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.

Nicola Ducati's Shades of White, tells the story of a nomadic group that has inhabited the remote tundras of Siberia for over a thousand years.