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Jorge Panchoaga’s metaphorical images focus on how memory consists of both reality and imagination, and how it forms an important part of the way we make sense of reality and the ecosystems we inhabit. As a National Geographic Explorer, Panchoaga is developing themes related to memory in high mountain areas; he is also independently developing a long-term project on drug policies implemented in Latin America through the reconstruction of silenced memories and local and popular culture that has resisted, transformed, or adapted to illegal economies. He has been author and co-author of a number of works, including the photobook OMEN:

Russian based photographer Yura Taralov spent most of his life above the Arctic Circle. Constant development is an important part of his life philosophy, so for 10 years now, Yura has been improving his vision, skills and knowledge in photography and contemporary art. At this stage of development, photography for Yura Taralov is more than just a picture, it has become a means of researching the world around him through the feelings caused by narrated sincere experiences of people. Recently, the topic of the human body has become one of the dominant ones for Yura. For most of his life,

Robert Darch is a British artist-photographer based in the South West of England. He has published and exhibited widely and his photographs reside in public and private collections. His practice is motivated by the experience of place, in which the physical geography and material cultures of places merge with impressions from contemporary culture that equally influence perception. From these varied sources, both real and imagined, he constructs narratives that help contextualise a personal response to place.

Chris Jack is a media artist living in Margate, England. His practice consists of two distinct, but interwoven, strands: photographic series, and interactive (HTML) poetry. He conveys a personal – but largely non-biographical – journey through shared space and overlapping histories, usually by way of exploring local landscapes, though frequently venturing further.

Davide Monteleone is a visual artist and researcher whose work spans image-making, visual journalism, writing, and other disciplines. Reoccurring themes include geopolitics, geography, identity, data, and technology. A regular contributor to magazines such as Time, National Geographic, and The New Yorker, Davide Monteleone’s work has been presented in the form of exhibitions and installations in galleries and museums, including at the Saatchi Gallery in London the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo the MEP in Paris, Palazzo Delle Esposizioni in Rome and other venues. A selection of Monteleone’s accolades includes The National Geographic Fellowship (2019), the Asia Society Fellowship (2016), the

Madeline Cass (b. 1993) is a US-based artist who primarily works within photography, poetry, artist books, painting, drawing, graphic design, and tattooing. She earned a BFA in studio art with an emphasis in photography from the University of Nebraska in 2017. She has worked for editorial clients including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg Businessweek, Audubon, and Teen Vogue. madelinecass.com

Jack Roe lives and works in Manchester, UK. His work focuses on the quieter moments and overlooked everyday scenes. www.instagram.com/jackroe/

Lisa Sorgini (b. 1980) is an Australian artist currently residing in northern New South Wales (Bundjalung Country). Her practice engages with the relationship between mother and child, family and community, and interrogates existing societal constructs and archetypes that are often vastly at odds with the lived experience. She is deeply interested in the way our familial relationships, particularly the mother role look and change over time. In 2021 she has had works selected as the winner of the Lucie Awards Portrait Project and CCP Ilford Salon for ‘Most Critically Engaged’ image, been selected to have work exhibited in the Taylor

JM Ramírez-Suassi was born in Mallorca (Spain) and now lives and works in Madrid. His photographs, which, at first sight, appears to fit seamlessly into the great nowhere, involve many visits to the same landscapes to observe the change year after year. His work occupies an ambiguous position somewhere between portraiture and the social landscape. Has published the photobook One Eyed Ulysses (2018) and Fordlândia9 (2020). Is a self-taught. www.ramirezsuassi.com

Filippo Barbero is a photographer born in 1992 who lives and works in Italy. www.filippobarbero.com