Oxana Prikhodko’s exploration of age and her sense of self are at the core of her portfolio, “Soon Forty”. In F-Stop Magazine’s Issue 122 – Portfolio 2023, Oxana shares that exciting connection between the visual arts and the changing and fleeting nature of life. I say ‘exciting’ because it’s another way of saying something is
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  Alexa Cushing’s portfolio, “Devil’s Swamp”, featured in Issue 122-Portfolio 2023 is an exploration of the ‘Bridgewater Triangle’ area of Massachusetts. The area is steeped in folklore and mythology, yet I was drawn to this work before I knew the backstory. The project has a strong vibe of visual storytelling that prompted me to connect
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F-Stop Magazine: The current issue of F-Stop Magazine includes images from your work “Five Sixty Four,” can you tell us about this project? Frazier, specifically ‘The Notion of Family’ project. The way Frazier used the camera as a tool to navigate intimate spaces and moments within her home, while also addressing broader social issues in
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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? Oleksandr Serhiienko: I became interested in photography in my school years (late 90s), when my father gifted me a film camera. For several years, I independently studied photographic techniques by myself and developed
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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? Andrea Alkalay: I engaged with photography through my profession as an industrial designer, where product photography was needed . Later, when I decided to dedicate myself entirely to art, photography became my primary
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  Rui Costa’s work in “Uma Azeitona Bordada em Azul” (An Olive Embroidered on Blue) is an honest, sensitive and fragile exploration of family dynamics and personal loss. His work immediately reminded me of the work of another Portuguese photographer featured in F-Stop Magazine, Maria Oliveira. Costa’s poetic and symbolic exploration of intangible emotions are
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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? Vasilis Ntaopoulos: I got into photography in 2013, initially out of curiosity to learn how to use a small digicam I had around the house. Then, I found that the process of photography
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Steve Howse’s series “Charro” is a documentary photo project over ten years in the making. Howse places photographs alongside interviews to tell the story of the Mexican Charro and their place in contemporary Mexican society. The Charro, typically an elaborately dressed horseman or cowboy, has been widely written about and many photo projects have been
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