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Cry to the AngelsAvery NormanIn search of a feeling of youth she encountered online, Avery Norman constructs an imaginary girlhood informed by a combination of cultural iconography, Internet nostalgia, and personal memory.

If you were a certain kind of girl on the Internet in the 2010s, Avery Norman’s images are likely to feel familiar. Her series Cry To The Angels ex...

Contemporary Dutch Photography and the Work of Curating Quickscan 3Nederlands FotomuseumRuben Lundgren explores his journey between the two practices of photography and curating—from his career in China to his first show as Senior Curator of the Nederlands Fotomuseum highlighting the photographic trends of the Dutch scene today.

In 2005, while still an art school student i...

The Last ButterfliesValentina sinisInside the secret cave settlements of the all-female Kurdish fighters of the Women’s Protection Forces (HPJ), solidarity, care and daily ritual sit alongside the stark reality of revolution.

When Valentina Sinis first stepped into the underground settlements of the Women’s Protection Forces (HPJ)—the all-female unit of the Kurdistan Free Life...

The Quiet RiseAshkan ShabaniTurning the lens on his adopted country, Ashkan Shabani embarks on a long-term investigation into the rise and normalization of far-right extremism in Germany.

On the morning of September 6th, headlines across Europe declared shock election results. A far-right party, the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), had come out on top, winning close to 44% o...

Photography Made Me a Mother to My SonBlagovesta SemkovaUncompromising, fiercely independent, and deeply personal, Blagovesta Semkova’s photography transforms a lifetime of adversity into images of remarkable emotional power.

Blaga’s photographs are like a punch in the nose. You stand there with the taste of metal and crushed teeth in your mouth, unable to look away, unabl...