Exploring & Celebrating Photography


Profile • Street

Gulnara Lyabib Samoilova

Judge of our 2026 Street Photography Award (open for entries until the end of March), American photographer Gulnara Lyabib Samoilova is renowned for her sensitive depictions of everyday life, blending instinct, empathy, and a photojournalistic eye to reveal quiet, unguarded human moments.

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Profile • Documentary

F. Dilek Yurdakul

F. Dilek Yurdakul is a Turkish photographer known for her striking, emotionally resonant images that reveal both the beauty and complexity of her homeland.

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Profile • Black & White

Ruth Bernhard

Deemed “The finest photographer of the nude form” by her friend and contemporary Ansel Adams, Ruth Bernhard, renowned for her striking monochrome compositions, was one of the most important photographers of the twentieth century.

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