This week’s top stories navigate photographic responses to an increasingly urban,
globalised landscape, documenting experiences in cities whilst looking to ideas of escapism.

Rediscovering History

Where Memory Remains is a thought-provoking theme for the 15th edition of Photaumnales, especially in today’s media landscape. A total of 27 photographers explore how traces of history are recorded in the landscape.

Image: © Christoph Sillem / Courtesy Peter Sillem Galerie Frankfurt. > Read more


5 to Read: This Month

From new photographic series to comprehensive architectural monographs, November’s must-read publications feature Richard Mosse
and Todd Hido, chronicling migration, urbanity and life in post-war cities.

Image: Todd Hido, #11797-3252, 2017. > Read more


Urban Expanses

Around 55% of the world’s population lives in urban areas. Chronicling this phenomenon across major cities is photographer Michael Wolf. Life in Cities addresses 21st century issues such as population compression and privacy.

Image: Michael Wolf, Architecture of Density, Hong Kong, 2003-2014. © Michael Wolf. > Read more


Quiet Disconnection

No mobile phones or radios are permitted in part of the state of West Virginia. Paul Kranzler and Andrew Phelps investigate in The Drake Equation, shedding light on a unique group of researchers and communities.

Image: © Andrew Phelps & Paul Kranzler. > Read more


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