Photography

April 30, 2018

Photographer Travels Across Italy to Capture the Grandeur of 13th Century Abbeys

Italian artist Federico Scarchilli uses his photography to bring a spiritual reminder back to his generation. Through stunning architectural photographs of Cistercian abbeys, Scarchilli demonstrates the quiet power of the simple, utilitarian architecture. The 13th and 14th century Fossanova, Casamari, and Valvisciolo Abbeys, all found in Italy, are the settings for Domus Alba, a powerful series of images that ask the viewer to reflect on the power of religious architecture.

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April 24, 2018

Top Underwater Photographers Celebrate the Unseen Beauty of the Sea

For over 50 years, London's Natural History Museum has celebrated world-class nature photography with its Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. And now, a new book brings together the best underwater photography submitted to the contest over the past 15 years or so. Unforgettable Underwater Photography is a collection gathering the best work of over 50 international underwater photographers.

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April 19, 2018

Interview: Spiritual Photographer Captures Spellbinding Images Inspired by Fairytales

Pairing the spiritual with the surreal, Polish photographer Laura Makabresku captures enchanting photographs inspired by fairytales. In each dreamy depiction, Makabresku showcases both her technical skills and her fascination with fantasy, culminating in a captivating body of work “overflowing with mystic symbols.” Though she was initially influenced by the tales of the Brothers Grimm, Makabresku now finds much of her inspiration in Catholicism.

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April 17, 2018

Portraits of Identical Twins Reveal Their Similarities and Differences

For the past three years, Detroit-born, London-based photographer Peter Zelewski has been exploring the similarities and differences between sets of identical twins in his ongoing portrait photography series, Alike But Not Alike. Captured on the streets of London against neutral backdrops, Zelewski’s duos are of different ages, ethnicities, backgrounds, and styled to dress in matching clothing.

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