From capturing childhood’s vanishing essence on film to radicalizing her view at Johannesburg’s Market Photo Workshop, Michelle Loukidis now shapes Africa’s photography scene. This Emaho interview explores The Lens Collective’s women-led mentorship, Tombe magazine’s critical platform, and urgent narratives from emerging talents like Lindokuhle Sobekwa.
Iranian-French photojournalist Reza Deghati shares his journey from a Tabriz childhood witnessing injustice to 46 years documenting revolutions, wars, and resilience across 115 countries. From Iranian prisons to founding Aina and Reza Visual Academy, he champions photography as humanity’s universal language for truth, healing, and empowerment.
From a childhood of crafting without museums to distilling Coca-Cola into pure water in “The Real Thing,” Rotterdam artist Helmut Smits chisels poetry from the everyday. This Emaho interview unveils his minimalist conceptual process—unearthing ideas in consumer waste and grass stamps—blending wit, freedom, and accessible critique.
Austrian-Lebanese photographer Tanya Traboulsi speaks about growing up between two cultures, Beirut as muse and mirror, and photography as her language for memory, distance and belonging, reflecting through her series Beirut, Recurring Dream and photobook A Sea Apart.
Dutch photographer David van der Leeuw reflects on his love for unstable, tension-filled images where much is left unsaid. His work lingers in ambiguity, inviting viewers to imagine what lies beyond the frame and question the stories they project onto each scene.
Egyptian-born Mohamed Hassan explores memory, trauma, and father-son bonds in Our Hidden Room. Reconstructing his late father’s photographic archive amid mental illness and displacement, this award-winning photobook creates a poignant space where personal history confronts loss and resilience.
