Photography is for me all the things that I do not want to forget in the moment I see them, in the space where I am found, I move, I listen and I observe. It cannot be objective, but it can be a constant reminder that the world is not what we see. It is creation, communication, a narrative. In other words, it is the representation of a truth, a fact that you are aware of at the moment of the click. A reality of your own that you feel the need to share with other people. A reality which can be different for someone else. With this series of my photographs: 'From a Distance', which has also been captured in a photographic book, it is nothing more than an attempt to approach human moments that most often take place subconsciously. An effort that continues. Observing people from a distance, I feel that I am distancing myself and that I am becoming more objective more free! The large horizon, the most complete picture of the space, creates an incomparable sense of harmony and form… a calm. So, many times you get the feeling of changing time with leaps into the past or the future. ANTONIS GIAKOUMAKIS Photography is for me all the things that I do not want to forget in the moment I see them, in the space where I am found, I move, I listen and I observe. It cannot be objective, but it can be a constant reminder that the world is not what we see. It is creation, communication, a narrative. In other words, it is the representation of a truth, a fact that you are aware of at the moment of the click. A reality of your own that you feel the need to share with other people. A reality which can be different for someone else. With this series of my photographs: 'From a Distance', which has also been captured in a photographic book, it is nothing more than an attempt to approach human moments that most often take place subconsciously. An effort that continues. Observing people from a distance, I feel that I am distancing myself and that I am becoming more objective more free! The large horizon, the most complete picture of the space, creates an incomparable sense of harmony and form… a calm. So, many times you get the feeling of changing time with leaps into the past or the future. LOCATION Athens GREECE CAMERA/S Nikon D5300, Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II WEBSITE https://sites.google.com/view/antonis-giakoumakis/home @GIAKOUMAKIS_ANTONIS @AGBGNG FEATURES // The Provincial From a Distance Women's Glances

I strive to find unusual perspectives, interesting lighting, potential in common motifs. ASTRID NEUNDLINGER I strive to find unusual perspectives, interesting lighting, potential in common motifs. LOCATION Vienna AUSTRIA CAMERA/S Samsung Galaxy s7 @PENNEMIN FEATURES // Common Motifs

In search of my inner world. In the cities I find my elements of expression, I am attracted to details that reflect a whole. They are ambiguous, and as a journey to discovery, every detail can change the initial impression. A questionable depth, a debate between reality and illusion. MENA SAMBIASI In search of my inner world. In the cities I find my elements of expression, I am attracted to details that reflect a whole. They are ambiguous, and as a journey to discovery, every detail can change the initial impression. A questionable depth, a debate between reality and illusion. LOCATION Madrid SPAIN CAMERA/S Fuji X-T3 @MENASAMBIASI @MENASAMBIASI.FM FEATURES // The Rhythm Of My Photography

I am a London-based documentary, street and travel photographer, and graphic designer. I divide my time between commercial work and personal projects. Most of my photography work is concerned with observations of people in public spaces. JAN ENKELMANN I am a London-based documentary, street and travel photographer, and graphic designer. I divide my time between commercial work and personal projects. Most of my photography work is concerned with observations of people in public spaces. LOCATION London UNITED KINGDOM CAMERA/S Nikon D800 and D850 WEBSITE https://www.enkelmann.co.uk/ @JANENKELMANN FEATURES // Smoking Chefs

I am a journalist and a photographer and work in a French Lebanese daily newspaper L'Orient - Le Jour. My pictures for the last three years were specially about the Coniche (Front Sea) in Beirut. I even did a book about the subject with a story (fiction) called "Le Chariot de Farah", edited in 2018 and an exhibition. I love this place, it speaks very well about this city that is passing through a lot lately. I love sceneries, skies, sea (always the sea) but with people, faces, attitudes that can give emotions. CARLA HENOUD I am a journalist and a photographer and work in a French Lebanese daily newspaper L'Orient - Le Jour. My pictures for the last three years were specially about the Coniche (Front Sea) in Beirut. I even did a book about the subject with a story (fiction) called "Le Chariot de Farah", edited in 2018 and an exhibition. I love this place, it speaks very well about this city that is passing through a lot lately. I love sceneries, skies, sea (always the sea) but with people, faces, attitudes that can give emotions. LOCATION Beirut LEBANON CAMERA/S Leica D Lux, Fuji X T1 @CARLAHENOUD FEATURES // Farah's Chariot

I'm an artist at heart, or rather someone who would like to be one! I work in the international development sphere, which gives me plenty of opportunity to take photographs. My photography took off in 2016, whilst I was doing project work in Nigeria. I was able to capture images that truly reflected the countries I worked in, and not the stereotypical images that were peddled in the media. My style is mostly street and predominantly people too. I have a mix of my London life and fabulous people I meet in Africa. There’s something about capturing people in their environment that I really enjoy. It wasn’t easy to begin with and, it took me a while to be brave enough to move on closer to take the shot, as well as, being able to approach people and take their portraits. Fortunately, I had a lot of good advisers at hand! IBI GOWON I'm an artist at heart, or rather someone who would like to be one! I work in the international development sphere, which gives me plenty of opportunity to take photographs. My photography took off in 2016, whilst I was doing project work in Nigeria. I was able to capture images that truly reflected the countries I worked in, and not the stereotypical images that were peddled in the media. My style is mostly street and predominantly people too. I have a mix of my London life and fabulous people I meet in Africa. There’s something about capturing people in their environment that I really enjoy. It wasn’t easy to begin with and, it took me a while to be brave enough to move on closer to take the shot, as well as, being able to approach people and take their portraits. Fortunately, I had a lot of good advisers at hand! LOCATION London UNITED KINGDOM CAMERA/S Sony A7iii, Fujifilm X100F @IBI.GOWON.PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES // Shot From the Heart Shop Back in Time

I've loved photography since I was a little kid - I remember finding a book on photography around the house and then carrying it around with me. Because I was too young to read I would just look through the pictures over and over. I've always loved the idea of being able to stop a moment in time and keep it forever. With street photography I enjoy finding the awesome in the everyday and often overlooked scenes and objects. Most of my work is shot around Central London - Soho, Chinatown and Greenpark. DARREN SACKS I've loved photography since I was a little kid - I remember finding a book on photography around the house and then carrying it around with me. Because I was too young to read I would just look through the pictures over and over. I've always loved the idea of being able to stop a moment in time and keep it forever. With street photography I enjoy finding the awesome in the everyday and often overlooked scenes and objects. Most of my work is shot around Central London - Soho, Chinatown and Greenpark. LOCATION London UNITED KINGDOM CAMERA/S Fujifilm X-H1 WEBSITE http://www.darrensacks.com @SACKS FEATURES // Soho Shadows

In Hawaii, it’s common to find pictures of our majestic mountain ranges or glistening beaches. Street photography is underrepresented here as an art form. Knowing this I still attempt to defy all that’s beautiful (and typical) in Hawaii to showcase the raw and gritty of photos of “the street.” TIM HUYNH In Hawaii, it’s common to find pictures of our majestic mountain ranges or glistening beaches. Street photography is underrepresented here as an art form. Knowing this I still attempt to defy all that’s beautiful (and typical) in Hawaii to showcase the raw and gritty of photos of “the street.” LOCATION Honolulu HAWAII CAMERA/S Ricoh GR III WEBSITE https://timhuynhphotography.com/ @TH__STREET FEATURES // Fill the Frame The Raw and Grit of Hawaii

Mariette Pathy Allen is a photographer of transgender, genderfluid, and gender variant communities, as well as other continuous series such as Birth and Families, The Face of New Jersey, People With Art, Flowers and Fantasy, Texas, and Scapes. In 1978, on the last day of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Allen met Vicky West, a trans woman she befriended and through whom she was first invited to Fantasia Fair, a transgender conference where she would serve as official photographer. She traveled across the US to many other transgender conferences, participated in political activism, and worked for the Transgender Tapestry magazine. She continues to pursue the work of photographing, interviewing, and advocating on behalf of gender-nonconforming people. Allen is the author of four books that have brought visibility to transgender communities across the world including Transformations: Crossdressers and Those Who Love Them (1989), The Gender Frontier (2004), TransCuba (2014), and Transcendents: Spirit Mediums in Burma and Thailand (2017). She has made dozens of slide presentations to a variety of groups, participated in radio and television programs, and been a consultant and still photographer for films. Allen’s work is included in numerous collections, both public and private, and has been exhibited internationally. Her work is being archived by Duke University's Rare Book and Manuscripts Library and the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's Studies. Allen is based in New York City and is represented by CLAMP, New York. MARIETTE PATHY ALLEN Mariette Pathy Allen is a photographer of transgender, genderfluid, and gender variant communities, as well as other continuous series such as Birth and Families, The Face of New Jersey, People With Art, Flowers and Fantasy, Texas, and Scapes. In 1978, on the last day of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Allen met Vicky West, a trans woman she befriended and through whom she was first invited to Fantasia Fair, a transgender conference where she would serve as official photographer. She traveled across the US to many other transgender conferences, participated in political activism, and worked for the Transgender Tapestry magazine. She continues to pursue the work of photographing, interviewing, and advocating on behalf of gender-nonconforming people. Allen is the author of four books that have brought visibility to transgender communities across the world including Transformations: Crossdressers and Those Who Love Them (1989), The Gender Frontier (2004), TransCuba (2014), and Transcendents: Spirit Mediums in Burma and Thailand (2017). She has made dozens of slide presentations to a variety of groups, participated in radio and television programs, and been a consultant and still photographer for films. Allen’s work is included in numerous collections, both public and private, and has been exhibited internationally. Her work is being archived by Duke University's Rare Book and Manuscripts Library and the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's Studies. Allen is based in New York City and is represented by CLAMP, New York. LOCATION New York UNITED STATES CAMERA/S Canon 5D Mark II, Sony a7 II, Nikon FM WEBSITE https://www.mariettepathyallen.com/ @MARIETTE_PATHY_ALLEN FEATURES // Transcendents: Spirit Mediums in Burma and Thailand

I was raised in the suburbs of New Jersey, a short bus ride from New York City. I earned a PhD in Biochemistry from Columbia University, but left the field of molecular biology research to raise my family. After leaving research, I took an interest in photography and began taking classes at ICP and other online platforms. I honed my skills through many photography trips all over the world. My photography spans several genres including street photography, landscape photography and long exposure cityscapes. Currently my focus is a series of candid portraits of strangers captured on the streets of New York City. The people in the photographs all possess a characteristic, gesture, or physical trait that I identify as parts of my own story. The series is a composite of pieces of her life – a self-portrait. B JANE LEVINE I was raised in the suburbs of New Jersey, a short bus ride from New York City. I earned a PhD in Biochemistry from Columbia University, but left the field of molecular biology research to raise my family. After leaving research, I took an interest in photography and began taking classes at ICP and other online platforms. I honed my skills through many photography trips all over the world. My photography spans several genres including street photography, landscape photography and long exposure cityscapes. Currently my focus is a series of candid portraits of strangers captured on the streets of New York City. The people in the photographs all possess a characteristic, gesture, or physical trait that I identify as parts of my own story. The series is a composite of pieces of her life – a self-portrait. LOCATION New York USA CAMERA/S Sony a9 and a7 WEBSITE https://www.bjanelevinephotography.com/ @BJANELEVINE FEATURES // Nod of Recognition

I have spent an unhealthy amount of time practicing the craft of advertising in Dubai and have worked with some of the finest photographers on ad campaigns. I now bring that rich experience to my own photography. Whilst working on an ad campaign, I discovered that the average household in rich countries has over 300,000 items. Working with companies (big and small), the global advertising industry has ramped up growth and demand for products that is costing the earth nearly $3 trillion in environmental, social and human health damage. To offset my own advertising and environmental footprint, I now champion only ethical brands and use my art to raise awareness for sustainability and minimalism. I am currently working on a long term photography project. IXI NIJHAWAN I have spent an unhealthy amount of time practicing the craft of advertising in Dubai and have worked with some of the finest photographers on ad campaigns. I now bring that rich experience to my own photography. Whilst working on an ad campaign, I discovered that the average household in rich countries has over 300,000 items. Working with companies (big and small), the global advertising industry has ramped up growth and demand for products that is costing the earth nearly $3 trillion in environmental, social and human health damage. To offset my own advertising and environmental footprint, I now champion only ethical brands and use my art to raise awareness for sustainability and minimalism. I am currently working on a long term photography project. LOCATION Dubai UAE CAMERA/S Fujifilm X-T3 @SHOTBYIXI FEATURES // Minimalist Impressionism

PICTORIAL STORY FESTIVALS IN SICILY May 7, 2021 PICTORIAL STORY Photography by Agata Lo Monaco Story by Valeria Tardo (translated from Italian) SHARE Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy link The photographic project Festivals in Sicily was born from the intention to tell, through images, celebrations and religious rituals of ancient tradition that still play a prominent role in Sicily. The choice of reportage photography is linked to the desire to weave a visual narrative capable of combining the analytical perspective with a documentary slant, with artistic expression. Agata Lo Monaco's gaze captures faces, gestures, details and overall views, selecting and returning to the observer's eyes segments of a reality that is both objective and intimately subjective, a reflection of an individual feeling from which a non-verbal discourse full of suggestions unfolds. The photographs Agata took in 2014 in Gela on the occasion of the feasts of San Giuseppe and Madonna dell' Alemanna are the result of a contemporary point of view that aims to capture the underlying ancestrally of religious cults that are also characterized by a marked theatricality, for a devotional fervor that takes the form of a complex of external elements that refer to the staging. The use of black and white emphasises the pathos of photographic representation and is connected to the stylistic choice of Ferdinando Scianna, a Sicilian photographer who in the 1960s developed a work with a similar subject. Of the feast of St. Joseph, which takes place on the 19th of March, the artist fixes the most characteristic aspect, namely the setting up of the so-called altars in the private homes of those who thank God for having granted them grace, for having heard a prayer. These are in fact large tables set to represent particular votive offerings (ex-votos) , foods and food products made with a function attributed to them, which refer to the concept of votive offerings that was already present in polytheistic religions prior to the advent of Christianity. They are practices that testify to humans' atavistic search for contact with the divine sphere. At the end of the party and the exposition of the ex-voto to visitors, the food is eaten during a sort of ritual lunch presided over by three people, usually of humble socio-economic background, who symbolize the members of the Holy Family. On the first of May (May Day) the same Saint is celebrated in his persona of a worker, and on this occasion an auction of goods donated by the faithful to the Church takes place in the town square, which also includes the presence of live animals (poultry and sheep). The photos show, with great insight, the generational contrast in the perception of a strongly folkloristic scenario that seems to have little to do with spirituality. The body language and the looks of the participants speak of this contrast. Agata immortalises the veiled restlessness and the noticeable disturbance in the astonished gazes of the children, who reveal a certain empathy towards the suffering and fate of those animals with their legs tied, being treated as if they were inanimate puppets. They are counterbalanced by the pride and cheerfulness of the adults, exemplified in particular by the showy smile, almost a grin, of an old woman who has just won a rooster. It is inevitable to ask if the strength of a devotion that crystallizes into tradition will continue to guarantee its survival. On the feast of Maria Santissima dell' Alemanna, which is celebrated from the 5th to the 8th of September, Agata's documentary captures the moments of the exit of the consecrated statue of the Virgin Mary from the church, with the crowd of faithful extending their hands to heaven. The procession includes stops dedicated to the undressing of newborns for the blessing of the priest, they are raised upwards, in the direction of the statue of the Madonna, by a priest. The children's clothes are then bought back by the parents themselves so that the proceeds can be donated to the poor. Finally, there is the so-called paliantino or cuccagna a mare , on the Gelese beach. A horizontally arranged pool supported by two trestles is placed in the water, and the competitors are asked to walk the surface, sprinkled with grease and soap, trying to catch the flag placed on the opposite end without falling into the sea. A sporting competition inserted in the context of the feast in honor of the patron saint of the city that makes one think of the gymnastic competitions of the ancient Greek civilisation, the athletic competitions connected to the cults of the Panhellenic sanctuaries, such as that of Olympia, or the Athenian Panathenaic festivals that commemorated the goddess Athena, protector of the polis. In reality, the veneration of the Madonna dell' Alemanna has its roots in the early modern age, originating from the discovery, in 1476, of a medieval Marian icon that is believed to have been brought to Gela by the Knights of the Teutonic Order. As the Teutonics' were called Alemanni on the island, the Madonna was given this name. The origin of this fascinating custom is uncertain. © Agata Lo Monaco © Agata Lo Monaco © Agata Lo Monaco © Agata Lo Monaco © Agata Lo Monaco © Agata Lo Monaco © Agata Lo Monaco © Agata Lo Monaco © Agata Lo Monaco © Agata Lo Monaco Agata's photographs possess an almost bodily intensity and a fervent evocative charge and artistic sensitivity, and so they manage to transmit in a palpable way the mingling of sacredness and materiality that distinguish Sicilian religious holidays, as heritage of a varied and deeply stratified culture. view Agata's portfolio Read an interview with Agata >>> Website >>> Instagram >>> The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the text belong solely to the author, and are not necessarily shared by The Pictorial List and the team. read more stories >>> ARE THOSE WINDS Along Istanbul’s northern edge, Ci Demi photographs the last water buffalo herders as they keep working, remembering, and staying put while the city closes in. 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