Issue No. 164

1. Street Photography: Juan Cristóbal Cobo: An Opaque Light

   For many years, the native-born Columbian told stories as a cinematographer for films, documentaries and advertising, but when he felt he was losing touch with telling his own stories, he turned to still photography. His book, La Luz Opaca, documents the faded glory and resilient spirit of Bogota’s main thor- oughfare in street portraits of astonishing power, empathy and insight.

2. JAMES WHITLOW DELANO: BLACK TSUNAMI

   The Japanese government’s August 2023 release of treated radioactive water from the earthquake and tsunami. Photojournalist James Whitlow Delano was granted access to the afflicted area in the immediate aftermath. His high-contrast, soft-focus images hauntingly evoke the tragedy and trauma of the events.wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea sparked widespread protest in Japan and Korea, bringing into focus once again the catastrophe resulting from the 2011 Tohoku

3. Narratives: Rashod Taylor: Little Black Boy

   The fine art and portrait photographer explores themes of race, culture, identity and family in his evocative and affecting series Little Black Boy, an ongoing documentation of his son. The images provide a coming-of-age narrative with universal resonance, as well as a telling window onto the Black American experience.

4. KATHERINE TURCZAN: FROM WHERE THEY CAME

   Family stories also animate the work of photographer Katherine Turczan, born in the US o Ukrainian parents. Between 1991 and 2008, she made numerous trips to Ukraine, making informal yet intimate portraits that document and explore cultural links to her family’s homeland. Her photographs evoke a period of calm and stability irrevocably damaged in the wake of the Russian invasion in 2022.

5. PAUL NICKLEN & CRISTINA MITTERMEIER: CONSERVATION WITH A CAMERA

   As the effects of climate change on the plan- et’s oceans become more profound, the efforts of photographers Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier, co-founders of the ocean conservancy SeaLegacy, take on greater urgency. The couple use their visual storytelling to advocate on behalf the world’s most important ecosystem.

6. Portfolio Spotlight: Michael Potts

7. MORE SPOTLIGHT

   IAN MCFARLANE
   MINDAUGUS GABRENAS
   ROBERT SWIDERSKI
   ETHEL WOLVOVITZ
   DREW BUCKMASTER

8. SINGLE IMAGE SPOTLIGHTS

   JIM KOHATSU
   DAVID COHEN
   GUSTAF ELIAS
   MARIYLN HANDS-TWELL

9. OPENING SHOT

10. ALL THE KING’S MEN

11. BACKSTORY

12. REVIEWS

13. COPYRIGHT

14. EXPOSURE SECTION