Artdoc Photography Magazine - Issue 01/2021

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In the issue Empty Metropolis, we show portfolios of cities that have been desolated due to the lockdowns of the corona pandemic. Still, we also offer projects that have been produced earlier, in which we see the city full of signs of an invisible life of its denizens. Alessio Pellicoro shows Rome by night in search of the hidden souls of the ancient city that has lost its identity. In the project, The metropolis of Hong Kong, Matthias Forster has been looking for the silent signs of the bustling city. Todd Darling consciously made use of the language of signs. He portraited students struggling for the freedom of Hong Kong and had them write their messages about their fight on the pictures. American photographer Peter Ydeen brings his nocturnal series Easton Nights, for which he drove night after night through his hometown. Steve Gross & Susan Daley photographed forgotten buildings along the countryside. Finally, in our exhibition Empty Streets, about cities during the lockdown, street photographers show the enigma of the modern times in which many people worldwide have been stranded in time.

Artdoc Photography Magazine Description:

Artdoc is an international online magazine dedicated to the world of photography. The name Artdoc refers to our vision of art photography and documentary photography. In recent years, the two fields have merged, and contemporary photography is a blend of mirrors and windows. The art of photography is not limited to the aesthetics of the images themselves but encompasses the story behind them. Photography is the art that combines reality and vision, feeling and truth, psychological depth, and political awareness. Photography is a tool to communicate about the world that surrounds us and our feelings about it. Photography is the visual storytelling medium of our time, and it's deeply pervaded in the veins of our society and culture. Artdoc publishes engaging and high-quality portfolios of established and emerging photographers from all countries of all continents. The collections are accompanied by in-depth interviews with the published lens-based artists.