Photography Exhibition THE CITY IN BLACK AND WHITE
CATEGORY : PEOPLE
Author: Andrii Bulavka
Country: France
Title of the photos: “Dancing With the Spirits”, “Dubliners”, “The Year of Dragon”.
Description: The photo series "Dancing with the Spirits" (2023) from my trip to Michoacán, Mexico, during the Day of the Dead celebration explores the resilience of local traditions in honoring ancestors.
The photo series "Dubliners" (2024), named after the novel by Irish literary figure James Joyce, highlights scenes of street life of both residents and visitors of the Irish capital, as I seek to answer for myself what makes Dublin "my city" for Dubliners.
The photo series "The Year of Dragon" (2024) documents my trip to Shanghai during the celebration of the Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival. Through this series, I aim to visually trace the cultural and societal evolution of this vast Chinese city from the traditional scenes I was fortunate to witness during the festival to the modern realities of the Chinese people, complete with skyscrapers and technologies.
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Author: Jean-Luc Feixa
Country: Belgium
Title: “Hexie Hao”
Place: China, Beijing and Shanghai
These pictures are part of the series Hexie Hao. Project done in several cities of China in 2018.
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Website: https://jlfeixa.bigcartel.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jlfeixa/
Author: Jason Au
Country: Hong Kong
Photo 1: “Social Distancing”. On a Sunday during the Covid-19 pandemic, Hong Kong residents congregated in a shopping mall atrium. To tackle Covid-19, the Hong Kong government has enforced by law to prohibit group gatherings of more than four persons in public places. Therefore, every group of people maintained a minimum 1.5 meter 'social distance' from another group of people. A compliance officer wearing a lanyard around his neck was seen enforcing the social distancing rule.
Photo 2: “Solitude”. As evening falls, a lone figure sits on a bench, bathed in the glow of artificial illumination. Above him, the vast expanse of empty space seems to speak to the isolation and detachment that many feel in the modern world. The urban landscape that surrounds us is a product of our own creation - and yet, as we succumb to its allure, we can't help but feel a sense of loneliness and disconnection.
Photo 3: “Tunnel Vision”. As I stroll through the aisle of this remarkable building in Hong Kong, I find myself captivated by the interplay of light on the columns, which spill onto the textured ground, creating a mesmerising tunnel-like effect. Suddenly, a young scooter kid glides by, and I carefully time my shutter release to seize this fleeting moment.
Photo 4: “Working Platform”. In the bustling city of Hong Kong, it is common to witness suspended work platforms scaling the heights of towering skyscrapers. These platforms serve as temporary workplaces for brave workers who diligently clean and maintain the exterior walls of these impressive buildings.
Photo 5: “Box Junction”. Taken from an overpass in the city centre at night, a hurried person crosses the box junction, seemingly unfazed by the traffic. Even while on the move, the person is engrossed in a phone conversation.
Place: Hong Kong
Website: https://jasonaucs.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonaucs/
Author: Natia Tetiashvili
Country: Georgia
Place: New York, United States
Title of Series: “In BluR”
Description: The series features self-portraits in various locations around New York City. The photographs are deliberately blurred to emphasize the feeling of the struggle amid the overwhelming noise and confusion. The blurred face in each photograph serves as a metaphor for the blurred lines between self and environment, individual and collective, and the internal and external chaos one experiences in such a dynamic and demanding environment. Through this project, the artist hopes to spark a dialogue about mental health, self-discovery, and the human experience of navigating through life's uncertainties. By sharing this introspective visual narrative, they aim to inspire empathy, understanding, and meaningful conversations about the complexities of the human psyche and the universal quest for purpose, and inner peace amidst the noise and confusion of modern life."
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Website: https://www.teteshka.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teteshka__/
Author: Liana Darenskaya
Country: Moscow, Russia
Title: “Anxiety in big city” “Down Town” “Dreams of capital” “Financial piramid” “Where Am I”
Place: Moscow
Description: The photos were taken in Moscow, downtown and a bit far area, so called sleepy region of the city. I used digital collage technique to force the impression and mood.
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Website: https://lianadarenskaya.ru
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lianadarenskaya/
Author: Yudai Yoshikawa
Country: Japan
Title: “A ghost in Paris”
Place: Paris
Description: Rainy, cold, depressing but relaxing time in Paris
Author: Maksym Romenskyi
Country: Ukraine (based Portugal)
Title: “Festa”
Place: Portugal
Project Description: Festa is a holiday in Portuguese. People are hungry for festa. And the scarier the world around them, the more and more people want to celebrate. They eat like it's the last time, drink like it's the last time, and laugh. But sometimes where there is a lot of laughter, there is a lot of fear. This project focuses on the visual images of insecurity and fear that manifest during celebrations.
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Website: https://maksymromenskyi.com
Author: Donal Husni
Country : Indonesia
Title: “Jakarta The Sinking City”
Place : North Jakarta
Description : This series is from North Jakarta that have issue with sea level that getting higher than the ground, causing the houses flooded with sea water, every time monsoon happening.
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http://www.donalhusni.photoshelter.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donalhusni/
Author: Muhammad Saidul Islam
Country: Bangladesh
Title: “Daily workers in Bangladesh”
Place : Daudkandi Comilla Bangladesh
Description: Bangladeshi daily laborers work tirelessly, transporting red sand for construction from all over the country, earning 300-500 BDT daily. They've used a plastic coin deposit system for 15 years. Men and women alike take breaks for meals and rest during their workday, which typically ends around 5 pm.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/muhammad.photo/
© Muhammad Saidul, Daily workers in Bangladesh
Author: Tatiana Varfolomeeva
Country: Russia
Title: “Equality”
Place: Hong Kong
Description: This photo was taken in Hong Kong at Harbour city where all the famous shops are located.
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© Tatiana Varfolomeeva, Equality
Author: Mario Gustavo Fiorucci
Country: Argentina
Title: “Shadows for three”
Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Description: The evening light filtered through a street and created this play of shadows to create this image.
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© Mario Gustavo Fiorucci, Shadows for three
Author: Mary Crnkovic Pilas
Country: Croatia
Title: “Sweet Bird of Youth”
Place: Bol, Croatia
Description: This photo was taken while I was on holiday in Bol, Croatia. One day, while going home from the beach, I walked past a park that I have passed at least a hundred times. This time, to my delight, I noticed a little girl in a white dress with blond curls swinging on the swing, and beside her, her shadow.
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Website: https://themarvelsofdailylife.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.marvels.of.daily.life/
Mary Crnkovic Pilas, Sweet Bird of Youth
Author: Luca Morgantini
Country: Italy
Title: "The Urban Swing"
Place: Stuttgart
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Website: www.lucamorgantini.com
© Luca Morgantini, The Urban Swing
© George Digalakis, The Phone call
Author: George Digalakis
Country: Greece
Title: “The Phonecall”
Place: Thessaloniki, Greece
Description: A bicycle rider, talking to his phone, in front of the famous sculpture “Umbrellas” on the seafront of the city of Thessaloniki.
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Website: https://www.digalakisphotography.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GeorgeDigalakisPhotography/
Author: Stefan Doynov
Country: Bulgaria
Title: “Skylight”
Place: Sofia, Stadium 'Vasil Levski' metro station entrance
Description: The photo shows a person entering the metro station who is being lit by two flying saucer-like skylights from the roof of the station.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doynov.raw/
© Stefan Doynov, Skylight
Author Liliya Zhilina
Country: Russia
Title of the Series: “Silent”
Place: Russia
Description: Feeling is a sensation we experience with a touch: both physical and spiritual. As a visual artist, I do not just see this world; I feel it. I create memories through emotional connection with everything that surrounds me. I narrate these intimate moments in photographs through metaphors and symbols, telling stories in feelings. I explore the complexity of human emotions, and how it influences the opinion, we form about ourselves. With my works, I hope to engage viewers in a silent conversation with themselves, during which they would come to accept themselves as they are, with everything they are feeling.
Liliya Zhilina, visual artist, specializing in art-fashion photography and film. In her
works, Liliya explores questions about identity, self-acceptance and complexity of human emotions. Her artistic philosophy she describes as “feeling in silence”. Through her works Liliya engages with an audience and awakes one’s consciousness not using words, but feelings that come with half-forgotten memories and moments in life.
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Website: http://iammeellz.tilda.ws
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammeellz/