WHO? I am Elena Alexandra. I was born and grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. I came to Hamburg, Germany, and later to Alicante, Spain, for studies. Currently, I live in Hamburg and Málaga, Spain. I am a photographer, professor, and psychotherapist. I create, teach and heal. In my therapy, I also apply art- and phototherapy techniques, uncovering how our unconscious speaks in images.
Interview with Pierre Belhassen
WHO? My name is Pierre Belhassen, I was born and raised in Paris and currently live in Marseille, France. After studying cinema, I started taking pictures in 2006. After a long apprenticeship in analog black and white, I started working in color in 2012. Today I work as a freelance photographer.
Interview with Brad Jones
WHO? My name is Brad Jones. I’m a photographer living in Brooklyn, New York. I was born in Springfield, Missouri, and grew up in the suburbs of Memphis, Tennessee. I’ve worked as a design and publication photographer since graduating from art school. I came to street photography with a background in photographing in controlled studio environments.
Interview with Anna Biret
WHO? My name is Anna Biret, I was born in soviet Poland where I found my calling in the spatial perception and geometric patterns of architecture. After finishing my studies in architecture, I moved to Paris, where I have lived ever since.
Interview with B Jane Levine
WHO? I’m B Jane Levine and I live in the northeast of the United States. I grew up in the suburbs of New Jersey, a short bus ride from New York City. I trained as a biochemist to be an observer and a practitioner of a rigorous scientific practice. I left research behind in order to give more attention to the needs of my family and after a few years and some personal hardships, I took an interest in photography and began taking classes at International Center of Photography.
Land’s End
Curated by Melissa O’Shaughnessy
Interview with David Shokouhbeen
WHO? Hi, I am David, born in 1984 and raised in Germany. Though I studied to become a teacher of Mathematics and Spanish, I instead joined my family business renovating homes. I began taking pictures in 2006, trying to catch the “Decisive Moment”.
Matt Stuart featured on Colossal
Matt Stuart‘s book “Think Like a Street Photographer” is featured on Colossal. You can read the article here.
Interview with Ilan Ben Yehuda
WHO? I am Ilan Ben Yehuda from the city of Ramat Gan in Israel. For a living, I do graphic design for the fashion industry. I studied film photography (black and white) about 25 years ago at Camera Obscura in Tel Aviv. About 12 years ago I started photographing intensively on the street.
Interview with Hazel Hankin
WHO? Hi, I’m Hazel Hankin. A native New Yorker, I lived in Brooklyn most of my life and now live in Jackson Heights, Queens. I’ve enjoyed a long career in photography and teaching.