Ken Miller is often referred to on the internet as ‘the smoke guru’. His expertise in manufacturing smoke generators for air shows and other industries has made him a respected pyrotechnicst. However, his journey has been marked by both brilliance and misfortune. Guided by Ken’s knowledge, Kevin Cooley (US) extensively documented his visits to the rural farm, offering a surreal glimpse into Ken’s pyrotechnic world. The story was eventually published as a photo essay in Popular Science...

'This looks better IRL' follows young people in this contemporary subculture, largely influenced by Asian media and pop culture, full of community spirit, individuality and personal challenges, as they prepare for and attend cosplay conventions in Western Europe. Cosplay is a form of performance art in which participants use costumes and accessories to portray a particular character from the world of comics, anime, and manga. This community includes a large proportion of neurodivergent people...

Maritime aerial photographer Herman IJsseling of Flying Focus has been fascinated by the sea under the influence of passing storms all his working live. Ever since Flying Focus was started, he has been flying out in his Cessna to photograph ships and installations between high waves or breaking seas. In the beginning only up to Beaufort 8, but since the purchase of a sturdy twin-engine Cessna Skymaster in 2005 also up to Beaufort 10!

This book not only shows the most spectacular images, but a...

A phantom island is an island whose existence has been accepted for a certain period of time (sometimes centuries) and has been mentioned on maps, but which has subsequently been removed because it has been proven not to be real. There are many possible explanations for these geographical fictions: geopolitical and economic interests, cartographic copyrights, rumours, memes, hoaxes, legends, and more. These phantom islands have never physically existed, but they have had a real impact on the ...

Perpetual Motion is een poëtisch beeldverhaal van hoe fotograaf Madeleine Lenagh de Nederlandse kust beleeft.

Tweemaal bekroond door de IPA International Photography Awards 2024: Eervolle vermelding en Jury top 5.

De Nederlandse kust kan niet bogen op steile kliffen en rotsen, de getijdenverschillen zijn beperkt en de golven meestal laag en niet spectaculair. En toch, voor wie geduld heeft, vaak op pad gaat en goed kijkt, is het een ongelofelijk rijk gebied. De afgelopen drie jaar reisde Mad...