While reviewing the work online for André Ramos-Woodard’s portfolio in Issue #116, I recalled hearing them speak about their work on the podcast Keep the Channel Open. André’s frankness and upfront honesty struck me in a very positive way. They talked about the importance of reaching a Black audience through their work in part
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  Maria Oliveira’s work is based upon her personal experiences. Her artist statement talks about being interested in creating work about both “physical and mental umbilical places”. The term ‘liminal’ is a good term – but something about the word ‘umbilical’ being used in artistic context intrigues me. Oliveira’s work featured in Issue 116, from
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F-Stop Magazine: How did you first become involved in photography and what led to you working in this medium as an artist? Julie Fowells: My father gave me an SLR at 16, when I was preparing to go to the Philippines. I didn’t see the photos I’d made during that time until I returned 14
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​​F-Stop Magazine: What led to you each working with photography as artists and how did you decide to start collaborating together? Anastasia Shubina and Timofey Glinin: We both have diverse backgrounds in art and science and we came to photography quite late. We used to study together at the Faculty of Biology at Saint Petersburg
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F-Stop Magazine: How did you first become involved in photography and what led to you working in this medium as an artist? Jessica Cantlin: I was drawn to photography in high school. The darkroom was a place to escape and explore and create. Though I always loved photography, It was many years later that I
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