Innholdsfortegnelse for #2 2024 i Artdoc Photography Magazine

Note of the Editors “We highlight the art of photography that recognises the universal stories that connect us all. - The Artdoc Team Welcome to this edition of Artdoc Photography Magazine, where we delve into photography's capacity to narrate the universal human condition. We showcase many images by photographers worldwide that serve as narratives steeped in private emotion and social context, conveying intimate stories of human experiences. These images speak to our shared experiences and feelings. Family connections are a theme about the bonds that tie us all. Valery Poshtarov photographed fathers and sons holding hands as a sign of human connection. He tells a story about how we develop our identities and the value of our roots depending on our family history. Subcultures and the celebration of diversity are captured…

Portfolio Interview Fathers and sons are holding hands in the emotive and provocative portraits of Bulgarian photographer Valery Poshtarov. We see them standing together, sometimes with awkward expressions but often looking into the lens with a heartwarming feeling of trust and love. Even though he is the photographer of the Father and Son project, Poshtarov doesn't regard himself as the author of the pictures. “My role is to facilitate. I emphasise the participatory aspect of my project. Those who hold hands are examples of connection. We are together in this dream of interconnected happiness.” Valery Poshtarov won the 1st prize in the Portraiture category at the Sony World Photography Awards 2024. The idea for the Father and Son series came naturally. When Valery Poshtarov was about to take his two…

Human Stories is an online photography exhibition that aims to convey the essence of the human experience through documentary storytelling. This exhibition shows photographers who creatively explore and interpret the theme, whether their approach is grounded in documentary, portraiture, photojournalism, or conceptual art. Our featured photographers provide unique insights into the human condition. They delve into human experiences, emotions, and stories through their lens to contribute to a rich tapestry that reflects humanity's profound depth and complexity. Visit our online exhibition…

Featured Time by the Sea is a project by Ole Brodersen delving into the cultural identity and history of Lyngør, known as Europe's Best-Preserved Village. Brodersen's work is highly personal, covering maritime history and the community's contemporary challenges. The project highlights the tension between development and conservation and features portraits of the remaining residents. The portraits underscore the silent yet powerful architecture as a testament to the community's rich cultural heritage. The series captures history, memory, and the ongoing legacy of Lyngør's inhabitants. Ole Brodersen: “Time by the Sea explores cultural identity and historical narratives centred around Lyngør, which the EU has celebrated as 'Europe's Best-Preserved Village'. A deeply personal project grounded in my twelfth-generation heritage, it navigates the maritime history and present environmental and socio-economic challenges of this unique…

Featured Near Amsterdam, nestled on a transient plot known as the Landje, Max, a 28-year-old, has chosen a life less ordinary. He lives in a caravan community supported by the municipality. This community embodies a countercultural response to urban living, prioritising a liberal, creative lifestyle free from societal pressures. Through Max's story, we are invited to question our perceptions of normalcy and explore the profound lessons offered by life on the fringes. Nynke Brandsma: “Max is 28 years old and the youngest resident of the Landje, a small piece of land in Amsterdam. The municipality facilitates its location, which changes every two to three years. More than forty residents live on this small piece of land. They live in caravans and usually lead a liberal, creative, and small-scale life. For…

I am working on a project dedicated to my mother, who is struggling with dementia. By capturing situations on the border of absent-mindedness and memory loss, I try to depict how a person affected by dementia and how their relatives perceive the disease. It's important to me that my mom also has a chance to express herself, so I use photographs from our family albums. More information…

Portfolio Interview In society, people need to fit into a group, which gives them a sense of identity and belonging. This societal need becomes the most visible in subcultures, where members dress differently to separate themselves from the mainstream culture. British photographer Owen Harvey creates celebratory visual stories about different subcultures. His Ground Clearance project got him a Sony World Photography Awards nomination. For Harvey, subcultures lend themselves well to photography because they are visually attractive and can cause debate among the spectators. “I think good visual art in general, not just photography, needs subjects that can make it strong. Firstly, the subject needs to lend itself visually. Secondly, you need the ability to catch emotion in the pictures. Emotive subjects always help. Thirdly, you need it to be contentious…

Like a banana, yellow on the outside and white on the inside, it is an almost unheard-of term for Westerners, but it is well-estab-lished among people of my origin. It embraces the generation that could enjoy a complete Western education while the home front continued to preserve our original values. I am passionate about absorbing and translating the two worlds, two cultures, and two fronts, and effortlessly combining and mixing customs, artistic forms, and languages. Everywhere and nowhere, the art of in-between. The interaction between tradition and modernity. Twelve portraits, twelve characters from the gut, based on one of the four classical Chinese novels, The Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin. It is the Art of in-between: The best of two worlds: East meets West. www.prosse.be…

Portfolio Interview The Rwandan genocide was partly the result of a long history of colonial rule by Germans (1894-1924) and later by Belgians (1924-1962), pitting the two populations against each other. During the colonial occupation, political legitimisation was given to deeply held views on ethnicity. Old power structures were upended, giving more power to the Hutu. Widespread anger by Hutu against the former elite minority of Tutsi ended in a mass killing in 1994, leaving much of the population still struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder. Thirty years after the genocide, efforts are made for reconciliation, about which Jan Banning heard during one of his travels in Africa. After unsuccessfully campaigning with his project, The Verdict, for the release of Christina Boyer, whom the US innocently convicted, Banning needed a more…

Featured The documentary series On Contentious Ground by Vann Powell shows visitors to American Civil War sites and landscapes. The series sheds light on the enduring polarisation of the Civil War in American history and memory. Powell's work captures visitors as they engage with the legacies of slavery and freedom. Through his portraits and landscapes, Powell aims to portray the persistent shadow the Civil War casts on the present. Vann Powell: “On Contentious Ground is a documentary series of medium and large format photographs that focuses on visitors to American Civil War sites and landscapes. The American Civil War, a polarizing and formative event in American history and memory, still clearly marks a divisive fissure in America. Every year, millions of Americans visit the sites where thousands of Americans fell…