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This Ukrainian photographer is highlighting the hidden trauma of war

After her partner left for war, Elena Kalinichenko turned to photography to capture her personal conflict, documenting the emotional toll of war on those left behind.

26/03/2025

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Thomas Meurot on capturing the icy thrill of cold surfing in Iceland

Thomas Meurot takes us behind the lens of his Sony award-winning project Kald Sòl (Cold Sun) - a raw, black-and-white exploration of cold-water surfing in Iceland.

22/01/2025

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Jim Fenwick on capturing the beauty and chaos of Palermo wildfires

With the recent destruction caused by the wildfires in Los Angeles, Fenwick’s 'Wildfires in Palermo' photo series feels more relevant than ever.

14/01/2025

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Oliviero Toscani, renowned photographer and provocateur, dies at 82

During a 60-year career, Oliviero Toscani worked for major global magazines and was renowned for his vibrant, provocative portraits and advertising campaigns which addressed issues such as the environment, migration and racism.

13/01/2025

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Sujata Setia: Meet the artist breaking silence on domestic abuse

Sujata Setia’s 'A Thousand Cuts' is a powerful and deeply personal artistic project that explores the hidden realities of domestic abuse within South Asian communities in the UK.

07/01/2025

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Italian iconic fashion photographer Gian Paolo Barbieri dies aged 89

In this special edition of European Lens we revisit the work of the late Gian Paolo Barbieri, the famed Italian photographer whose portraits captured the soul and essence of fashion in the 60s and far beyond.

19/12/2024

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'Istanbul Awakens' in new retrospective exhibition of Ara Güler

'Istanbul Awakens' exhibition records the transformation of Istanbul from night to day, and day to night through hailed photojournalist Ara Güler's lense.

19/12/2024

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Magnum's Cristina de Middel says AI is real danger to photojournalism

In this special edition of European Lens we talk to Spanish visual storyteller and artist Cristina de Middel who presides over the Magnum Photo Agency, the legendary collective set up in 1947 after the Second World War.

03/11/2024

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Photographer Liam Bailey on capturing 30 years of Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury is soon upon us... After first attending Glastonbury Festival in 1992, photographer Liam Bailey has been at every edition since. He's compiled his shots of the event for the first time in a book.

23/06/2024

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Eva Szombat's colourful exploration of womanhood in Hungary

A project to photograph women and their sex toys became a colourful exploration of womanhood in modern Hungary. Discover Eva Szombat's award-winning photo series, "I want orgasms, not roses".

14/02/2024

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Stunning photographs unveil four decades of Palermo under mafia rule

Five photographers, five ways of seeing the city of Palermo, Sicily.

25/06/2023

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Maxime Caron's post-apocalyptic images from Chernobyl ghost city

Young French photographer Maxime Caron visited the post-Apocalyptic town of Pripyat, where the infamous Chernobyl nuclear power plant is located. Report from Chernobyl in the new issue of the European lens.

19/06/2019

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Photojournalist Emily Garthwaite's calling for the untold stories

We spoke to photojournalist Emily Garthwaite about her work as an artist and activist telling untold stories

26/10/2018

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Photographer Semra Sevin on the power of beauty

Semra underlines the concept of diversity, and her exploration translates into profound studied subjects, deep meditation and pompous photography installations

28/09/2018

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Photographer Anton Kalashnikov shares his sophisticated B&W photos

His love for photography started at an early age and his passion has spawned a sophisticated collection of ordinary, but fantastic black and white photographs.

24/08/2018

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Photographer Lubo Domo's passion for the picture that says it all

Domo is passionate about achieving that one picture that says it all, the one that, upon seeing it, makes you feel like you were there.

27/07/2018