PHOTOGRAPHERS Magazine #11 JANUARY 2023

CHRONICLES

Ludwig Riml

Austria

Kuntal Biswas

India

Wolfgang Gangl

Austria

#11

Jan 2023

2nd Anniversary Special Edition

Cover photo

Untitled by Wolfgang Gangl

www.wolfganggangl.com

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very much FUJIFILM Portugal and the contribution of the authors:

Ludwig Riml

Kuntal Biswas

Wolfgang Gangl

Alain Caille

Aleksandra Chmura

Alexander Perov

Ângelo Fernandes

António Bernardino Coelho

António Manuel Pereira

Artur Kanicki

Aurélien Bomy

Cesare Bracciali

Colin James Watkins

Dan Leszek Kołudzki

Dmitrijus Skackovas

Dominique Agius

Dov Oron

Eduardo Perez Sanchez

Edward Bogdanski

Elena Molina

Elsa Martins

Erminio Vanzan

Fabrizio Secchi

Fernando Carús Sánchez

Filipe Miranda

Giorgos Kohilas

Hugo Levi

Irene Perovich

Jan Kočičák Kočí

Jens F. Kruse

José Mariano

José Oliveira

José Zarcos Palma

Josefina Melo

Ju Landscapes

Karel Ševčík

Kasia Bochniak

Kiran Rawal

Lam Makmak

Laura Giammichele

Lilian Fraga

Marian Plaino

Mário Barrela

Mário Ferreira

Marko Klavs

Marta Losiewicz

Martin Wacker

Michael Kavanagh

Michal Jedlička

Milan Hristev

Nick van Dijk

Okan Yilmaz

Ondrej Novak

Panagiotis Grammatikakis

Petko Atanasov

Pranay Kantal

Radana Kuchařová

Rainer Neumann

Rajesh Dutta

Rei Ueno

Robert Fischer

Robert Marzec

Robert Szumała

Roberto Zaninelli

Rudi Hendrickx

Rui Pinto

Sam Benari

Sanlui Ballesteros

Selim Seval

Sérgio de Medeiros

Sil Nut Herrero

Sultan Koç

Takaaki Ishikura

Tan wee chuang

Thomas de Franzoni

Timurtaş Onan

Uwe Schröder

Wojciech Karlinski

Yi-Tang Wang

Zoltan Janik

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CONTENTS

CHRONICLES

Ludwig Riml

CHRONICLES

Kuntal Biswas

CHRONICLES

Wolfgang Gangl

AUTHORS

SELECTED PHOTOS

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CHRONICLES

LUDWIG RIML

AUSTRIA

PORTFOLIO

www.facebook.com/ludwig.riml/

www.instagram.com/ludwigriml/

https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/ludwig-riml

www.ludwigriml.com

Awakening at Lake Bled

www.ludwigriml.com

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CHRONICLES - LUDWIG RIML

My name is Ludwig Riml. I am born in Tirol in the midst of the Austrian Alps. Since my childhood I have been

fond of nature, skiing and trekking being my favorite.

Already as a 7 year old my parents would send me to a mountain pasture to work as a "cow boy", taking care

of goats, sheep and cows during my summer vacations. I was living with a farmer high up in the mountains

only to see my family on Sundays when I had to walk 2 hours down to the village to attend church.

I was part of the Austrian Ski team and traveled a lot in my youth. When I was 14 I traded a pair of skis

against a Russian Zenit being in Poland for a competition. That was the starting point of my lifelong love

affair with photography.

At the age of 23 I moved to Sweden, where I still live. By then I had aquired a Canon F1, an analog flagship

camera. I remember long nights in the darkroom, after the children had gone to bed, and days at work,

when I had to fight to keep myself awake.

When I was 33 I became ill in cancer and that was the beginning of trying to find meaning in life. I started

out a search which led me to explore the religious traditions and mystics from different parts of the world.

Meditation, mindfulness and yoga became the tools to deepen in knowledge.

Hi Ludwig Riml, give us some background, how long ago did you start shooting and what made you start

in this world of photography?

I got my first camera when I was 14. But it was not before I was about 20 I started to take photography more

serious. During my whole life I have had a desire to be creative and express myself. I want to share the

beauty I experience in nature, places and people I meet.

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Silver Falls

www.ludwigriml.com


Do you remember the click that sparked your passion for photography?

For me I do not think it was a special point in time or a click. It is more like a strong desire to express myself

that has evolved through the years.

Who are your main influences on photography? And outside of it?

I remember when I first started out to photograph seriously that I would buy all the Photography Magazines

and books available. I have always studied things for myself only. I guess it's because I have such high

expectations for myself. I just do not want to expose myself before I think my work is good enough. That is

why I don't submit myself to teachers. I get very unsecure in a teaching situation and my creativity is gone. I

get paralyzed.

Outside of photography I get influenced of all types of art and the beauty around us. I think what still

influences me the most is my meditative way of life. I am a "slow" photographer.

I notice that most of your photos are landscape and documentary photography. Why choose landscape and

documentary photography? Love at first sight or did you discover your relationship with landscape and

documentary photography over time?

I think my landscape photography has evolved through the influence of my childhood. Nature has been my

home since I was a shepheard with my goats and cows high up in the mountains of Tirol in summer and on

the skis during winter. Through landscape photography I try to convey my feelings and emotions. On a

deeper level I hope to mediate a sense of being that connects us all.

Anybody Out There ?

www.ludwigriml.com

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IMy documentary photography has it's origin in my love for different cultures and it's expressions. It has

evolved through my personal endevours to find peace and harmony. Even in all it's diversities I can see the

one singel motivation behind all. That is to be happy. We are all one in this pursuit but our ideas of how to

achieve it vary.

also notice that you have a special taste for colour photography, why this choice?

I started out with B&W photography and loved the whole process from taking the pictures out in the field to

developing them in the darkroom. When the digital evolution began I somehow had to learn all over again.

Especially on the computer side. Somehow I developed my "seing" in colors and found it interesting to bring

out the fine nuances which color photography offers. If I would go back to B&W, which I may, I would have

to redefine the whole process of photography, I think.

The photographers' creative process is often overlooked. Can you tell me a little about your processes? Not

in terms of equipment or technique, but in terms of motivations, from finding a place to photograph to the

final photograph.

Whenever you go out to photograph, have you studied everything already or do you let yourself be carried

away by the moment?

I think I am not the type who is very good at planning. Not in terms of photography and not in life. Of course

I have places and ideas in mind espacially when I am travelling. I do have lists of interesting places to visit,

but when I am out in the field I am rather sponteneous and open for what is taking possession of me. I think

it is then I have use of my practice in meditation and mindfullness which allows me to leave everything aside

to be fully in the moment.

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The Valley of Barns

www.ludwigriml.com


The Long and Winding Road

The Cloud of Unknowing

www.ludwigriml.com

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Magic Moment

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Embedded

www.ludwigriml.com


Vasco da Gama

www.ludwigriml.com

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Njupeskär Waterfall

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Alpine Mysticism

www.ludwigriml.com


The Sadhu's Blessing

Tamil Children

www.ludwigriml.com

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Happiness

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Shelter

www.ludwigriml.com

CHRONICLES

KUNTAL BISWAS

INDIA

PORTFOLIO

https://instagram.com/pixelatedkuntal

https://vero.co/kuntal

https://1x.com/kuntalbiswas1

bath-layer


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CHRONICLES - KUNTAL BISWAS

Hi Kuntal Biswas, give us some background, how long ago did you start shooting and what made you start

in this world of photography?

I am Kuntal Biswas, a freelance photographer from Canning, West Bengal, India, having a strong appetite

towards exploring and learning every genre of Photography but mainly focusing into the street,

storytelling & documentary segment currently. I love to capture different inertias of stories on the streets.

I completed my graduation in Electrical engineering and then photography came along the way. And now,

I want to pursue photo Journalism as a career.


I bought a new phone in 2018 and started clicking pictures of landscapes and streets. Even while I was

clicking images, becoming a photographer never occurred to me. However, my friends used to appreciate

my photography, which made me focus on photography and motivated me to learn more about it.

I used to look through social media and magazines, like National Geographic and Better Photography not

really interested in the articles but the pictures (although I read the articles after looking at the pictures

dozens of times).I have always loved how a photograph can be absolutely story telling or awe-inspiring,

making you feel like you are part of the moment or scene.So I started taking photographs and use those

images as inspiration (I still refer to the NG website from time to time).

As I told I loved clicking images back when I was a kid but took it on a higher note out of sheer passion in

around year 2020.

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My biggest influence in photography mainly in street photography is Mr.Siddhartha Paul,who is renowned

street photographer from kolkata and his style of capturing people and also his dedication towards street

photography inspire me alot.

And also my perents motivate me all the time and also cleck every single picture I have taken which inspire

me and push me to go outside and shoot in daily basis.

I notice that most of your photos are street and documentary photos. Why choose street and documentary

photography? Love at first sight or did you discover your relationship with street and documentary

photography over time?

Street photography was not the fist piece of pickings for me as I used to get inclined at people portraits and

landscape but when I started to explore and learn photography as a whole, I started moving out into the

streets more often and gradually became passionate upon the genre of live visualisations, street

photography.

And also my city is filled with verious stories which led me to street and documentary photography. I used

to see where other people used to visit and take inspiration from it. I have not yet done any technical courses

in photography and learned everything through other photographers and experimenting with the gears.

I also notice that you have a special taste for colour photography, why this choice?

To me, Colours create dramas that captures certain attention to specific moods, themes or stories and

delivers a unique and compelling experience to the viewers, Hence I am passionate about playing with

colours in my photography.

boubaraks


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final photograph.


away by the moment?

I go both ways, to me research is the only key to the doorway but taste of experiences shall be different for

different persons as we all got different perspectives of clicking!, yes, certain moments are predictive, but

whether you are aware of it or not, if in streets, moments that are captured fresh and raw feels best to me as

it generates an unique story that defines my vision to the world.

I notice that Kuntal Kiswas regularly photographs India. Any special reason?

Well I never thought in that way, I love to capture and document people and their emotions. People and

emotions have always fascinated me. India is very diverse, here in every few inches you meet people with

different social status, culture, language, race and relegion, they all have their own stories to be heard. May

be that's the reason I have been attracted so much to India. However, the world of His is diverse, so if I get an

opportunity in future I would definitely try to capture it.

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bulls eye

Love triangle


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bus-silhoutte-02

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shadow-silhoutte



rame-silhoutte-01

football


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busstories5

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window1



labour

ghat2


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CHRONICLES

WOLFGANG GANGL

AUSTRIA

PORTFOLIO

www.facebook.com/wolfgang.gangl

www.instagram.com/wolfgangganglofficial/

https://foundation.app/@wolfgangganglofficial



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CHRONICLES - WOLFGANG GANGL

Wolfgang Gangl was born in 1977 in Graz/Austria and is an award-winning photographic artist.

In addition to numerous national and international medals and awards, he was Photographer of the Year

2020 and 2021. In 2022, he became Styrian National Champion in Photography and won a gold medal at

the Trierenberg Supercircuit. In the same year, he was nominated to the Austrian National Team of

Professional Photographers and will participate in the World Photographic Cup 2023.

His works are characterized above all by the consistent reduction of individual elements, the stylization of

women through pompous dresses and the recurring geometric shapes. His pictures have been exhibited

in Arles, Berlin, Graz, Vienna, Zurich, Miami and Mallorca and printed in various magazines and books.

Hi Wolfgang Gangl, give us some background, how long ago did you start shooting and what

made you start in this world of photography?

I take pictures since childhood. Back then it was the fascination of the simple analog camera, the click and

the surprise when the picture came back from development. It triggered the interest for photography.

Today, it is not much different. The fascination stayed, even though I changed my analog camera from back

then into a medium-format camera.


It wasn't really a single click but it has evolved over the years. Once the passion to photograph has grabbed

you, there is no escape.

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This is very difficult, especially today in a digital time. One is f loodede and drowned with pictures alone

scrolling through social media whether I like it or not. But I also look very deliberately at art, notably Albert

Watson, Irving Penn, Mert & Marcus or Erwin Olaf.

And outside? I was sick and in bed for the last week. Out of boredom I watched some documentaries and

films of the then Empress of Austria "Sissi". I knew the stories because I had seen similarfilmss about Sissi with

my mother as a small child. But I immediately noticed that the extremely pompous dresses of that time have

a direct influence on my current photography. In many pictures I depict women stylized with clothes and

big hats sticking out. That has definitely remained as an influence for me.

I notice that most of your photos are portraits and concept photos. Why choose portraits and concept

photography? Love at first sight or did you discover your relationship with portraits and concept

photography over time?

No, it was not love at first sight. I used to photograph everything that came in front of my camera. At some

point, however, I discovered a preference for photographing people. Then I photographed young women as

you know them from Instagram and Facebook. Very „gracefully" to get as many likes as possible. But I

noticed relatively quickly that the Likes mean nothing to me.

From then on, my photography evolved into "concept photography". I photograph only as I see the model

and how I like the photos regardless of whether others like it too. But I am very happy when the photos then

get encouragement and can be seen at various exhibitions.


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I also notice that you have a special taste for colour photography, why this choice?

Life is in color. No matter where I look, everything is in color so I also like to create my pictures in color. There

are already black and white photos of me, but only very few. In some pictures I just like it better when they

are also very reduced in color.



final photograph.


away by the moment?

Sometimes I see a picture, where I like the basic idea - but for me - it does not seem finished. Another time

an idea emerges while I do sports or have dinner and I have to write it down then and there. When I still like

the idea the next day, I like to implement it. Even though I need to get 100 years old to finalize all of them.

I work very conceptually. The pictures are usually pretty finalized in my mind before I start to think with

which model I like to work with. After that we organize everything for what the picture needs.

Without a doubt, the challenge is to get into the camera what has formed in my head earlier… preferably

without any compromises. Besides, the reduction of the picture presents itself a challenge. Often, pictures

„work“ through leaving off or adding smaller details.

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AUTHORS

SELECTED PHOTOS

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Ovaakca, Bursa, Turkey, Late 1970's by Selim Seval

www.selimseval.zenfolio.com

Untitled by Angelo Fernandes (Lisbon, Portugal)

www.instagram.com/angelof_photography/ www.afshoot.com

Untitled by Petko Atanasov

Istambul, Turkey

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Travel memories/India by Fabrizio Secchi

Ig: secchifab

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Santa claus is coming to town by Mário Barrela

Ribeira 36 by Eduardo Perez Sanchez (Porto, Portugal - March/1990)

www.facebook.com/eduardo.perezsanchez.96995/ www.instagram.com/e.perez.sanchez/

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Untitled, London 2020 by Sam Benari

www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008438173906 www.instagram.com/sambenari/

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We moved by Fernando Carús Sánchez

Grennwich, London - 23/09/2015

Shadow on zebra crossing by Yi-Tang Wang (Taiwan)

www.facebook.com/wang.w.yang.7/

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Colorful Balloons and A White VW Delivery Van by Hugo Levi (São Paulo, Brazil - 2022)

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Métropolitain by Aurélien Bomy (Paris, France - 2022)

Ig: @aurelienbomy http://aurelienbomy-photographie.com

Montpellier girl by Jens F. Kruse (Montpellier, France - 05/22)

www.jfkstreetphotography.com www.instagram.com/jfkstreetphotography/

Mr. Pork by Marian Plaino (Oaxaca, Mexic)

www.facebook.com/plaino.marian

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Na parede dos pequenos círculos by Mário Ferreira (Salvador da Bahia, Brazil)

www.facebook.com/mario.jbc.ferreira/ www.instagram.com/mario.jbc.ferreira/

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Untitled by Michael Kavanagh

Lundy flyers event, Saunton Sands beach, Devon

İstanbul / Zeyrek District by Timurtaş Onan

www.facebook.com/timurtas.onan.7/ www.timurtasonan.com

Smokers by Michal Jedlička

www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005947609231 www.instagram.com/michal.jedlicka7/

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Untitled by Elsa Martins

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Cross lines by Filipe Miranda

https://instagram.com/filipemiranda_photography

The old ways of time by Erminio Vanzan

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Na paz dos anjos by José Oliveira (Tirada algures no Algarve)

www.fineart-portugal.com/author/8212 https://500px.com/p/jmsoliva?view=photos

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Stray by Giorgos Kohilas

Piraeu, Votsalakia, Greece

Untitled by Jan Kočičák Kočí

aşura yası, Halkalı, İstanbul, Türkey by Sultan Koç

www.facebook.com/sultan.koc.3994 www.instagram.com/sultannkoc13/

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the Rabbi and his followers by Dov Oron (Bnei Brak, Israel)

Ig: @dov_oron

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Untitled by Cesare Bracciali

Fulani elder by Elena Molina (Niergui refugee camp, Tchad)

www.elena-molina.com/ https://1x.com/elenamolina

Memories by Marta Losiewicz (Ewa Dankiewicz my Mom, Poland)

www.instagram.com/moosephotoshoots/ https://moose-photoshoots.com/

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Lahore street food stall by Sanlui Ballesteros (Lahore, Pakistan)

www.facebook.com/sanlui.ballesteros www.instagram.com/sanluy/

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Bungamati-Daily life scene by Irene Perovich

Bungamati, Nepal - 2015

Siesta by Rudi Hendrickx

Wyoming, USA

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livestock.market, Bulgaria by Milan Hristev

www.milanhristev.com

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Untitled by Rainer Neumann (Manaus, Brasil. October 2022)

www.fb.com/rainerneumannludwigshafen www.rainerneumannphotography.de

Kenya by Edward Bogdanski

Light touch of Light by Rajesh Dutta (Badkulla, Nadia, WB, India)

www.fb.com/rajesh.dutta1 www.instagram.com/rajesh.dutta1/

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Untitled by Uwe Schröder

ww.fb.com/Uwe.Schroeder.Fotografie www.fb.com/UweSchroederFotografieBerlin

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Dondi The Ritual by Pranay Kantal (Kolkata, West Bengal, India)

www.facebook.com/pranay.kantal/

Tea pleasure by Okan Yilmaz (Rize, Türkiye)

instagram.com/okanyilmaz https://okanyilmaz.myportfolio.com/projects

Lavadeiras do Mondego by José Mariano (praia fluvial de Palheiros e Zorro, Carvalhosas, Portugal)

www.facebook.com/joaumima

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hongkong by Lam makmak

Molly by Colin Watkins Photoboothportraits

www.instagram.com/photoboothportraits/ www.photoboothportraits.co.uk

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MILA by Dominique Agius

www.fb/DAFOCUS06 www.da-focus.com

untitled by Dmitrijus Skackovas

www.facebook.com/dmitrijausfotografija

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Rose Girl by Tan wee Chiang

Renascer em Florença by Sérgio de Medeiros (Firenza, Italy)

www.facebook.com/sergio.demedeiros.35

untitled by Laura Giammichele

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HK identity by Rei Ueno (Hong Kong)

Milou by Nick van Dijk

www.fb.com/dtrdyk www.nickvandijkphotography.com

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Carla by Roberto Zaninelli - IG:@robertozaninelli

Model:Carla IG:@trioflaif

Lily au violoncelle by Alain Caille

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untitled by Lilian Fraga

www.instagram.com/fraga555

Untitled by Zoltan Janik (Budapest, Feszek VIP studio)

www.fb.com/zoltanjanikphoto www.instagram.com/zoltanjanik/

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Afternoon Girl by Takaaki Ishikura

www.instagram.com/ts_framed/ takaaki-ishikura.com

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Untitled by Wojciech Karlinski

www.fb.com/wojciech.karlinski www.karlinskifoto.com

Pilot by Karel Ševčík (Slovakia)

www.fb.com/KIV.photography www.kiv-foto.com

untitled by Panagiotis Grammatikakis

www.fb.com/PanGramPhotos www.instagram.com/pan_gram__/

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the wind that by Josefina Melo

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D and space by Radana Kuchařová

the old stadium, Prague

The Wave by Martin Wacker

www.fbcom/martin.wacker.31 www.martinwacker.xyz/

Frame by José Zarcos Palma (Dubai)

Ig: zarcospalma

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Efímero by Sil Nut Herrero

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Ghost Dancing #1 by Robert Fischer (Munich, Germany - 2022)

www.facebook.com/robert.fischer.5205

Ladybird by Aleksandra Chmura

www.fb.com/aleksandra.chmura.56 www.instagram.com/aleksandra_chmura_fotografia

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Untitled by Robert Marzec

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Simply 2 Water Drops by António Manuel de Assunção Pereira

www.fb.com/antoniomanuel.pereira.7146/ www.instagram.com/amaptax/

Early morning, Italy, October 2018 by Alexander Perov

BOW by Artur Kanicki (Ruda Sułowska, Lower Silesia, Poland)

www.fb.com/arturkanicki.foto https://500px.com/p/nightdream?view=photos

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The Last Rays of the Sun by Adam Pachula (Haukland Beach, Lofoten)

www.facebook.com/AdamPachulaPhotography www.adampachula.eu

untitled by Kiran Rawal (Kutch, Gujarat, India)

www.facebook.com/kiran.rawal.9 www.vero.co/gujjubhai

Russula Emetica by António Bernardino Coelho (Recarei, Paredes)

www.instagram.com/antonio_bernardino_/

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Still Standing by Marko Klavs (Möhlin, Switzerland)

www.fb.com/klavs.marko/ https://markoklavsphotography.com/

The tree of Stars by Ju Landscapes (Provence, Vaucluse highlands, France)

www.facebook.com/ju.landscapes/

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Meadow stories by Robert Szumała

https://vero.co/robertszumala https://500px.com/p/rszumala69?view=photos

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autumn forest tales..... by Dan Leszek Kołudzki

https://500px.com/p/pomian3?view=photos www.flickr.com/photos/pomian/

This Will Never End by Thomas de Franzoni (Chiusaforte, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy)

www.facebook.com/ThomasdeFranzoniPhotography/ https://1x.com/thomasdefranzoni

Birches in the foggy morning by Ondrej Novak (North-East part of the Czech Republic, between town

Hustopece nad Becvou and Vysoka) Ig: ondrejnov1

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Tranquility by Kasia Bochniak (Wadąg Lake, Poland)

www.fb.com/bochniakfotografia/ https://linktr.ee/kasiabochniak

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Caminhos submersos by Rui Pinto (Torreira, Portugal)

www.fb.com/RuijPintoPhotography www.instagram.com/ruijvpinto1

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