boundaries of the photographic medium. By using artificial lighting and extended shutter speeds, the work uncovers a world not visible to the human eye.

In a post-apocalyptic scenario, the river Ganga has been surrounded by an air of desolation. The shoreline is dotted with fleeing souls. They are waiting for a boat - a boat that never arrives.

In October 2021, Slovenian police violently suppressed the protests against government's imposing of RVT conditions and limitations on non-vaccinated citizens in Ljubljana, Slovenia.Police used a record amount of teargas and a water canon against the protesters and arrested the famous Ljubljana rapper Zlatko. Photo of police on horse was taken at the most central pedestrian crossroad in Ljubljana.
Anyone can take a good photo with a smartphone. The power of photography is not to create a beautiful photo, but a picture that tells stories. That picture can be hideous, rough and ugly, but it is enough to connect and evoke viewers' emotions, creating inner dialogue. Confusion, disappointment, anger and creative excitement are what photograph gives me. The broken gaps inside me are softened by photography.

Everything is connected to everything else, from sub-atomic particles to colossal celestial bodies. Universally exerting a gravitational pull and constructed from the same units of matter, the inescapable truth is that we are forever entwined. Otherworlds is an expression of the child-like wonderment when surveying the never-ending vastness of the oceans, or joining up the dots in the boundless night sky.

In an attempt to see the unseen, this series of images was created by pushing the technical boundaries of the photographic medium. By using artificial lighting and extended shutter speeds, the work uncovers a world not visible to the human eye.

Battles across Ukraine are raging as Ukraine seeks to defend itself against a large-scale Russian military invasion.

February 27, 2022 - Berlin, Germany: A young man holds a card board bust of President Putin as he takes part in a protest against the ongoing war in Ukraine. More than 100,000 people turned up at the march under the motto:  'Stop the War! Peace for Ukraine and the whole of Europe'  in solidarity with Ukraine, police said, Battles across Ukraine are raging as Ukraine seeks to defend itself against a large-scale Russian military invasion.

I was drawn to photography as the ultimate means of interacting with people and capturing the perceived essence of that encounter. I thrive to hone my craft as portrait photographer and yet, I cherish every occasion to document these fleeting moments that are a narrative of all things human.

Battles across Ukraine are raging as Ukraine seeks to defend itself against a large-scale Russian military invasion.

June 23, 2022 - Berlin, Germany: Police uses brushes and solvent to loosen hands of activists that glued themselves on the  road surface. Activists of environmental action group  Letzte Generation (Citizens of the Last Generation)  take part in blocking  one of the city’s  biggest crossing during morning rush hour as a protest against new oil drills in the North Sea, Activists used superglue to glue body parts  on the road surface.

I was drawn to photography as the ultimate means of interacting with people and capturing the perceived essence of that encounter. I thrive to hone my craft as portrait photographer and yet, I cherish every occasion to document these fleeting moments that are a narrative of all things human.

Battles across Ukraine are raging as Ukraine seeks to defend itself against a large-scale Russian military invasion.

August 05, 2022 - Berlin, Germany: Female activists of Vitsche group perform 'Bacchanalia'. The activists dress in typical Soviet clothes and pour red liquid on themselves as if spilling blood as they hold statue heads of Lenin. Activists demand to stop importing energy resources from russia and an end  the romanticization of the Soviet Union. Vitsche, is a Ukrainian refugee assistance, activist and cultural organization.

I was drawn to photography as the ultimate means of interacting with people and capturing the perceived essence of that encounter. I thrive to hone my craft as portrait photographer and yet, I cherish every occasion to document these fleeting moments that are a narrative of all things human.

Battles across Ukraine are raging as Ukraine seeks to defend itself against a large-scale Russian military invasion.

March 08, 2022 - Berlin, Germany: Ukrainian Tetiana Jaremenko from the city of Cherkasy  holds baby Adam (one of her two sons) after disembarking after a 4 day journey from a train in provenance from Warsaw, carrying mostly people fleeing the war in Ukraine, at Berlin's central railway station (Hauptbahnhof). Tetiana Jaremenkos husband had to stay in Ukraine. Over one million people, mainly Ukrainian women and children as well as foreigners living or working in Ukraine, have fled Ukraine as the current Russian military invasion continues to inflict growing casualties on the civilian population.

I was drawn to photography as the ultimate means of interacting with people and capturing the perceived essence of that encounter. I thrive to hone my craft as portrait photographer and yet, I cherish every occasion to document these fleeting moments that are a narrative of all things human.

"Look at us and tell us we're wrong... We dare you: Look at us and tell us our cause is not of significance."

Those are the words I hear when I look at this image. Their eyes speak to my heart and empower me. Their fists are a symbol of resistance, but be aware, that this resistance is indeed peaceful. They are fearless, strong, and determined. "Racism is a pandemic to" was written on the banner.

Growing up with gender dysphoria was ever more challenging with the onset of puberty. Grieving a body that was been replaced by one that I did not felt comfortable with.

Growing up with gender dysphoria was ever more challenging with the onset of puberty. Grieving a body that was been replaced by one that I did not felt comfortable with.

Prescribed medication for a work-related injury and in turn being sharply cut off resulted in Donna purchasing illegal prescriptions. Now in recovery Donna volunteers to help others in their substance free journey, along with raising awareness on the misconceptions associated with prescribed medication.

There are days when I become a factory of tears and find in photography a small space that helps me not fall to great discharges of sadness.

August 11, 2022 - Berlin, Germany: Rehearsal of the dance performance "Inside Out" at the Flamenco Werkstatt. Influenced by the isolation of the individual during the Corona Pandemic, the dance company developed the piece Inside Out, in which the audience stands outside and watches the dancers through the windows. With Sabine Herrmann, Ondine Bogdan, La Mona, Antonio Dias.

I was drawn to photography as the ultimate means of interacting with people and capturing the perceived essence of that encounter. I thrive to hone my craft as portrait photographer and yet, I cherish every occasion to document these fleeting moments that are a narrative of all things human.

Found photograph with glass prisms attached. What is the history of vision, how do the descriptions shape us.

Awards: International Photography Awards 2019 (IPA) Finalist for the series / Deeper Perspective. Exhibited in NFT's on Billboards Los Angeles - TBC / Obscura (Feb / Mar 2022).

Taken from the series "somewhere" 
Date taken : June 25th 2022

While working as a freelance photographer and artist, Johanna also studies psychology in order to deepen the psychological skills of her photographic work and to use it for her artistic approach. Her work ranges from fashion and NGO work, to political activism and multi-media artworks, that revolve around contemporary topics and culturally charged narratives, while always remaining closely linked to her visual perception. In her personal work, she has expanded her focus on depictions of people of all ages, genders, colors or sizes and how they internalize the external pressure of social roles. 

"One of my fascinations with human nature is how we, as people, process our experiences."

As a woman, it feels radical to recognize that our bodies belong to no one other than ourselves: not men, not fashion, not advertising, not families, not partners, not friends. External influences endeavor to force us into specific shapes and sizes adhering to unhealthy standards that render us unhappy, and ultimately, the same.

While working as a freelance photographer and artist, Johanna also studies psychology in order to deepen the psychological skills of her photographic work and to use it for her artistic approach. Her work ranges from fashion and NGO work, to political activism and multi-media artworks, that revolve around contemporary topics and culturally charged narratives, while always remaining closely linked to her visual perception. In her personal work, she has expanded her focus on depictions of people of all ages, genders, colors or sizes and how they internalize the external pressure of social roles. 

"One of my fascinations with human nature is how we, as people, process our experiences."

As a woman, it feels radical to recognize that our bodies belong to no one other than ourselves: not men, not fashion, not advertising, not families, not partners, not friends. External influences endeavor to force us into specific shapes and sizes adhering to unhealthy standards that render us unhappy, and ultimately, the same.

While working as a freelance photographer and artist, Johanna also studies psychology in order to deepen the psychological skills of her photographic work and to use it for her artistic approach. Her work ranges from fashion and NGO work, to political activism and multi-media artworks, that revolve around contemporary topics and culturally charged narratives, while always remaining closely linked to her visual perception. In her personal work, she has expanded her focus on depictions of people of all ages, genders, colors or sizes and how they internalize the external pressure of social roles. 

"One of my fascinations with human nature is how we, as people, process our experiences."

Project with Debby Caplunik & Gabrielle Deydier.

While working as a freelance photographer and artist, Johanna also studies psychology in order to deepen the psychological skills of her photographic work and to use it for her artistic approach. Her work ranges from fashion and NGO work, to political activism and multi-media artworks, that revolve around contemporary topics and culturally charged narratives, while always remaining closely linked to her visual perception. In her personal work, she has expanded her focus on depictions of people of all ages, genders, colors or sizes and how they internalize the external pressure of social roles. 

"One of my fascinations with human nature is how we, as people, process our experiences."

"how do you feel - about growing up female":  About growing in and out of role models.  About the beauty of change, aging bodies, and souls.  About the things that may have changed over time, and about those that haven’t - yet.  This is a study and accompaniment of my mother and grandmother, the changing concept of womanhood, role models, and the feeling of becoming and being a woman.

While working as a freelance photographer and artist, Johanna also studies psychology in order to deepen the psychological skills of her photographic work and to use it for her artistic approach. Her work ranges from fashion and NGO work, to political activism and multi-media artworks, that revolve around contemporary topics and culturally charged narratives, while always remaining closely linked to her visual perception. In her personal work, she has expanded her focus on depictions of people of all ages, genders, colors or sizes and how they internalize the external pressure of social roles. 

"One of my fascinations with human nature is how we, as people, process our experiences."

How do women free themselves from patriarchic ideals of womanhood, narratives that society has laid upon them? How do we perceive ourselves, our bodies, our beauty? And what happens to a man and his attitude when he’s in his 80s? Still the old patriarch or just an old man, vulnerably looking at his reflection while combing the last remaining hair? How do we reflect upon ourselves?

While working as a freelance photographer and artist, Johanna also studies psychology in order to deepen the psychological skills of her photographic work and to use it for her artistic approach. Her work ranges from fashion and NGO work, to political activism and multi-media artworks, that revolve around contemporary topics and culturally charged narratives, while always remaining closely linked to her visual perception. In her personal work, she has expanded her focus on depictions of people of all ages, genders, colors or sizes and how they internalize the external pressure of social roles. 

"One of my fascinations with human nature is how we, as people, process our experiences."

This image is belongs to my ongoing series featuring queer Brazilian couples as a form of documentation and expression of love 🤍  The LGBTQIA+ communities have one of the highest death rates in Brazil and have been suffering with violence and discrimination daily. Deep rooted social conservatism in our society play a huge part in this, especially over the last few years with the rise of Brazil’s.

After a night of rain in early spring, the graveyard of a small village on the outskirts of Madrid looks out on a northern mountain range.

This image with its pictorial balance and moment captured, transmit harmony and beauty to me. It shows that observation is the essential point in any type of photography. Even if nothing happens, everything happens.

Each piece is from my ongoing project, Otherworlds. Otherworlds is a series embracing the decisive moment of street photography, the New Topographics gaze at the everyday and, most of all, it’s my deep and sincere love letter to light.

Everything is connected to everything else, from sub-atomic particles to colossal celestial bodies. Universally exerting a gravitational pull and constructed from the same units of matter, the inescapable truth is that we are forever entwined. Otherworlds is an expression of the child-like wonderment when surveying the never-ending vastness of the oceans, or joining up the dots in the boundless night sky.

In an attempt to see the unseen, this series of images was created by pushing the technical boundaries of the photographic medium. By using artificial lighting and extended shutter speeds, the work uncovers a world not visible to the human eye.

Each piece is from my ongoing project, Otherworlds. Otherworlds is a series embracing the decisive moment of street photography, the New Topographics gaze at the everyday and, most of all, it’s my deep and sincere love letter to light.

Everything is connected to everything else, from sub-atomic particles to colossal celestial bodies. Universally exerting a gravitational pull and constructed from the same units of matter, the inescapable truth is that we are forever entwined. Otherworlds is an expression of the child-like wonderment when surveying the never-ending vastness of the oceans, or joining up the dots in the boundless night sky.

In an attempt to see the unseen, this series of images was created by pushing the technical boundaries of the photographic medium. By using artificial lighting and extended shutter speeds, the work uncovers a world not visible to the human eye.

Each piece is from my ongoing project, Otherworlds. Otherworlds is a series embracing the decisive moment of street photography, the New Topographics gaze at the everyday and, most of all, it’s my deep and sincere love letter to light.

Everything is connected to everything else, from sub-atomic particles to colossal celestial bodies. Universally exerting a gravitational pull and constructed from the same units of matter, the inescapable truth is that we are forever entwined. Otherworlds is an expression of the child-like wonderment when surveying the never-ending vastness of the oceans, or joining up the dots in the boundless night sky.

In an attempt to see the unseen, this series of images was created by pushing the technical boundaries of the photographic medium. By using artificial lighting and extended shutter speeds, the work uncovers a world not visible to the human eye.

Joel West is the visionary musician behind the sound included within this exhibition. Emerging from the coastal landscapes of Cornwall, England, Joel is an artist residing at the crossroads of electronic music and graphic design. His work, an authentic fusion of sonic journeys and visual expressions, invites audiences into a unique exploration of sound and imagery.

A recent, significant milestone in his artistic journey was the production of his debut EP, “The Five Stages of Lexapro”, propelling him into the sphere of music creation and adding another dimension to his creative repertoire. 

Today, Joel's work is a symphony where the rhythm of his music and the aesthetics of his design play in unison. View Joel’s website to portal into his world, reflecting a decade-long journey marked by continuous creative growth and dedication.