The “imaginary friend” syndrome is an overactive imagination disorder. It consists in creating a reassuring mental companion in order to cope with a troubling situation. This friend is a fictional projection and only exists in the mind’s person: the inner life gets the upper hand on the external world. Frequent...
Larry Towell: The Russian Front, East Ukraine
After the February 2014 Euromaidan uprising, which brought an end to the Viktor Yanukovych government, Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed the Crimea with the support of locals who felt isolated from the new government in Kiev. The Ukraine army and related militias entered Eastern Ukraine where separatist movements, supported by...
Nick Bowers: Scared Scientists portraits
In his black-and-white photography series "Scared Scientists," Nick Bowers captures a raw element not often associated with scientific knowledge. For the series, Bowers interviewed a selection of scientists in varying fields, capturing the frightened looks on their faces while they contemplated their findings. The photos are minimalist but intense, each...
Patrick Zachmann: Springtime in China
Patrick Zachmann went to Szechwan province in order to finish a photo series for a book and exhibition he is preparing on China, a subject he has been documenting during the past 30 years. He took this opportunity to spend time with Chinese friends who guided him during the Chinese...
Alessandra Sanguinetti: Islands, Sea and Food
Expo Milano 2015 opened on May 1st with the primary theme of Feeding the Planet - Energy for Life. Alessandra Sanguinetti had been commissioned to photograph for the Islands, Sea and Food cluster of the exhibition. "Mayotte, Dominica and Vanuatu, each in the midst of far apart oceans, have distinctive...
Bangladesh’s Third Gender
Bangladeshi photographer Shahria Sharmin grew up believing that Hijras -- individuals who were designated male at birth but adopted feminine gender roles later in life -- were "less than human." Their physical appearance, their behavior and their general way of life, she explains, set them apart in her country's conservative...