"Corrupt ANC."

Émilie Teresina Caracciolo

Émilie Teresina Caracciolo discovered early on that photography was her means of making sense of the World. For Émilie, capturing moments through her lens became an essential way to understand and document the complexities and beauty of life around her. "Exile issues always mattered to me, maybe because of my own story, of all that I know about it and all that is left unsaid. With Ghazal, we explored connections between the country of origin and the host country. There was no dress code, but I truly appreciated that she chose to wear what is such a precious dress to her family, her mother’s wedding dress. One of the only things her family could bring when they fled Afghanistan a couple of years ago. I tried to capture the ambivalence between a heart-rending but life-saving departure."

"Tisser des liens. Entre espoir et chagrin."

"Tisser des liens. Entre passé et présent."

"Tisser des liens. Entre ici et là-bas."

Joshua Simon

Brigitte currently lives in Switzerland. She is a self-taught photographer, started shooting as a child inspired by her grandfather whose name she chose to bear as her Artist’s name to honour him. She shot with a film camera for years be it color or black and white, spent hours developing her films in a dark room. In her twenties she travelled around the globe taking her camera along and thus gained great experience especially in landscape and street life photography. "For some time now, I have started shooting during Golden Hour every day, weather permitting. I am taking photographs of this period of time before sunset, when the light is infused with red and gold tones. This is the Golden Hour “Documented” or my Golden Hour diary."

Brigitte B Burckhardt

"Lakeshore."

"Popout."

Alexander Bath is a photographer from Manchester, in the UK. His photos are taken in varied locations and often reflect his interest in capturing a moment that tells a story. "Photos are a single moment in time with everything before and after possible. A documentary image captures a single frame that can tell every chapter of someone’s story, or none of it. In that moment though, that is the subject’s entire reality."

Alexander Bath

Karen Safer is an international, award-winning California photographic Artist, writer and poet. As a native Angelino, she was given a camera and crayons at 3 and exposed to dominant California motifs: light, palm trees, the ocean, music and vernacular architecture that helped define and influence her left-handed aesthetic. Fortunate to begin a life of travel as a pre-teen, it shaped her love of the exotic, accidental and unusual that jiggled the lens/frame of her eye; subsequently she has traveled and photographed in over 230 countries and territories. She was influenced by her dad who developed black & white photos in their back washroom/turned darkroom and by her mother’s thirst for knowledge and travel. She has a master’s degree in Art, a career in design and architecture and is principle of ArtFocus International. She's been in 12 solo shows, exhibited in over 480+ international/national venues, received over 400+ awards.

Karen Safer

"Streets of Nepal."

"Ethiopian Priests Lalibella."

"Mandalay Monks Burma."

"Documented" Photographers

Holly Hann is a British photographer specialising in conceptual photography, known for her artistic approach and eye for detail. Holding a Master’s in Photography from Arts University Bournemouth, she integrates symbolic elements and staged scenes to engage viewers. Her work often confronts the male gaze by using the female gaze to empower women and challenge inequality. "This series, "Explorations of a Voyeuristic Nature and the Undoings of the Internalised Male Gaze", examines themes of observation, perception, and the dynamics of seeing and being seen. It investigates the male gaze and its internalisation within society, prompting viewers to confront the often unnoticed impact of observation on how we perceive and consume visual media. Set within intimate bedroom spaces, the work transforms viewers into voyeurs, challenging them to grapple with their role in observing such private moments."

Holly Hann

"Untitled 1."

"Untitled 2."

"Untitled 3."

"Having grown up as an expat child in Oman and Mozambique, I have a fond interest in other cultures and people lives. Since graduating university in 2023 I have been fortunate enough to find work in travel leading me mostly to places in the Middle East. A place I find a deep connection to. The deep seeded culture of respect and beauty lies there. I have worked on a small Yemeni island for extended periods of time leading me to use my camera to explain what I see and feel. My method examines the space between my headspace and what I witness. I use photo collage to stretch the boundaries of what an image can tell alluding to not only the truth but also something unexplainable."

Jack Nelson

"Fremont Street, Las Vegas."

"Socotra No. 20."

Francisco, a 27-year-old photographer, began his professional journey in 2018, specialising in real estate and architecture. His sharp eye for shapes, contrasting light, and intricate details has since drawn him into the realms of product, fashion, and Art photography, where he now focuses much of his work. "My work explores the fragile balance between human infrastructure and the unstoppable forces of nature. Through the photographic documentation of trees outgrowing and disrupting urban pavements in Braga, I reflect on the clash between the rigid, short-term mindset of urban planning and the enduring adaptability of organic growth. My artistic process combines meticulous framing and flash to highlight the textures and tensions where human control meets natural persistence. This body of work seeks to evoke a dialogue about resilience, adaptability, and the need for cities to coexist harmoniously with their natural surroundings."

Francisco Gaspar

"Urban Overgrowth."

"Documented"

Josh Simon is a photographic Artist and chef from Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a self-taught photographer. He is interested in documenting the complex, changing landscape of the Rainbow Nation in its new normal day-to-day life. "Louis Botha Avenue is a historic road in Johannesburg originally named after the first Prime Minister of South Africa, the general Louis Botha. The road originally connected the mining city of Johannesburg to the central city, Pretoria. The road allowed the two cities to trade, grow and become the financial and economic centers of Africa. In the 60s, 70s, and 80s parts of Louis Botha Avenue were a high street connecting the city center to the affluent suburbs surrounding, the high street was popular for shopping, restaurants and designer shops and apartments as South Africa had changed government and policy. Since 1994, a new and free Rainbow Nation South Africa has emerged, and of course, Louis Botha Avenue has also Changed."

"Tavern Nights."

The body of documentary photography presented in "Documented" interrogates how observation governs our understanding of reality, challenging entrenched notions of visual truth and representation. Its foundation lies in scenes with minimal intervention, thereby preserving their intrinsic veracity. Yet, within this approach, certain works subtly manipulate the medium, providing a critical commentary on fact versus illusion, the tension between the real and the constructed, and subjectivity. Thoughtful composition raises questions about the limits of objectivity and the photographer's role. These images, though altered, remain grounded in integrity, prompting a reconsideration of the boundaries that separate authenticity from artifice. The photographs convey visceral emotion, eliciting a reevaluation of the mechanisms through which meaning is formed.