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Diogo Baptista: Black Beast

25 May 2021 0

The name of this festivity, originally in Galician language, is A Rapa das Bestas, which means “The Shaving of the Beasts” It is an 400-year-old festival that takes place over four days, on the first weekend of July. The first…

Swee Sing Vincent Lim: Dancing Trees

20 May 2021 0

One of the famous beaches in East Sumba, Indonesia is Walakiri Beach. What attracted many professional photographers are this unique mangrove trees. Another uniqueness of Walakiri Beach is the beach sand that has a texture like powder or wet cement…

Kevin Shi: Five Years Apart – A Boy’s Grow Up in Western Mongolia

15 May 2021 0

In 2015 Summer, I visited a nomad family in Western Mongolia. Lived with them at their summer camp side for few days. Quickly I developed a good relationship with their son Semeer and his sisters and cousins. At that time,…

Ragnar B. Varga: Lost in Spain

10 May 2021 0

The photo series Lost in Spain came to life during my time in Spain from 2014 to 2017. This series includes both traditional street photography and staged pictures. I like to use light and shadow to construct visual space and…

Nina Borowsky: ‘Girls and Dolls’ (Isolation)

5 May 2021 0

We find ourselves – as a global community – in a challenging and unprecedented situation. Faced with such unknowns, it is entirely natural to feel anxious or destabilised. My images was taking in Hampshire for the project ‘Girls and Dolls”(Isolation)…

Lewis Hine: The WPA National Research Project Photographs, 1936-37

2 May 2021 0

A tale of collective ingenuity and individual perseverance in the shadow of national crisis is the subject of Lewis Hine: The WPA National Research Project Photographs, 1936-37, on view at Howard Greenberg Gallery from April 15 through July 2. The…

Dirk Schlottmann: Korean shamanism – spirit possession

30 April 2021 0

“Korean shamanism – spirit possession” show Korean shamans of the North Korean Hwanghaedo-tradition in liminal moments. Liminal moments are periods in which they experience ecstasy and trance because they seek contact with spiritual entities or are possessed by gods, spirits…

Greg Gorman: It’s Not About Me

27 April 2021 0

Greg Gorman’s exhibition is an assemblage of “outsiders” and auteurs who have come to define the cultural experience of a global audience. Gorman’s portraits not only reflect the true essence of these personalities, but also provide a record of the…

Franklin Liranzo: The Nude Yorker

25 April 2021 0

The following images are self-portraits that were shot in various parts of the world. In an attempt to unite or demonstrate the similarities we all share, I found a voice that I never knew existed. As a result I am…

Tomasz Przychodzień: Stone Cathedrals of the Karakoram Range

20 April 2021 0

“There is a mountain range ahead of me. Sometimes the sun burns it, sometimes it rains rain, it is often wrapped by fog. It never complains, never waits for acknowledgement. It is always majestic and always gives itself away.” –…

Timurtaş Onan: Istanbul – A City of Strange and Curious Moments

17 April 2021 0

As one of the key figures of contemporary photography in Turkey and known for his projects in different concepts on Istanbul, Timurtaş Onan offers us a retrospective selection of his works between 2000-2020 in his new book ‘Istanbul: A City…

Rita Santanatoglia: 1943, journey in a story

15 April 2021 0

This series is my free interpretation of bombing of Rome in Second World War. On July 19 ,1943, the entire working class district of San Lorenzo was destroyed, 3000 Italian civilians were killed in the raids over five residential/railway districts.…

Emanuele Vitale: Seeing Beyond – Discoveries

10 April 2021 0

A discovery destined to revolutionize the world, in 1954, thanks to Giulio Natta, found the definitive consecration with the discovery of “Moplen” (polyethylene). A material that will enter into daily life and revolutionize each of us’ s customs and habits…

Joachim Schmeisser: The Last of Their Kind

6 April 2021 0

From March 1st until April 25th and to celebrate the launch of the eponymous book, Echo Fine Arts is proud to present «The Last of Their Kind»: an online solo show featuring twenty-four large-format black and white animal portraits by…

Valeria Sacchetti: Journey to the Lowlands

2 April 2021 0

A road movie that tells the dream beyond the frontiers of the lowlanders, immersed in a microcosm, still unknown, in which time flows, slowly. There, time is fragmented, blurred and oniric where water has its own music and whispers the…

Manuel Micheli: ROTELLANDO VERSO SUD

22 March 2021 0

ITALY. Approximately 1400 kilometres covered, 65 days of travel, 8 regions crossed and 56 stages completed. I could summarize this wonderful experience of “Rotellando verso sud” (“Rotating towards the south”). There are stories that need to be told. Stories of…