When art meets technology, what happens to the human? This is the question that permeates the works of the creative collective teamLab, a variegated group of artists, inventors and thinkers from all over the globe. In their works, borders are shattered to forge connections amongst visions, perceptions and realities. By exploring the relationship between the self and the world, this project attempts to revolutionise the way in which we interact and we perceive our place in relation with our surroundings.

In Agnès Varda’s farewell to filmmaking, she declares that ‘’if we opened people up, we’d find landscapes’’. Be it the whirling pool of ocean waters, the sculpture of a wing enclosed in ice, the mellow figure of a tree covered in snow or the imponent silhouette of a black mountain, Ángeles Peña allows us to glimpse into her soul and land through her suggestive photography.

As the source of most of our problems is not the pollution or environmental degradation but rather the human being, Alex Amok, the founder of Shot Magazine, and creative director Erin Rizzato Devlin further discuss and explore the theme with the contribution of narcissist, professor and author Sam Vaknin.

A beauty icon, dietician and a woman with a plan: Maye Musk can boast a lifetime of success, beauty and adventure in many fields. Born in Canada, Maye lived in South Africa for many years before moving to the US, where she still resides and finds the comforts of a welcoming home. Coming from a background in nutrition studies, she has achieved two Masters of science which have enabled her to pursue a career with her nutrition business, through speaking, consulting, counselling, writing and media work, as well as becoming Ambassador for Big Green, a non-profit company cofounded by her son Kimbal Musk to teach people how to grow food and eat better.

Unlike painters of her generation, Annie Kurkdjian does not portray literal representations of conflict, nor does she resort to idyllic escapism. Instead, her oeuvre is defined by a gentle, whimsical, painterly voice that unexpectedly and uncannily captures the full force and brutality of war and violence. As quoted by Kurkdjian: “I’m trying to express all that anger in paintings, because it’s the most peaceful way to express anger, I think, art. It’s like Post Traumatic Disorder, but I’m managing it in artistic ways. It’s the best therapy.” 

Helidon Xhixha ( B.1970), is an established contemporary artist who holds a prestigious role in the international contemporary art scene. His innovative vision and technique have been delivered through his monumental public art installations, where he redefines the relationship between a sculpture and its environment. 

Helidon Xhixha is renowned for his many achievements and distinctive style which has generated worldwide recognition from critics in numerous countries. Xhixha holds an impressive portfolio of monumental installations permanently placed in significant locations around the world.

Of mixed and Mediterranean descent, Bruno Catalano was born in Morocco in 1960. In 1975 he was forced into exile with his family. Having landed in Marseille with the hope of starting a new life, he retains in his memory the pain of his own uprooting. At 18 he became a sailor, then an electrician; at 30 he encountered art and clay sculpture through artists such as Rodin, Giacometti, and César. From that moment he decided to devote his existence to sculptural art. His art evolved from clay to bronze and he sculpted larger and larger figures, thus achieving remarkable technical feats. 

The human body carries us throughout space, gathers the scars of time and coats our very being: it is the vessel of skin and flesh that transports us across dimensions, carrying feelings, intentions and experiences towards our destination. With such vision in mind, the photographer Meiji Nguyen presents a portrait of the human body in its various forms and purposes: whether this is a mother whose womb is heavy with human life, a ballet dancer stretching her tight muscles in an arabesque or someone standing poised behind a drooping hat. Skins are shiny and counterposed to minimal backgrounds, allowing for their freshness and radiance to emerge as a source of light.

As the human skin merges with the surface of the earth, new landscapes are forged: the human body does not merely stand in contrast with its surroundings, standing with arrogant will, but rather blends with its environment and becomes an organic part of it. Cradled at the feet of a tree, resting within the bed of a dried river, sprawled upon the cover of a warm desert or curved over the golden stalks of an open field: bodies are able to blend into the colours, movements and shapes of their environment, adapting to circumstances. Through the poetic imagery of the photographer Omer Ga’ash, an exploration of the naked bodies of women and men is undertaken against the background of natural spaces.

The Italian poet Giovanni Pascoli wrote that within us all lives a small child, with an everlasting sense of wonder which allows them to touch the world with awe and imagination. Whilst we grow older, they stay young; whilst our voices rust in time, their clear sound sings with the chime of a bell. As we struggle to hear the voice of this little child, we must not forget that what brings us all together is the fact we have been one ourselves. These photographs present a glimpse into the life of children all over the world, in an exploration of their favourite toys and means of play. In this encounter, the renowned photographer Gabriele Galimberti talks to us about his project ‘Toy Stories’, walking through his own childhood, projects and visions for the future. 

Pagani Automobili is today one of the most renowned sports car manufacturers in the world. Founded in 1998, the company was conceived by the Italo-Argentine creator Horacio Pagani, who had been inspired by the lessons of the greats in the world of automotive, along with a life-long passion for beauty and scientific research. From San Cesario sul Panaro, Modena, where it all began, the technical precision and creative performance of Pagani Hypercars has left many in awe all around the globe, finding a perfect balance between aesthetic and function, a philosophy inspired by Leonardo da Vinci which rests at the core of this company’s values.

Taken from a conversation between Müller & Makaroff from Gotan Project, this interview presents the ideological backdrop to their new project Antropoceno!, where music and science come together in an urgent call for action. In 1998, the Swiss and Argentinian musicians met in Paris, where they started creating music inspired by tango and intertwined with rhythms from all over the world. In their new project the merging of folkloric and electronic music still survives, entangled with the voices, languages and music of many other ‘messengers’ who collaborate in this comprehensively human project.

The fierce growl of Mingus’s bass, the reverent pose of Bill Evans bowing to his piano, the ferocious smile of Louis Armstrong, radiating like sunlight behind his shiny trumpet: these are some of the faces that appear in Roberto Polillo’s collection of photographs, entitled ‘Jazz Icons’.Along with these, Keith Jarrett is portrayed dancing above his keyboard, Miles Davis becomes a dark shadow in the distance, Abbey Lincoln is caught in a moment of surprise. The Italian photographer was able to record the soul of the 1960s jazz scene, through the hundreds of protagonists he met with his lens between the years 1962 and 1975.

 These are the words of Iceland’s Prime Minister, as climate change begins to seep beneath the country’s glaciers and turn them to water. In 2018, in the midst of the urban jungle, twelve boulders of ice travelled all the way from Greenland to reside in a circle outside the Tate Modern, until the day they fully melted. The circle formation resembled the ticking imminence of a clock, the intimate space of a campfire, a little parliament of ice having to make an important decision. The installation ‘Ice Watch’ stemmed from a collaboration between artist Olafur Eliasson and scientist Minik Rosing, planted firstly in Copenhagen then in Paris and London, to raise awareness of climate change.

By disappearing into his artwork, the artist Liu Bolin is not simply becoming invisible, but transforming into the message itself. Individual human beings have been the smallest unit in the fabric of history since the very start: they are in a mutually constitutive relationship with society which is concomitantly produced and producing, preserving the power to shape relationships and be shaped by them at the same time.

As our environment is becoming more and more tainted with the remnantsof our consumption, it is essential to take a step back to reconsider how we engage with the objects we possess, remembering the journey that not only precedes them, but also will follow once they are outwith our control. Do objects come with responsibility? This is the question which defines our relationship with the material world and lingers behind the artistic devotion of Mary Mattingly, a visual artist based in Brooklyn, NYC.

He has dived into the mysterious sea realm, crossed the liquid frontier and immersed his whole life into the beauty of its secrets, but not yet grown gills. He grew up basking on the sun-kissed beaches of Florida's east coast and learned the sophisticated language of its majestic creatures, the often mistakenly stigmatised giants who inhabit the depths of the acquatic world and still to this day can't quench the human thirst for domain. Here is a small glimpse into the outlook of James Ferrara, the fearless underwater photographer and man who whispers to sharks.

There is a new concept of matter growing in the world of visual art that is becoming constantly more and more powerful but somehow less tangible, a faint presence which enables new perceptive canals in our sensibility that learns to decipher the language of transparency and its powerful meaning, so neglected in the past.

Nature is being taken over by the little bad habits that we carry with us everyday and these may come in the form of a simple, lethal plastic straw. Actually, a lot of them. In fact this frightening wave of plastic that is starting to colonise the ocean is what moved a former miner engineer to resign and dedicate his life to photography, becoming the now famous artist and environmentalist Benjamin Von Wong.

Perini Navi is an Italian luxury yacht brand with a worldwide reputation for excellence. It was born out of a dream that came to life thanks to the simple intuition and ingenuity of its founder, Fabio Perini.

Massimiliano Fuksas is a person of great importance in the world of architecture. Born in Rome of Lithuanian origins, he obtained his degree in architecture at the University “La Sapienza” in the capital of Italy, in 1969.

Liu Bolin is a Chinese artist whose fame came to him through his unique work. He creates photographic self-portraits by hiding his body within the surrounding environment.

 “Be Unique” is the message, Fashion Photographer Joseph Cardo wants the next generation of photographers to remember. Joseph was born in the quaint town of Puglia in the South of Italy. As a child he was influenced by his culture and family that has led him to this phenomenal career as one of today’s most talented photographers.

One crisp morning in October 2012 I was walking towards Berkeley Square in London Mayfair with my husband Sam Orlando Miller. We were just back from San Francisco where Sam's debut US solo exhibition The Sky Blue Series had opened to warm appraise. Sam's mesmerising sculptural mirror works had become sought after and their cultural and collectable value was firmly established. The autumn breeze was gentle. Crunchy golden leaves floated down from tall plane trees and landed on the pavement around us.

It's our immense pleasure to gift you an interview with Dr. Matthias Harder, the Chief Curator of the Helmut Newton Foundation since 2004. His dedication to divulge Helmut Newton's work keeps him alive, allows many to discover the vision of the variegated feminine universe that made him famous worldwide. Thanks to Dr. Harder, we can understand a bit more of a great artist who shaped the second half of the past century with a shocking, revolutionary touch.

Ms. Tchoumitcheva has parlayed a first runner-up result in the Miss Switzerland pageant into establishing strong media ties and brand relationships. A native of Lugano, Switzerland, she speaks five languages fluently (Italian, Russian, English, German and French) and holds a University degree in Science of Economics.

"One of my worst fears is that one day I would run out of ideas. Therefore I constantly try to find new inspirations. I love indie films, literature, psychology, music, painting, installation art and so on. I like to observe people’s behaviors and interactions or just everything around me. I collect random elements that I find interesting and store them in the back of my mind, then let those mingle and dissolve together; and magically, ideas are born. Haha."

Tim Cantor is a superbe artist, he has the art written in his DNA, his great-grandfather Lioyd Dundas Whiffen was an artist who travelled a lot, and Tim paints since he was only five years old. His first work, the seascape, is a beautifully obscure and fascinating oeuvre considering he was only a kid. His vision was already extraordinary and full of passion.

Christian Ferrera is a young designer born in Chile, who lives and works in Italy, Trento. His passion for fashion creations has begun long ago; in fact, his family has a strong tradition of tailoring. After a one year journey in northern Europe, he opens the Lab.88 in 2006, his very first store in the city of Trento.

Viki Odintcova, the new beauty from the cold Russia. She is ready to kill the fashion world with her perfect figure and beautiful face. She has more than 2.4 Million followers on IG and her pictures are breathtaking. Do you want to meet her? Be our guest...

Stefka Pavlova is a professional Beauty and Fashion Retoucher. She was born in Plovidiv Bulgaria and was raised by her mother. She graduated from the National Academy of Art with a Master degree in Mural Painting. After graduating she started working in "Extreme Makeover" a magazine dedicated to plastic surgery.

Yves Kortum is a photographer. He was born in Luxembourg in 1969 and he began shooting in 1987; his expertise comes from the field since he left the school of photography where he was studying in Bruxelles. Then, in 1993 he started to work as a freelance fashion photographer. In 2005 he moved to Paris where he specialised in hair photography and now he works for big brands including L'Oréal Professional, RTL, Schwarzkopf, Wella, Davines and Jitrois.

Milo Moiré was born in 1983. She is a Swiss artist, psychologist and model known for her nude performances and for the use of her body in her artistic work. Moiré has Slovak and Spanish origins and she works in Düsseldorf, Germany. She has an Art Academy background and a degree in psychology. In 2016 she performed naked to protest against the 2015 New Year's Eve sexual attacks in Germany.

Men want her, women wish to be like her. She is sexy, voluptuous, desirable and beautiful. We all know her for the role in Baywatch, the 90s tv cult. For the Playboy covers, the acting and modeling. Her artistic nickname comes from Prince, her biggest dream, Broadway.

The photographer we had the pleasure to interview for SHOT this time, seems to be not afraid to try, challenge himself in different moods and pictures, so that every editorial is a different editorial, every story tells us something different. And in fact it’s really hard to be dissatisfied by the results, from our part.

It would take more than a thousand words to describe the explosive flame of femininity that Szymon Brodziak captures in only one image. The particular mastery of immortalizing nudity into black & white is making Szymon Brodziak the artistic heir of the legendary Helmut Newton.

She was playing a small role in a musical. One evening there was a modelscout watching the play, and hereafter everything just kind of fell into place. She have experienced so many good things – it's impossible to choose one. She's Mathilde Brandi.

When it comes to photography everyone has his own concept of beauty and art. Creativity rises from the culture everyone lives in and it keeps its influences from all over the world. Pisid Whangvisarn AkA Pi8id is a fashion and fine art photographer from Bankok. 

Visionary image-maker TOMAAS creates cinematic, surreal, yet realistic fashion and beauty imagery. His work exemplifies an unique photographic experience where subject matter, atmosphere and environment fuse into a single narrative that reveals its own story.

"Hi guys. Thank you for the invitation. I appreciate it. I was born in Minas Gerais, a state in Brazil. I started modeling after participating in a competition on TV called “Menina Fantástica”. I did not win the competition. Anyways, the competition changed my life. I moved to Sao Paulo and everything started to happen. I started to work around the World and now I signed with Wilhelmina Models in Miami."

Pino Gomes He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 25 1974. Lived part of his adult life in Zurich, Switzerland and currently is based in NYC. 
Former actor and make-up artist in 1994 he found inspiration to pursue photography.