Exploring & Celebrating Photography


Profile • Portrait

Laura Pannack

Judge of our 2026 Visual Story Award (currently open for entries), London-based photographer Laura Pannack is known for portraits shaped by patience, sensitivity, and a masterful understanding of light. Often focused on young people, her images carry a quiet intensity, inviting the viewer into moments of trust, vulnerability, and presence.

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Editorial • Travel

Pie Aerts

Our annual People Photography Award is open for entries until December 31st and will be judged by renowned Dutch photographer Piet Aerts, who travels the world and strives to capture the essence of humanity through his lens.

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Book Review • Black & White

Graciela Iturbide

RM presents the second edition of the most comprehensive survey of Graciela Iturbide’s work to date, covering five decades of the Mexican photographer’s poetic black-and-white imagery.

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