Born and raised in the United States, I am a passionate photographer who is always ready to take my skills to the next level. While I love all genres of photography, I consider myself more of a creative photographer. As my interest in photography evolved, I began to experiment with different camera techniques and particularly love using intentional camera movement to create a more abstract or artistic feel to my photos. I am mesmerized by vibrant colors, beautiful light and the tiniest details, and enjoy the challenge of photographing the mundane. Yellow is one of my favorite colors and is the color of thread that ties this series of photographs together. For me, yellow is cheerful and reminds me of my sister. My work has been published online in several National Geographic Your Shot stories and has been published in Click Magazine. I have been exhibited in the National Geographic Museum in Washington D.C., the Sacramento Fine Arts Center in California and Blindwell Art Gallery in the United Kingdom. ELIZABETH PAOLETTI Born and raised in the United States, I am a passionate photographer who is always ready to take my skills to the next level. While I love all genres of photography, I consider myself more of a creative photographer. As my interest in photography evolved, I began to experiment with different camera techniques and particularly love using intentional camera movement to create a more abstract or artistic feel to my photos. I am mesmerized by vibrant colors, beautiful light and the tiniest details, and enjoy the challenge of photographing the mundane. Yellow is one of my favorite colors and is the color of thread that ties this series of photographs together. For me, yellow is cheerful and reminds me of my sister. My work has been published online in several National Geographic Your Shot stories and has been published in Click Magazine. I have been exhibited in the National Geographic Museum in Washington D.C., the Sacramento Fine Arts Center in California and Blindwell Art Gallery in the United Kingdom. LOCATION UNITED STATES CAMERA/S Nikon D7200, Nikon D5000 @ELIZABETH_PAOLETTI_PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES // Let the Sun Shine

I am from western Azerbaijan and I have been doing street photography for about ten years. I am the author of the project "The Darkness Inside Me" and exhibitions called Retro Baku and Joshgun Street. I am also the member of the Azerbaijan Photographers Union. My work has been published in Argentine Spanish and I'm currently working on new publications. JOSHGUN SULEYMANOV I am from western Azerbaijan and I have been doing street photography for about ten years. I am the author of the project "The Darkness Inside Me" and exhibitions called Retro Baku and Joshgun Street. I am also the member of the Azerbaijan Photographers Union. My work has been published in Argentine Spanish and I'm currently working on new publications. LOCATION AZERBAIJAN CAMERA/S Canon 6d, Fujifilm X100s, Minolta Zoom 60 @JOSHGUN_SULEYMANOV FEATURES // Street Heartbeat

I'm using my camera as a tool for keeping a visual diary. A way of capturing a mood rather than an experience. There is nothing linear about my work, it strays in all directions, but I'm drawn to the effects of colour and shape, the movement of bodies and the underlying darkness behind the bright and cheerful. VANESSA WALL I'm using my camera as a tool for keeping a visual diary. A way of capturing a mood rather than an experience. There is nothing linear about my work, it strays in all directions, but I'm drawn to the effects of colour and shape, the movement of bodies and the underlying darkness behind the bright and cheerful. LOCATION Stockholm SWEDEN CAMERA/S Fujifilm XT3 and iPhone @ATELJE.WALL FEATURES // Whimsical Whims

I was born in Vercelli a little city in the northern part of Italy where I still live today. The first approach with a camera was seven years ago. At first I was fascinated by night photography and starry skies, that was until I discovered street photography. I have travelled in the last seven years and I have taken so many street shots in many cities that in my opinion are perfect for this photography genre, like New York City, Los Angeles, London but also Milan and Genova in my beloved Italy. In this series I have enjoyed reworking shots that initially didn't convince me or that I thought was 'wrong'. I have been superimposing and working them until I have reached the result I wanted, trying to create my own style and give a personality to these shots. I like photography to communicate something, to evoke a sensation already experienced. I try to select only the photos that according to and can convey something to the viewer, it works a bit like music, to tell a story or a state of mind. LELE BISSOLI I was born in Vercelli a little city in the northern part of Italy where I still live today. The first approach with a camera was seven years ago. At first I was fascinated by night photography and starry skies, that was until I discovered street photography. I have travelled in the last seven years and I have taken so many street shots in many cities that in my opinion are perfect for this photography genre, like New York City, Los Angeles, London but also Milan and Genova in my beloved Italy. In this series I have enjoyed reworking shots that initially didn't convince me or that I thought was 'wrong'. I have been superimposing and working them until I have reached the result I wanted, trying to create my own style and give a personality to these shots. I like photography to communicate something, to evoke a sensation already experienced. I try to select only the photos that according to and can convey something to the viewer, it works a bit like music, to tell a story or a state of mind. LOCATION Vercelli ITALY CAMERA/S Fujifilm XT2 , Canon Eos 70D WEBSITE https://lelebissoli.portfoliobox.net/ @LELE_BISSOLI FEATURES // Reverberation

For me, photography is a form of deep listening to connect with what surrounds me. FRANCESCA TIBONI For me, photography is a form of deep listening to connect with what surrounds me. LOCATION Cagliari ITALY CAMERA/S Leica M10 WEBSITE https://www.francescatiboni.com/ @FRATIBS FEATURES // Something About The Future The Silences Where We See Unveiling Vulnerability

I am 61 years old, and married with three children. I work in a software company and live in a quiet neighborhood of Tel Aviv, the city which I grew up in, have never left and is a part of me and my hobby - photography. I enjoy cinema and music, and during the 1980s I photographed using film cameras. I then did not touch a camera for 20 years until I received a digital camera as a gift for my birthday from my wife a few years ago. The rest is history… After two years of stagnation and a few lockdowns due to covid-19, I went to the US on a family visit. I felt like a bird who finally flew out of its cage! This series "Journey of Freedom" depicts that wonderful feeling of freedom and expresses in a surrealistic manner the emotions of the people who went through covid -19, each of them in his own way. GABI BEN AVRAHAM I am 61 years old, and married with three children. I work in a software company and live in a quiet neighborhood of Tel Aviv, the city which I grew up in, have never left and is a part of me and my hobby - photography. I enjoy cinema and music, and during the 1980s I photographed using film cameras. I then did not touch a camera for 20 years until I received a digital camera as a gift for my birthday from my wife a few years ago. The rest is history… After two years of stagnation and a few lockdowns due to covid-19, I went to the US on a family visit. I felt like a bird who finally flew out of its cage! This series "Journey of Freedom" depicts that wonderful feeling of freedom and expresses in a surrealistic manner the emotions of the people who went through covid -19, each of them in his own way. LOCATION Tel Aviv ISRAEL CAMERA/S Fuji Xt2 and Xt3 WEBSITE https://www.gabibest.com/ @GABYBA33 FEATURES // Journey of Freedom

As a self-taught street photographer, leaning towards social documentary and storytelling, I believe the camera is an instrument of self-expression and a way to question the world. My interest in photography started in 2019, when I came across the work and writings of Henri Cartier-Bresson. His humanist vision and poetic geometry resonated with my professional architecture background and lead me into other old masters like André Kertész and Robert Frank. I photograph to detach myself from the objective reality of the world. My photographs are black and white, but not the ideas I portray. They are metaphors of themes that haunt me when the camera is down: displacement, alienation, solitude, but also the whimsical, bizarre and unexpected moments of ordinary life. ANDRÉ LOBÃO As a self-taught street photographer, leaning towards social documentary and storytelling, I believe the camera is an instrument of self-expression and a way to question the world. My interest in photography started in 2019, when I came across the work and writings of Henri Cartier-Bresson. His humanist vision and poetic geometry resonated with my professional architecture background and lead me into other old masters like André Kertész and Robert Frank. I photograph to detach myself from the objective reality of the world. My photographs are black and white, but not the ideas I portray. They are metaphors of themes that haunt me when the camera is down: displacement, alienation, solitude, but also the whimsical, bizarre and unexpected moments of ordinary life. LOCATION London UNITED KINGDOM CAMERA/S Olympus E-M10 Mark II WEBSITE http://www.andrelobao.com/ @ANDREFLOBAO FEATURES // The Unpredictable

Based in the Ruhr Area in Germany, I am working as a teacher at a primary school. In my free time I love to draw or to take pictures with my Leica. I have an enormous passion for fine arts since I was little. In my presented series I want to show the beauty of the often underestimated region, I am living in. The Ruhr Area has a huge industrial tradition. I edit all my pictures in black and white, because I'd like to reduce my objects to their essentials. Furthermore I have the opportunity to focus on contrasts, shapes, textures by working like this. SARAH LUHSE Based in the Ruhr Area in Germany, I am working as a teacher at a primary school. In my free time I love to draw or to take pictures with my Leica. I have an enormous passion for fine arts since I was little. In my presented series I want to show the beauty of the often underestimated region, I am living in. The Ruhr Area has a huge industrial tradition. I edit all my pictures in black and white, because I'd like to reduce my objects to their essentials. Furthermore I have the opportunity to focus on contrasts, shapes, textures by working like this. LOCATION Ruhr Area GERMANY CAMERA/S Leica Q2 FEATURES // Ruhr Perspectives

I've had a love for street photography since I was a child, long before I knew it had a name. Not until 2017 did I take up the challenge of photographing in the streets myself. I'm drawn to ordinary people doing ordinary things. To me, it’s all extraordinary - emotion, gesture, connection, and humor. I believe that we humans are much more alike than we are different, and hopefully my photos remind people of that. I have been exhibited in Washington DC, New York, Miami, San Francisco, Paris, Trieste, and Sydney. I am part of the Women in Street Collective, DC Street Photography Collective and Optic Nerve Collective. MARCI LINDSAY I've had a love for street photography since I was a child, long before I knew it had a name. Not until 2017 did I take up the challenge of photographing in the streets myself. I'm drawn to ordinary people doing ordinary things. To me, it’s all extraordinary - emotion, gesture, connection, and humor. I believe that we humans are much more alike than we are different, and hopefully my photos remind people of that. I have been exhibited in Washington DC, New York, Miami, San Francisco, Paris, Trieste, and Sydney. I am part of the Women in Street Collective, DC Street Photography Collective and Optic Nerve Collective. LOCATION Washington DC USA CAMERA/S Fuji X-T3 WEBSITE http://www.marcislindsay.com/ @MARCISLINDSAY FEATURES // The Extraordinary Ordinary

As a photographer, my goal is to use photography to draw the viewer in. I want to create an image that tells a story, captures a client’s vision or creatively depicts architecture, nature and still life in their most raw and honest forms. Every day 5 a.m passes me by. While I am asleep there is a world that I am completely detached from. When I begin settling in for the evening there are countless others getting themselves ready to start their day. From bakers and farmers to gas station attendants and factory line workers, we live in a world that never truly sleeps. Productivity and services continue to be provided while many of us are asleep and dreaming. When I wake up in the morning I can, without a second thought, enjoy freshly made bread, produce picked hours earlier or even a newly paved road. The 5 a.m. project developed out of an interest to step outside of my 9-to-5 world; to document places, people and livelihoods at — or as close as possible to — 5 a.m. The world may look very different when not congested with people and cars but that does not mean we have all settled in for sleep. Welcome to 5 a.m. BRIAN DOUGLAS As a photographer, my goal is to use photography to draw the viewer in. I want to create an image that tells a story, captures a client’s vision or creatively depicts architecture, nature and still life in their most raw and honest forms. Every day 5 a.m passes me by. While I am asleep there is a world that I am completely detached from. When I begin settling in for the evening there are countless others getting themselves ready to start their day. From bakers and farmers to gas station attendants and factory line workers, we live in a world that never truly sleeps. Productivity and services continue to be provided while many of us are asleep and dreaming. When I wake up in the morning I can, without a second thought, enjoy freshly made bread, produce picked hours earlier or even a newly paved road. The 5 a.m. project developed out of an interest to step outside of my 9-to-5 world; to document places, people and livelihoods at — or as close as possible to — 5 a.m. The world may look very different when not congested with people and cars but that does not mean we have all settled in for sleep. Welcome to 5 a.m. LOCATION Ontario CANADA CAMERA/S Canon 5d Mark III WEBSITE http://www.bdouglasphotography.com @BRIANRDOUGLAS @BRIANDOUGLASPHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES // 5 A.M.

I am an award-winning street and social documentary photographer. I am also owner and founder of CUT and DRY Blogzine, and a member of the Photographic Circle Collective. I have always loved Street Photography, but it wasn't until late 2018 that I actually started to get dedicated to that genre. As I'm residing in Athens, this is where the majority of my work comes from. For me, street photography is ultimately liberating because it is an expression of my need to look at things differently. I have always been drawn to the power of imagery as a way to express my own completely subjective interpretation of what I feel rather than I see. BETTY MANOUSOS I am an award-winning street and social documentary photographer. I am also owner and founder of CUT and DRY Blogzine, and a member of the Photographic Circle Collective. I have always loved Street Photography, but it wasn't until late 2018 that I actually started to get dedicated to that genre. As I'm residing in Athens, this is where the majority of my work comes from. For me, street photography is ultimately liberating because it is an expression of my need to look at things differently. I have always been drawn to the power of imagery as a way to express my own completely subjective interpretation of what I feel rather than I see. LOCATION Athens GREECE CAMERA/S Fujifilm X-T20 WEBSITE https://bettymanousos.smugmug.com/ @BETTY.MANOUSOS FEATURES // Souls of a City

I am an American photographer who has traveled internationally to see and photograph the ordinary and unique of life. I am a bit of an odd bird. I don’t see myself easily fitting into any one group. Many of my views consist of positions that one would tend to find in very different groups. I can have at the same time, feelings of inclusion and exclusion. I can feel both acceptance and as an Auslander. It is a bit of a cliché, though still true nonetheless, that the camera can be a passport. It can be a raison d’etre amongst people and peoples you wouldn’t ordinarily be amongst. I found/find myself both photographically and personally being energized and pursuing photography in what would be called (although I hate this term) “subgroups”. I did this for seven months in Kibbutz Bet Alfa in the Jezreel Valley at the base of Mt. Gilboa in Israel. And, then again, photographing for several years in a rural upstate New York bar that effectively serves as the town green in the hamlet of Andes, New York. And, as you can see in the accompanying photographs, in the Haredi community of Satmar Jews in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. MARK ZILBERMAN I am an American photographer who has traveled internationally to see and photograph the ordinary and unique of life. I am a bit of an odd bird. I don’t see myself easily fitting into any one group. Many of my views consist of positions that one would tend to find in very different groups. I can have at the same time, feelings of inclusion and exclusion. I can feel both acceptance and as an Auslander. It is a bit of a cliché, though still true nonetheless, that the camera can be a passport. It can be a raison d’etre amongst people and peoples you wouldn’t ordinarily be amongst. I found/find myself both photographically and personally being energized and pursuing photography in what would be called (although I hate this term) “subgroups”. I did this for seven months in Kibbutz Bet Alfa in the Jezreel Valley at the base of Mt. Gilboa in Israel. And, then again, photographing for several years in a rural upstate New York bar that effectively serves as the town green in the hamlet of Andes, New York. And, as you can see in the accompanying photographs, in the Haredi community of Satmar Jews in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. LOCATION New York UNITED STATES CAMERA/S Olympus OMD EM1 Mark 2 WEBSITE http://www.markzilbermanphotography.com @MARKZILBERMAN FEATURES // Hebrew Halloween