Artdoc Photography Magazine

Artdoc is an international digital magazine dedicated to the world of photography. The name Artdoc refers to our vision of art photography and documentary photography. The two fields have merged, and contemporary photography is a blend of both. Artdoc brings photography as the visual storytelling medium of our time. Artdoc Photography Magazine publishes engaging and high-quality portfolios of established and emerging photographers. Moreover, Artdoc publishes critical essays about the theory of photography.

Connections with invisible threads

The Replicated Identical Facial Expressions • Wizard Tang photographed abandoned household items in the neighbourhood hallways, capturing objects that hold the memories of their owners. His work explores the impact of consumerism on ordinary people, offering a view of the material lives of urban dwellers.

The Distant Swell of the Open Ocean

Visual narratives for empowerment • The South African artist and documentary photographer Lee-Ann Olwage has produced several series with an activist and emancipatory slant. Her work gravitates around gender and identity, but she also touches upon the universal issue of dementia. Her empathetic and empowering work won her the Sony World Awards in 2023 and a World Press Photo in 2024. We talked to Lee-Ann while she was working on new projects in Central Asia, exploring societal changes in Kazakhstan and Mongolia.

Blossom

Lines of Life • Lines of Life emerged from a period of profound emotional turmoil and depression. During this challenging time, the forest became the sanctuary for Anastasia Dutova, offering a sense of calm and connection. Amidst the trees, she discovered an invisible support system that soothed her soul with their towering branches.

War and Peace Connections • Ukrainian refugees pose before huge backdrops showing the devastation of their country, photographed before touristic landmarks in Europe, contrasting the war in Ukraine and the peace in Europe. By juxtaposing the architectural buildings, Russian photographer Danila Tkachenko shows the invisible connection between the European spectators and the Ukrainian victims.

Identity

Invisible Threads • Highlights of Artdoc Exhibition

Open Call • Expressive Nature

Galaxies • In Galaxies, Serena Biagini explores the interconnectedness of human beings and their innate genetic identities. This connection involves multiple levels of consciousness, with phases of separation and reunification.

Happy Days • Judith Bach ∙ Redditch, UK

Residual Memory • In Residual Memory, Sander Martens explored his parents' photo albums, discovering previously unseen images. Like tracing letters in primary school, he traced these photographs and transformed them into cyanotypes. As the images reappeared on light-sensitive paper and were re-photographed, they became a permanent part of the artist's memory.

Iranians' ordinary grief • Aside from the difficulty in understanding the complex emotions of the Iranian people, Iran is frequently and sometimes unjustly perceived as an insecure nation, which makes travelling to this country complicated. Iranian-born Canadian photographer Parisa Azadi returned to her homeland after decades of being away and found private moments of inner emotions reflecting the country's challenging times. In her personal Ordinary Grief series, Azadi captured the invisible threads that connected her with the people she met during her travels.

Change

Ouroboros • The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail. Originating in Egyptian iconography, it represents the cyclic nature of the universe: creation out of destruction, life out of death. Tommaso Moni's work is inspired by the concept of the circularity of time.