After the civil war in Tajikistan (1992–1997) and the following economic collapse, the people of Tajikistan found themselves in a process of migration. Now, they can be found in large as well as small Russian cities. Migration is like a great stormy sea that swallows up more and more people....
Smith & Köppen: Planet Wasteland
Wasteland is Europe’s most notorious adult playground where the fetish lifestyle is celebrated and applauded. Photographers duo Smith & Koppen had the privilege to be invited backstage to document the visual transformation of the artists and performers into otherworldly characters. The series of photographs plunge us into a dystopian world...
Antonio Aragon Renuncio: Sanna’m
And there it was, amid the absence as a savanna. Hidden among rough rocks, among weeds and trees scattered starving the hot plains. Under a blazing sun hammering the senses. No rest, no mercy. A million light years from known safety and comfort. In Africa, always in Africa. Always in...
Fulvio Bugani: Waria
In Indonesia, transgender are known as Waria, a term which is a combination of two Indonesian words: “wanita,” which means woman, and “pria,” which means man. In a country with a conservative culture and where the majority of the population is muslim (approximately 202.9 million of believers - 87.2% of...
Jadwiga Bronte: Invisible People of Belarus
Belarus, located in the far-flung reaches of Eastern Europe is the last dictatorship on the continent and for some is still considered to be part of Russia. This is a place where the president, Alexander Lukashenko is seen as an unchallenged, fearsome and almost ‘God-like’ figure. Belarusians still fear the...
Elena Anosova: Section
The project about women's prisons is a part of a trilogy that is centered around lives of women in closed institutions. The impulse of research of such communities arose in a reflection of my teenage period spent at the closed rehabilitation boarding school. I would like to take a closer...
Alina Desyatnichenko: Baikal of Wonders
The land of Baikal region in Russia has always been sacred for the local indigenous peoples – buryats. After 70 years of stagnation the religious faith of their ancestors began to revive. Shamans are necessary for talking with gods and ancestors. To become a shaman you need to have not...
Alexandra Zhidkikh: In My Room
This is a simple photo set about the beauty in everyday life, the naturality, and self-acceptance - nude women in their own rooms, without embellishments, touch-up, makeup, or studio light. The sources of inspiration surround us - a ray of light that falls from the window on your friend's shoulder...
Junya Suzuki: An Aesthetic of Everyday Life
Since ancient times, the Japanese have had a unique aesthetic sense referred to as "wabi-sabi". Generally, this style prefers the mundane over the showy, quietude over eloquence, and stillness over movement. However, almost no opportunity to hear about the style exists in modern times. As time goes by, and as...
Platon Terentev: Mostki
Photo-story, shooted in village Svetlana, Leningrad region. This story about life of people with disabilities in the autonomous community. Imagine the landscape. On both sides of Syas river flowing to the northwest and flows into Europe's largest lake Ladoga, placed small villages. In one of them only 4 houses, farm,...