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One Photo – A Whole World

January 28, 2022

A photograph can take us to foreign places, times long past, and broaden our horizons. In our photography special, we’re exploring insights into real and imagined lives, and visiting places that no longer exist.

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Image: Zanele Muholi

Zanele Muholi and the Other South Africa

Zanele Muholi uses their camera to capture the stories of South Africa’s Black LGBTQ community. Their works are a rebellion against discrimination, hate, and violence, while also speaking about the joy and pride of being queer South Africans.

 

„Berliner Mauer“ | Projekt: Vanishing Berlin
Image: Alexander Steffen

Alexander Steffen and Lost Berlin

Berlin is a constantly changing city. Photographer Alexander Steffen is documenting this transience in the project Vanishing Berlin. For decades, he has been immortalizing places that have shaped the city - before they disappear forever.

 

Playground” | Beyond the Shadows, 2018
Image: Elsa & Johanna, courtesy Galerie La Forest Divonne

Elsa, Johanna & Different Identities

Photographers Elsa Parra and Johanna Benaïnous have perfected the game of transformation. They take portraits of themselves as bored housewives, rebellious teenagers, mothers, daughters, and lovers.

 

 Neu-Ulm I Fotoserie I Where Children Sleep im Edwin Scharff Museum
Image: James Mollison/Flatland Gallery/Utrecht/Paris

James Mollison and Children’s Dreams

A boy in the US sleeps in a bed that looks like a car; a Cambodian child sleeps on an old tire. For his photography project Where Children Sleep, James Mollison explores childhood inequality around the world.

 

Wenders Tokio
Image: Wim Wenders/ courtesy Schirmer/Mosel

Wim Wenders and the Story of His Life

It began as a way to prepare for filming - using photographs as notes. Soon, however, director Wim Wenders became charmed by Polaroid pictures, and they became his diary. Today, they provide fascinating documentation into a creative life.

 

 

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