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.
Colombian photographer Juan Cristóbal Cobo speaks about finding poetry in everyday life, transforming seemingly insignificant moments into powerful visual stories. Drawing on decades in film, he lets photography surprise him again and again, using the camera to rediscover the world with curiosity and emotional depth.
