The Time of My Death, 2012

Series | This recurring confrontation with death, the loneliness of the dead, the absolute desolation of the corpse − all of these elements would be impossible to overcome without the mechanical and mindless gesture of a photographer.

Jukai Forest, The Ocean of Trees, 2012

Series | In 1960, Seicho Matsumoto wrote the novel "Tower of wave", where a couple of lovers commit suicide in the Jukai forest in Japan. This story gave rise to a wave of suicides in that particular place and people came from far away to end their lives.

Tokyo 7, 2012

Series | During my time working as a photographer after the devastating tsunami in 2011 in Japan, I became completely fascinated by this country, especially Tokyo. Despite the devastation, the Japanese were calm and collected and they showed almost none of their private sorrow.

Land of the undefined territory, 2012

Munem Wasif has photographed a blurred boundary between Bangladesh and India with a dispassionate and systematic approach that mimics investigation, topographic study, geological survey or a simple aesthetic search.

Usa, Beautiful Child, 2012

Serie | While child beauty pageants have existed for over fifty years, pageants in the United States have seen a recent explosion in popularity.

Industrial heritage, 2012

Series | Long ignored, even despised, industrial buildings have been arousing interest and recognition in France over the last few years.

Child Wedding in India, 2012

Series | For over 200 years Vadia in Gujarat has been a town infamous for young girls’ prostitution. Because no one is willing to marry them, they end up in prostitution at the age of 12.

The Wrinkles of the City – La Havane, 2012

Parlá’s markings echo the distressed surfaces of the walls he inscribes, and offer commentary on the lives of Cuba’s elders; together, JR and Parlá’s murals marvelously animate a city whose walls are otherwise adorned only by images of its leaders...

Crazy Food, 2012

Series | Emmanuel Pierrot plays with food and jostles us as he redefines the way we eat. He cultivates a very personal style, making minced-meat out of marketing guidelines, and heartily topping it off with his caustic sense of humor.