Leanne Trivett S. | Cover | Leanne Trivett S. is an award-winning photographer and visual artist who uses her personal photographs to explore experimental self-portraiture, florals, and emotional abstraction. She graduated with a BFA in Theatre from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Her background in musical theatre and her experience as a professional singer have inspired her creation of characters and her personal expression through images and photography. She is recognized for her colorful and contemporary self-portraits as well as her work with florals. Leanne’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in venues such as the Los Angeles Center for Photography, the Griffin Museum of Photography in Boston, CfPA in Carmel, California, KFF FotoFest 2024 in Karuizawa, Japan, Millepiani Gallery in Rome, the BRAHM Museum in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, PH21 Gallery in Budapest, and Fotonostrum Gallery in Barcelona, Spain. Her work has been featured on the cover and in several issues of international art magazines such as Art Ascent International Magazine, ARTDOC Magazine, SHOTS Magazine, and Dodho Magazine in Barcelona, where she has excelled in categories such as Monochrome, Color, Portrait, and Fine Art in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Additionally, she has been recognized in the Julia Margaret Cameron Awards for Women Photographers, winning and receiving honorable mentions in the 18th, 20th, and 23rd editions. She has also been awarded in the Refocus Award for Color in Conceptual Photography, placed second in People and Portraits in Digital Photo 2022, and received an honorable mention in the ND Awards.

France Leclerc | Maulid in Lamu | France Leclerc, born in Quebec, Canada, is an independent photographer living in Chicago who has developed a sincere passion for visual storytelling. Her early career was in academia, where she spent many years trying to understand why people behave the way they do. Her photography, which France initially described as “life photography,” reflects this curiosity. Always fascinated by the world and its amazing diversity, France aims to capture a beautiful moment showing how people live, eat, dress, interact, celebrate, pray, and love. Her images have now been shown in curated exhibitions and have won numerous awards. Most recently, her work was exhibited at the Lens Culture exhibition in New York City in 2024 and at the Eyes of Main Street Festival in 2022, 2023, and 2024. In 2023, two of her series were included in the Curated Selection “State of the World” at the Prix de la Photographie, Paris. Her work has been featured in Geo Magazine, Dodho Magazine, Lens Magazine, and All About Photo.

Mark Zilberman | Street Photography | Mark Zilberman’s photography journey began when he was 6 years old. His first experience with photography happened during a trip with his mother and brother to Washington DC to see the Japanese Cherry Trees in bloom. As they walked past a drugstore window, he saw a bright yellow box and said he wanted it. It was a Kodak Instamatic 104 with cartridge film and flash cubes. That was the start of his passion for photography, which he pursued continuously until his early thirties. During this period, he made a living as a freelance photographer in New York City, learning mostly on his own but also while studying for a degree at Arizona State University. Additionally, he spent several years working as a photographer’s assistant in New York City, where he had the opportunity to work with many renowned photographers. As a freelancer, he photographed for magazines such as BusinessWeek, Forbes, and Eastern Airlines, and for graphic designers working on annual reports. Over time, his interest shifted more towards photojournalism. He traveled to places like Gaza, the West Bank (photographing settlements there), Panama during Manuel Noriega’s regime, and Nicaragua during the Sandinista-Contra conflicts.

Alva Martin | Flora Vida | Born in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Alva Martín holds a Master’s Degree in Physics and has built a thriving international career centered around IT, forging a deep connection to technology along the way. With a natural affinity for the digital realm, he now channels this expertise into the world of art, exploring the intricate intersection between technology and creativity. His approach to photography involves frequently using mobile phones to capture striking visual narratives that explore the complexities of the human experience in today’s hyperconnected world. Alva’s artistic journey has earned significant recognition, including being selected for the prestigious ENAIRE Photography Awards 2024 and the Official Selection of the IPA Awards. These accolades highlight his commitment to pushing the boundaries of contemporary photography, blending the technical precision of his IT background with the emotional depth of his artistic vision. In addition to his personal exploration of digital art and technology, Alva’s work often focuses on the human condition, using themes of melancholy, solitude, and the discovery of beauty in unexpected places. Through his lens, Alva captures a world where digital presence is not just a backdrop but a central element of modern life, inviting viewers to engage in reflective experiences.

Douglas Burgdorff | Atmospheric Images | Douglas Burgdorff is surprised he’s not dead yet. The process of getting many of the images he’s captured could have gone very wrong, very fast. Like the time he tried to photograph the red lights of a bus in Rwanda, tripped, and went sailing through the air — resulting in a scarred chin and a broken camera. Or the time he got thisclose to a giant alligator in Costa Rica as it was feeding. Raised between New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New Jersey, Douglas found the grounding passion of photography at an early age.

Eric Kunsman | Life-lines throughout the United States | Eric T. Kunsman (b. 1975) was born and raised in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. While in high school, he was heavily influenced by the death of the steel industry and its place in American history. Exposure to Walker Evans’s work during this time hooked Eric onto photography. Eric had the privilege of studying under Lou Draper, who became Eric’s most formative mentor. He credits Lou with influencing his approach as an educator, photographer, and contributing human being. Eric holds an MFA in Book Arts/Printmaking from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, an MS in Electronic Publishing/Graphic Arts Media, a BS in Biomedical Photography, and a BFA in Fine Art photography, all from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. He is a photographer and book artist based out of Rochester, New York. Eric works at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) as an Assistant Professor in the Visual Communications Studies Department at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf and is an adjunct professor for the School of Photographic Arts & Sciences. He also owns Booksmart Studio, which is a fine art digital printing studio specializing in numerous techniques and services for photographers and book artists on a collaborative basis.