01.06.2025 | Someone new, something new
Here are the first photos from these three photographers that instantly drew me in and made me fall in love with their work.
Laurin Strele (@laurinstrele)
This photo of a devotee deeply immersed in prayer in Bangladesh (2023) introduced me to Laurin’s work, and I was instantly struck by how powerful and emotionally honest his portraits are.
Laurin is an Austrian photographer and photojournalist who’s spent the past few years documenting some of the world’s most urgent crises—from the war in Ukraine to the conflict in Lebanon.
In 2024, he spent months in Ukraine capturing the resilience of both soldiers and civilians. Later that year, in Lebanon, he documented life under the shadow of war with Israel, showing not just destruction but the quiet strength of everyday life.
He’s also photographed across Afghanistan, Iraq, India, and beyond—always with the same eye for raw emotion and deep respect. Laurin’s portraits don’t feel staged or distant. They feel human. There’s no exoticising, no drama for drama’s sake. Just honest moments that connect across cultures. His work reminds us that good photojournalism isn’t just about who we’re looking at—but why their story matters.
Alex Bamford (@bamford_alex)
Disturbed sleep, Ovingdean Beach, East Sussex. 20 August 2024 - 23:32pm.
Sleepwalking is a playful series of moonlit photographs following the adventures of a pyjama clad somnambulist. Caught in a world somewhere between awakeness and sleep, we travel around Sussex and sometimes much further afield.
Alex is a Brighton based commercial photographer with a lot of interesting personal long running photographic projects. He has been photographing by moonlight for the last 18 years, mainly in and around Brighton, but also as far away as Japan, South Africa and Chile. Taking photos by moonlight changes familiar landscapes into something otherworldly. He played with that surreal quality of light with his Sleepwalking series. He admits he’s a bit OCD, which can be evidenced by his ever expanding Collections project.
Jeremy Paige (@eatenbyflowers)
What can I say? Jeremy is a genius. His photographs feel completely unapologetic in the best way possible — shockingly mesmerising. The kind of work that makes me quietly think to myself: I wish I had that level of courage.
