Issue no. 177
April 2026
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Oleksandr Glyadyelov’s Ukraine: Modes of Resistance
Born in Poland in 1956, when that country was deeply entrenched behind the Iron Curtain, documentary photographer Oleksandr Glyadyelov is widely regarded as the foremost visual chronicler of the trials and tribulations of his adopted country of Ukraine. In this exclusive interview with contributor Mark Edward Harris, Glyadyelov takes us through his remarkable career, from the Chernobyl disaster, socially disadvantaged children, his work for Doctors Without Borders, and Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine. This interview took place in Glyadyelov’s century-old Kyiv walk-up apartment in English and Ukrainian with the assistance of Julia Kochetova, a major documentary photographer in her own right. As we enter the threshold of Glyadyelov’s living and working space, we pass “press” armbands and bulletproof vests piled up on a vestibule bench, a reminder of the dangers lurking just outside.
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Amy Lovera: Shadow and Light
The photogram has a long and illustrious history among the medium’s alternative techniques, having emerged from several modern art movements in the early 20th century—Dadaism, Surrealism, Constructivism—through such pioneers as Christian Schad, Jaromir Funke and Man Ray. Amy Lovera, a modern-day master of the photogram, exploits the process to produce distinctive shadow imagery to create a “heightened awareness where everyday experience transcends into magic.”
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Ulana Switucha: the Public Restroom Reimagined
One could be forgiven for overlooking the visual aesthetics of the (typically) humble public restroom. But if you happen to visit Tokyo’s Shibuya district (epicenter of modern Japanese culture), don’t be surprised if you find yourself entranced by its world-renowned public toilets that combine cutting-edge design with functionality and social/cultural value. Ulana Switucha’s stunning photographs of these public works of art are informed by her deft use of light, shape and tone to evoke their transformative impact on public spaces.
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frank rodick: liquid city
Frank Rodick’s expressionistic take on the urban landscape is very much a postmodern one, in which he seeks to convey not so much a physical as a metaphysical representation of cities around the world, from Tokyo to New York to Berlin. As stated on his website, he sees the city as “a theatre of transience, anonymity, and perpetual motion—a condition rather than a place.”
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Spotlight: William Ropp—Portfolio Contest Winner
“Many of my characters seem to emerge from matter—from a tree, water, sand or earth.”
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MORE SPOTLIGHTS
SUZANNE ROLAND
ADRIAN MEGAHEY
TOM BURKE
JACK WEINGARTEN
ED E. POWELL
MIKEL FLAMM
LEANNE TRIVETT S.
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SINGLE IMAGE SPOTLIGHTS:
CATHERINE PANEBIANCO
ROBERT C. ANDERSON
DENNIS FRITSCHE
DAVID RUDERMAN
GERRY MONSIER
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DEPARTMENTS
OPENING SHOT
ALL THE KING’S MEN
BOOK REVIEWS
TRIBUTE: MARCIA RESNICK
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