Open call | Issue #1
Photolux Magazine is looking for projects which question and explore the theme of our bimonthly issue. Submissions are free of charge and open to all photographers or collectives, professionals and non, from all countries.
Charles Fréger and his great retrospective “Fabula”
Halfway between anthropological research and artistic production, the work of Charles Fréger questions the concept of cultural identity through the individuals who compose the community, the dress codes they adopt and the gestures of their rituals.
More accurate than Leica – SL and depth of field
Leica SL, 2015: a new mirrorless SL. A 24 MP capable of photographing at 11 frames per second or shooting 4K video. A clean and minimal body, a few buttons and a few dials for a simple and intuitive use
PhotoBoox Award 2019
PhotoBoox Award is an international contest dedicated to photobooks and promoted by Photolux, ceiba editions and Grafiche dell’Artiere, in cooperation with Miami Photo Fest and with the media partnership of EyesOpen! magazine
Steve McCurry – “Animals”
Stories of men which meet stories of animals, narrated by a brilliant poet of contemporary photography: Steve McCurry. “Animals” is the project with which the Museum of Cultures in Milan inaugurates MUDEC PHOTO, the new space dedicated to author photography.
Alice Pastorelli – “Diva. No one has the right to be themselves”
With the project “Diva, no one has the right to be themselves” Alice Pastorelli is one of the two photographers awarded for the best portfolio at the Photolux Festival 2018.
Nicola Tanzini – “Tokyo Tsukiji”: the daily charm of Japan
140 shots of the book, divided into 8 thematic sections which tell rituals, habits, traditions of a highly symbolic place, the Tsukiji fish market (Tsukiji shijō) in Tokyo.
The evanescent world of Sarah Moon
Sarah Moon, master of contemporary photography, is the protagonist, in Milan, of two complementary exhibitions: “Time at work” at the Fondazione Prada and “From One Season to another” at the Armani Silos.
Joan Fontcuberta – “Sputnik”: the strange story of cosmonaut Ivan Istochnikov
How to face a piece of news or an image? How to find the correct source? Fontcuberta focuses on the great danger of credulity and on the importance of authenticity. Doubt and reflection on this theme make us aware and strong in the face of manipulation.
The double mirror of Pinckers. Ambiguity of the image, ambiguity of the real
The entire photographic production of Max Pinckers develops around a double ambiguity: the ambiguity of the real – multifaceted, manipulated, interpreted, invoked – and the ambiguity of the oldest of the media invested with the responsibility of documenting it, photography.
The importance of the gaze
Photojournalism is a window open on the world, whose first duty is to inform about events, captured through a lucid eye, inspired by criteria of credibility, reliability, truthfulness. It is less free than higher forms of photography, but that is its nature. Or at least, it should be.
Scatta la Notizia
The project “Scatta la notizia” has had as its protagonists the students of two high schools in the Neapolitan territory, assisted by two exceptional teachers. For two years Photolux, with the support of Canon Italia and the collaboration of Neapolis.Art, has brought two great photographers, both winners of the World Press Photo, to accompany the kids in the world of visual communication.