Landscape photographer Isabella Tabacchi is based in the north of Italy. She’s one of the best landscape photographers of her time for her evocative and iconic style. Landscape photographer Isabella Tabacchi and studied the boundless sceneries in the Alps, with a special regard to the Italian Dolomites. Her need to visit and discover new places and unknown environments brought her to the Far East of Russia, in the Kamchatka peninsula, where, together with two local guides, she ventured into pristine and dangerous nature of those territories, among forests and volcanoes. Other destinations visited by Isabella include Lofoten Islands, Azores Islands, Canary Islands, Iceland and Namibia. Since 2016 Isabella won many international competitions including Monochrome Awards, International Photographer of the Year awards (IPOTY), Outdoor Photographer of the Year (OPOTY), Fine Art Photography Awards, Moscow International Photo Awards, Epson International Pano Awards (Highest scoring Gigapixel Image), ND Awards, Tokyo Foto Awards, Creative Siena Photo Awards.

Filippo Venturi is a documentary photographer and a visual artist based in Italy. He produces personal projects concerning identity and the human condition. He has documented totalitarian dictatorships in Asia, highlighting in his work the artificiality with which these countries display and narrate themselves to the world, and has witnessed neo-fascist currents in Europe and the movements that, in response, fight to protect minority rights and democracy.

His works have been published in leading international magazines, such as National Geographic, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Financial Times, Vanity Fair, Marie Claire, Newsweek, Geo, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, Stern, Internazionale, La Repubblica, Il Corriere della Sera and La Stampa. For the past years he has been engaged in a project on the Korean peninsula, earning him the Sony World Photography award, the LensCulture Emerging Talent Award, the Il Reportage Award, the Voglino Award and the Portfolio Italia – Grand Prix Hasselblad.

His works have been exhibited in Italy and abroad in exhibition spaces and festivals like Foro Boario in Modena as "New Talent" of the Modena Photography Foundation, MACRO - Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome, Somerset House in London, U Space in Beijing, Willy Brandt Haus in Berlin, Sony Square in New York City, Copenhagen Photo Festival, Kaunas Photo Festival, Voies Off Awards at Les Rencontres d'Arles, Photolux in Lucca, SI Fest in Savignano sul Rubicone, Riaperture Photofestival in Ferrara, PhMuseum Days Photo Festival in Bologna and Festival of Ethical Photography in Lodi. He teaches photojournalism and documentary photography.

Carolina Rapezzi is an Italian freelance photographer and journalist based in London, focusing on migration, social, humanitarian, and environmental issues. She splits her time between international assignments and local projects, and has worked in Italy, UK, France, Romania, Ghana, Myanmar, Ukraine, Israel and the West Bank.

Her work has been featured in The Guardian, openDemocracy, DieZeit, Elle, Tortoise, DeStandaard, Internazionale, abcNEWS, The Post Internazionale, Equal Times, VoxEurop, Rai1, Altraeconomia, Water Science Policy, among others.

She was in the World Press Photo 6x6 Global Talent Award Europe in 2019 and her work has also been recognised by awards such as SIPA, World Water Day Photo Contest, LensCulture Art Photography Award, Sony, Flash Forward. Carolina collaborates with charities and NGOs, and she is a member of Women Photograph.

Laurin Schmid has always been deeply fascinated by telling stories about people and places through photojournalism.He completed a traditional training as a press photographer at a daily newspaper, which provided him with a solid foundation in both journalistic and technical aspects of photography.

Before becoming self-employed, he worked as a lead photographer and photo editor. His responsibilities included photography, developing visual concepts, and coordinating teams of photographers. He regularly accompanies government delegations abroad, documenting complex issues such as migration, public safety, and political or humanitarian crises.

He is particularly engaged with the topic of sea rescue operations in the Mediterranean, critically examining both the perspectives of NGOs and the role of politics. As an embedded photographer, he gains rare and otherwise inaccessible insights.

Laurin Schmid places great importance on honest, technically sound, and aesthetically strong imagery. For him, photojournalism means portraying reality truthfully, without staged effects. His approach is observant and precise, always aiming to reveal the core of a situation.

In addition to working for publishers, NGOs, and companies, he has held framework agreements with federal institutions since 2018. His work reaches a broad audience through exhibitions, books, photo volumes, magazines, newspapers, online platforms, and PR brochures.

For his personal photo series Relics of a Utopia, he was nominated for the Sony World Photography Awards in the Architecture / Professional category.

Maria Portaluppi Cervantes began her career in Visual Communication in Guayaquil. She later moved to Rosario, Argentina, where she studied film and specialized in Cinematography at SICA. In 2013, she moved to São Paulo to pursue a postgraduate degree in photography, which led to her being selected for the Contemporary Photography Seminar at Centro de la Imagen and for the PhotoEspaña portfolio review in Mexico in 2015. That same year, she held her first solo exhibition with the essay “It Is Fiction, Yet It Still Hurts” at Casa Cino Fabiani. In 2017, she received the Roberto Villagraz Scholarship from EFTI, took part in the Getxo Photo festival with her project “This Is Not Paradise,” and in 2020 joined the Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Seminar at VII Academy. She currently lives in Guayaquil, where she worked as a lecturer in the Film Department at the University of the Arts, and where she presented the exhibition The Animal Human Project in 2025, the same year she was awarded second place in the Environment category at the Sony World Photography Awards. She is currently developing her first documentary on urban expansion and its impact on wildlife.

Jodi Windvogel is a South African documentary photographer and filmmaker based in Cape Town, she has worked extensively across Africa and beyond. Her practice is grounded in long-form narrative storytelling, built through a research-based approach, close proximity to subjects, and sustained contact.

For the past 8 years, she has examined issues of land, gender, environmental justice, displacement, labor, and memory — exploring how power operates within daily life, and how inequality, policy, and history manifest in the body, home, landscape, and relationship. Her methods span investigative journalism, community-based documentary projects, and commissioned collaborative work, always practiced with respect, consideration, and accountability.

She is a recipient of the 2025 Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award and a global winner of the Fujifilm GFX Grant Challenge (2023/2024), and is included in the African Photojournalism Database and Everyday Africa. Alongside her documentary work, she acts as a visual consultant, helping organizations create ethical, contextualized visual narratives.

At the center of her practice is a core belief: photography is not neutral. It carries responsibilities — to look carefully, to question systems of power, and to platform the stories that demand greater depth and attention.

Diogo Baptista is a freelance photographer and visual storyteller whose work merges photojournalism, event photography, and fine art. With a solid background in Creative Management in New Media and Audiovisual Communication from ESMAD IPP/Porto, Diogo has honed a distinctive visual style that combines technical precision with a compelling narrative depth.

His photography has received widespread acclaim, including being shortlisted in a prestigious global photography competition in 2020, in the Professional category and the Discovery category. Diogo also earned second place in an international photography awards event for a series focused on cultural traditions, and placed third in a renowned black-and-white photography competition, specifically in the photojournalism category, that same year.

Currently, Diogo collaborates with national and international newspapers and photo agencies, specializing in photojournalism, documentary, and travel photography. His diverse portfolio documents the human experience worldwide, bringing untold stories to life through his lens. In addition to his photography practice, Diogo is passionate about education, offering training sessions for both budding enthusiasts and seasoned professionals. His lessons span a variety of topics, from the history of photography and technical composition to advanced editing techniques and narrative-building. Through these sessions, Diogo empowers his students with the tools to create meaningful visual stories, fostering strong communication skills in the process.

A staunch advocate for knowledge-sharing, Diogo believes photography is more than technical expertise—it's about forming a deep connection with the world and communicating its essence through imagery.

Internationally renowned photographer Apratim Saha has been living his dream of travelling to various countries for his photographic assignments and workshops for the past three decades.

Apratim is a contributing photographer for National Geographic, Getty Images and Stocksy United. He is a Canon Brand Ambassador and the Global Brand Ambassador and Mentor for Datacolor, Nisi, Godox, Vanguard and Blackrapid.

He has successfully established EXPOSURE, a three-winged photography platform comprising Exposure – The School of Photography, Exposure – Travel and Photography & Exposure Magazine.

He has over 37 years of experience, from traditional film to digital photography. He is a commercial photographer specializing in people photography, portraiture, lifestyle & editorial clients. Besides commercial works, Apratim also shoots other subjects that stimulate his visual or emotional sensibilities.

Presently he has been travelling to some very remote places in various countries to reach out to the indigenous people for his book, “In The Verge of Extinction”.

Shunta Kimura is a Japan-based documentary photographer whose practice aims to offer the public new perspectives on contemporary environmental and social issues while exploring possible paths toward solutions. His work has received international recognition, including honors such as the Sony World Photography Awards.

In 2024, he received Artistic Recognition from Harry Gruyaert at Trieste Photo Days, further affirming the resonance of his visual narratives within the global documentary photography community. His ongoing worldwide climate migration project, The Chronicle of Us, has been featured in Newsweek Japan and contributes meaningfully to discussions around human vulnerability and resilience in the face of climate change, as well as the scale and impact of climate migration.

Annick Donkers is a photographer and visual artist living in Antwerp, Belgium and Mexico City. After obtaining a Masters’ degree in Psychology at the K.U. Leuven, she worked as a project leader in market research while studying photography in evening school.

She travelled to Mexico in 2008 in order to work on her own photo reportage with the help of a grant from the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The same year she participated at the Seminar on Contemporary Photography at the Centro de la Imagen in Mexico City. In 2016 her photo series on hardcore Mexican Wrestling won an award at the Sony Awards in United Kingdom. The series draw worldwide attention and was published widely. In 2023 she published her first photobook; a result of the photobook incubator program at the art platform Hydra in Mexico City and in collaboration with mentor Ana Casas and other experts like Ramon Pez, Yumi Goto, Erik Kessels, Bruno Ceschel and Juan Valbuena. The photo book Un-identified was shown during several Art Fairs; Rencontres d’Arles in France, Printed Matter LA Art Book Fair in Los Angeles, Vienna Art Book Fair in Austria, Polycopies Paris in France, Zona Maco in Mexico City and received an award at Px3 Prix de la Photo in Paris and IPA Awards in USA. The series was presented at Athens Photofestival in Greece, at Africa Foto Fair in Ivory Coast and during the Night of the Year at the Rencontres d’Arles. It was also selected at PHmuseum in Italy, nominated at International Photography Grant in USA and C/O Berlin in Germany and was a Finalist at the Critical Mass Photolucida in Portland, USA.

Kai Yokoyama is a photographer based in Tokyo, Japan. Starting out as an architecture student at Saitama University, he switched his major to photography and completed his studies at Tokyo College of Photography.

He has traveled the world photographing refugees, children with disabilities, and victims of terrorism. In recent years, having lived abroad, he has been photographing foreigners living in Japan. His works have been published such as The Washington Post, Marie Claire Italy, and Foam Magazine. In 2020, he won first place in the LensCulture/Journeys series category. In 2021, Yokoyama's work has been awarded Helsinki Photo Festival and shortlisted at Kolga Tbilisi Photo, Encontros da Imagem Discovery Award, and Portrait of Humanity. Also, he receives Carolyn Drake’s mentorship program in Magnum Photos in 2021. Recently, he has been shortlisted for the 2020 Emerging Artist Scholarship in Lucie Foundation, he was selected for Photo Vogue Festival 2021 and awarded LensCulture Critics’ Choice 2021.

He was a juror for the ADC 101st Annual Awards in the Photography category. He is a member of Native Agency and Diversify Photo. Currently he has been working on a photo book of his work.

Matteo Bastianelli (b. 1985) is a documentary photographer and filmmaker based in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy. He is a contributor to National Geographic Magazine and a member of Italy’s National Order of Journalists. His work focuses on long-term projects and assignments related to social, environmental and human rights issues, with a particular interest in memory, identity, inclusion and sustainability.

His work has been published and commissioned by international outlets including Al Jazeera, CNN, Internazionale, The New York Times, National Geographic, Newsweek, The Guardian, Voice of America and The Washington Post. Since 2016, he has collaborated with NGOs such as Amnesty International, AVSI, Human Rights Watch, MSF and ICRC.

Bastianelli’s work has been widely exhibited and screened internationally. His awards include the National Geographic Society’s Covid-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists, the Emerging Talent Award at Reportage by Getty Images, the AP32 American Photography Awards, PDN’s Photo Annual, the Canon Young Photographers’ Award, the Italian Doc Screenings Development Award and the “Vittorio De Seta” Prize at BIF&ST.

He spent nearly five years working in the former Yugoslavia, leading to his first monograph and documentary film, The Bosnian Identity (2012). In 2013 he began Souls of Syrians, an ongoing project following a Syrian refugee’s journey to Europe. In 2018 he documented the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, publishing the work in several international editions of National Geographic; his film Yemen Unveiled was screened at the Human Rights Film Festival in Berlin and selected for the Health for All Film Festival, organized by the World Health Organization in Geneva.

More recently, he has worked across Africa and Central America, focusing on social and environmental issues in Mozambique, Brazil and Mexico. His project Mozambique – Surviving Terrorism and Climate Change was shortlisted for the Sony World Photography Awards 2024.

Alessandra Bello hails from Friuli, graduating in Restoration and Conservation at the Experimental Art Institute of Udine. Later, in Venice, she earned an Architecture Sciences degree from IUAV while immersing herself in Architectural and Landscape Photography under Guido Guidi and Alessandra Chemollo. During her Venetian years, she attended seminars with notable photographers like John Davies, Giovanni Chiaramonte, and Leonard Sussman, delving into modern landscape analysis. In 2009, she founded [ab] Alessandra Bello Photography, freelancing in Architectural and Landscape photography while pursuing personal projects.

Her work has been featured in renowned publications like Casabella, Domus, and Bauwelt, and exhibited globally, including at the Venice Architecture Biennale and Milan Triennale. In 2015, her project "Sight's Blue Sense" received international acclaim, ranking second at the Sony World Photography Awards. She lectures on peripheral vision and architecture-photography relationships, collaborating with universities and institutions. Thanks to her research on Fascist-era Great War memorials, she partnered with the Veneto Region, exploring the Veneto landscape and its wartime history. Since 2016, she's focused on the Dolomite landscape and the Great War in her project "Inaccessible Dolomites," endorsed by Dolomiti Unesco and Italia Nostra Bolzano. Today, she balances freelance work with personal exploration, shaping her distinct style.

Daniele Vita was born in Vetralla on March 5, 1975. Before dedicating himself fully to photography, he held a wide range of manual and seasonal jobs, including laborer, dishwasher, house painter, assistant cook, pizza maker, olive picker, and waiter. At the same time, he studied anthropology and, beginning in 1995, approached photography as a self-taught practitioner, developing a personal visual language strongly rooted in the observation of people and social contexts.

From 2003 to 2006, he worked as a still photographer in Rome’s prisons. In 2005, he exhibited at Santa Rita in Rome, and in 2007 presented his work at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence for Fratelli Alinari. The following year, he won first prize at the Toscana Photo Festival, and in 2009 was a finalist for the Kiwanis Prize.

In 2011, he was presented as a new talent at MIA and reached the final of UNICEF Photo of the Year; in 2012, he received the G. Tedde scholarship. In 2014, he won CastelnuovoFotografia, and in 2015 exhibited La forza delle rovine at Palazzo Altemps. This was followed by exhibitions at Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan in 2017 and at Med Photo Fest in 2018.

In 2019, he won the Crediamo ai tuoi occhi award with the project La Settimana Santa in Sicilia, received the MAVI 1801 award, and earned an honorable mention at UNICEF Photo of the Year, a recognition he received again in 2020. In 2021, he won the World Report Award in the Generations section at the Festival della Fotografia Etica.

In 2022, he exhibited at the Head On Photo Festival in Sydney and received major international recognition, winning first prize in the Daily Life Picture Story category at Pictures of the Year (POY) and first prize at the BarTur Photo Award. In 2023, he exhibited at The Fort in Warsaw and at Freiraum für Fotografie in Berlin. In 2025, he was a finalist in the Professional – Environment category at the Sony World Photography Awards and for the Gomma Grant, and won first prize in the Reportage category at the Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award. In 2026, he was a finalist at the Sony World Photography Awards in the Professional Still Life category.

Jon Enoch is an award-winning advertising photographer and director with a bold, uncomplicated approach to his images. His commercial photography work sees him shooting in the advertising, lifestyle, editorial and corporate sectors for agencies or directly with brands, as well as NGOs and large enterprises. Equally at home on location or in the studio.

He is an Italian freelance photographer born in a small town in central Italy to his parents, Giovanna and Angelo. After completing his artistic studies, he began taking photographs with his father’s old camera, like many others at the start of their journey.

His work is primarily focused on stories about what people do out of passion, for the joy of life, for the spirit of adventure, or for love, despite life’s difficulties and uncertainties. Whether it is climbing Mount Everest or simply living for Saturday night fever, to him there is no difference.

He works as a freelancer for various magazines and websites, and also collaborates with an advertising studio and an NGO. His work has been published in GEO, WIRED, Gestalten, Dodho, GUP, and many other publications. He has received awards from PDN, the Kuala Lumpur Photography Awards, the Sony World Photography Awards, and others.

Kazuaki Koseki is a Japanese photographic artist based in Yamagata, Japan. Born into a family-run photography studio, he has been immersed in photography since childhood and today continues both the studio practice and his own contemporary artistic work.

His photography explores the subtle presence of time, transformation, and renewal within the cycles of life, often through the natural landscapes of Yamagata and the wider Tohoku region in northern Japan. Rooted in observation and sensitivity to place, his work reflects an ongoing engagement with nature and its quiet, evolving rhythms.

Koseki has received international recognition through awards and selections including the Sony World Photography Awards 2025 Professional Shortlist, LensCulture Critics’ Choice 2024 Top 10, Photolucida Critical Mass Top 50 in 2023 and 2024, Earth Photo 2025 Shortlist, and the BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Natural History Museum in London, the California Academy of Sciences, and Photo London, and has been featured in publications such as National Geographic, Harvard Business Review, and Aesthetica Magazine.

Skander Khlif is a Tunisian-German photographer based between Tunis and Munich. His work focuses on long-term projects exploring environmental change and the relationship between people and place.

He has exhibited internationally and received recognition from major photography awards. Alongside his practice, he mentors and teaches photography, contributing to the development of emerging visual storytellers.

Owen Davies (b. 1986, Chelmsford, UK) is a British artist living in Brooklyn, NY.

Exploring the eccentricities of the American psyche and its relationship to the built environment, Owen seeks out the strange, surreal and often overlooked landscapes within the spaces we inhabit.

Owen’s work has been shown in exhibitions in Paris, London and Berlin and he won 3rd place for Architecture in the 2025 Sony World Photography Awards.