Asger Carlsen: From Crime-Photography to Mutilated, Disfigured Human Form

USA – Asger Carlsen’s images consist of mutilated, disfigured and distorted human forms with a typical obscure quality to them. He has collaborated with photographers like Roger Ballen and media entities like Esquire and New York Times. Carlsen has also authored and co-authored books based on his work. Presently he lives and works from his studio […]

Noriko Hayashi: “I saw many bride kidnappings in Kyrgyzstan”

Kyrgyzstan – Represented by Panos Pictures, Japanese photojournalist Noriko Hayashi has worked in diverse regions around the world, including Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Japan and Gambia. Her work, though journalistic in style, is more personal, going into the lives of her subjects in a very sensitive, poignant way. She has worked on issues ranging from the aftermath […]

Anna Fox: ‘Resort 2’ – British Adult Parties and a Photographic Carnival

United Kingdom –  For two years British photographer Photography Feature –  Anna Fox documented holiday culture at the iconic Butlin’s resort in the seaside town of Bognor Regis, West Sussex. This new book ‘Resort 2’, published by Schilt Publishing, is the second part of the Resort project. Resort 1, published in October 2013, looked at […]

Hans Gremmen: ‘Peeling off the layers’- Understanding the link between Photobooks and Design

Netherlands –  Hans Gremmen is a talented designer based in Amsterdam known for his innovative work with photo books. Regularly sought out by photographers, Gremmen is known to be quite an authority on photobooks, having worked on several photobooks, including ‘Cette Montagne C’est Moi’, ’Sequester’, and ‘Libero’. Emaho caught up with Hans in November, 2014 to have a […]

Erik Kessels: “From the moment I saw Moises by Mariela Sancari, I fell in love.”

Mexico –  Many artists return to themes like love, birth, and death in their works. The best give these universals a unique and personal quality. In my experience, one of the strongest examples is Seichi Furuya, a Japanese photographer who followed his schizophrenic wife throughout her illness, all the way to her sad and premature […]

The Surreally Whimsical World of Shae DeTar

USA –  Colourful, quirky, antiquated and yet modern is what comes to mind when you see model-turned-artist Shae Acopian Detar’s work. The artist who divides time between New York City and Los Angeles, creates images using age-old technique of hand painting her photographs. Her handiwork lends the paintings a dreamy, transcendental quality. Neon pinks, yellows […]

Eriko Koga: “Issan” – Magical visit to 1200 year old monastery in Mt. Koya

Japan – In 2009, photographer Eriko Koga visited Mt. Kōya, home of a 1,200 year old Buddhist monastery in the mountains south of Osaka, for the first time. She explained the effect that visiting the complex had on her: Okuno-in Temple exerted an especially strong pull on me. Its unique atmosphere overwhelmed all five of […]