In the pages of The Secrets of Sexual Fulfilment, Mahvash – a popular figure among the working class of 1950s Tehran – presented playfully risqué images of herself alongside the fictionalised story of her life.
Projects
Today, Tomorrow is playful, collaborative approach to the “precious” photo album which the Chinese-American photographer rebuilt to heal her ruptured roots
Fotografia Europea is a northern Italian festival showcasing societal shifts via photography, with series hosted in an array of exquisite religious and secular edifices in Reggio Emilia
Questions around surveillance and control circle around the photography at FORMAT Festival, now on show in Derby
Margarita Galandina and Alice Poyzer are the series winners of BJP’s 2024 Female in Focus; and this year, BJP is introducing a People’s Choice category for one outstanding image in the award
Creative duo and club stalwarts Martin Green and James Lawler take a utopian yet realistic look at 90s Queer nights in Britain, at Open Eye Gallery
A rich family history of political struggle and personal responsibility, diverging paths and roads left untrod inform Thero Makepe’s We Didn’t Choose to be Born Here
How to Unname a Tree dismantles the notion of trees as static symbols, revealing them as beings that blur the lines of identity
In an award held in partnership with WePresent, four photographers will be chosen to exhibit at Galerie Huit Arles in July alongside Les Rencontres d’Arles. Enter now.
The photographer discusses his deep connection with horses, the universal truths they embody, and how they inspire his sensorial photography