Congratulations to Pierpaolo Mittica and Vladimir Karamazov for having their work chosen for Rencontres de la Photographie Marrakech, as Open Call Winners. The edition takes place this Autumn, 7-10 October in Marrakech. More info is here about the event.
Belene Prison in northern Bulgaria is the most strictly guarded in the country. Situated on an island, it houses the largest number of people serving life sentences for murder. Vladimir Karamazov enters to meet these men, understand their stories, and the reasons that led to their crimes. A project to open an invisible door, reveal reality, and remind us that a crime often has its roots in childhood — and that society, too, bears a share of the responsibility. Find out more about Vladimir Karamazov's book For the Grace of God here
On 26 April 1986, reactor number four of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. Forty years on, the exclusion zone is at once a place of life, work, and memory — and since Russia's invasion in February 2022, a fully militarised and mined territory. Nine million people continue to live in areas with very high levels of radioactivity. Pierpaolo Mittica, who has been documenting Chernobyl for years, delivers here a long-term testimony to a catastrophe that never quite begins — and never quite ends. Take a look at the book Chernobyl here.
The projects will also be exhibited this summer in Arles at Galerie Triptyque, 12 Rue Jouvene, Arles, from July 3 - 20, 2026.