The greater Los Angeles area holds close to 18 million people within almost 5,000 square miles – the size of a small country! Is it the ultimate paradise? Or is America’s most massive human creation hiding the face of the apocalypse?! Issue #37 is all about LA.
Known for her images of hazy streets and solitary people in natural landscapes, Karin Apollonia Müller (b. 1963, Germany) photographs people’s disconnection to their surroundings.
Russian photographer Sergei Ilnitsky just won the 2nd prize stories in the Sports Action category for his series ‘The Golden Touch’ during the 56th edition of the World Press Photo. GUP met with Ilnitsky at the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam where he was setting up his work for the Russ Press Photo exhibition that is on display until June 23.
For A New Kind of Beauty, Phillip Toledano (1968, United Kingdom) portrayed men and women who had exposed themselves to a very unusual and provocative form of body modification that inevitably prompts questions on the dynamic human notion of aesthetics.
New York photographer Jamel Shabazz (1960) was in Amsterdam to open his solo-exhibition ‘Represent’ in Gallery Cultural Speech. Between posing with admirers and an artist talk about the series, he sat down with GUP to catch up.
Eyes in Progress offers a workshop on Fine Art Photography by renowned Johannesburg-based photographer Roger Ballen, taking place in Paris from the 11th until the 14th of September 2013.
Her photos of gay people in Vietnam won Maika Elan (b.1986) the 1st Place prize for contemporary issues stories at World Press Photo 2013, making her the first Vietnamese woman to win at World Press Photo.
Once in a while we like to spread some love for fellow photography magazines, and with Aorta, we present you one of the finest online publications we’ve recently come across.
When capturing light, there are no restrictions.
Sujata Majumdar is one of the 100 photographers that were selected for publication in the NEW Dutch Photography book, released last week.