14 Most Popular Photo Features on LensCulture from 2022

From intimacy & mysteries to AI & slow photography — these 14 stories inspired the most compelling responses from our community. [LensCulture](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FT7631eCP892RnoGWyptr7RJ2ug%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/1/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/OTgQfpKjryxAzXe94q396lQo0ac=304) TOP STORIES THIS WEEK [Cover](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2F5CibBRy6KuOCjl763JtdVb1g%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/1/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/PMAjiubjrDYl9ltVJWL6XX0MIao=304) HAPPY NEW YEAR 14 Most Popular Photo Discoveries from 2022 At LensCulture, we’re fortunate to have a global view of contemporary photography, and a community of talented, insightful writers, curators, and interviewers to dig a bit deeper into the various ways people from around the world are using the language of photography to tell stories, express themselves, and share their views of our world. Here are some of the most popular highlights from 2022 — a mix of new discoveries, photobook reviews, interviews, essays, solo exhibitions and visual stories. We hope you find some enjoyment and inspiration here, and we wish you the best for the coming year! [READ MORE](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2F5CibBRy6KuOCjl763JtdVb1g%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/2/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/c_ZPR6H9RjKwqy_SvgT4z-tpen4=304)   [I'm an image](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FLrCb5Pp5XS8ej8Z2763ochTw%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/1/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/Midtm6h78ztMshJGyqXRveemETk=304) DREAMS FOR REAL [Between These Folded Walls, Utopia](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FQ6U763AaV8763G763oddAnbMrnWw%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/1/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/Z2JY81PGsWJxg5T0zYBfkKyQBFk=304) Working in collaboration with their protagonists, Sarah Cooper and Nina Gorfer depict hopeful, powerful “utopian” visions for young women whose lives have been uprooted by forced migration. Photographs by Cooper & Gorfer. Interview by Liz Sales.   [I'm an image](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FLrCb5Pp5XS8ej8Z2763ochTw%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/2/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/NCZmIysZ08hxVYEYNn4TogO0fDg=304) INTERVIEW [An Alternative Idea of Intimacy](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FXgOtLOBkdXyegSGc8ipFgA%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/1/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/p-rkZFKtJQu7mPATgL9NjgS-4GI=304) Jeanette Spicer’s evocative portraits of friends and family play with light and space to challenge viewers to rethink intimacy, representation and relationships. Photographs by Jeanette Spicer. Interview by Magali Duzant.   [I'm an image](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FLrCb5Pp5XS8ej8Z2763ochTw%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/3/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/-UIHdwIsoyfxAZAHptswd3kgtE8=304) BOOK REVIEW [Some Say Ice](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FfVbe3h9bdNk763GKNZ9SK5763A%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/1/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/YAQtLHyQBfVYlazAUjnimsG6rwg=304) In her book “Some Say Ice ”— an eerie portrait of the people, places and animals of the small Midwestern town of Black River Falls — Alessandra Sanguinetti confronts photography’s uneasy relationship to life and death. Photographs by Alessandra Sanguinetti. Essay by Sophie Wright.   [I'm an image](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FLrCb5Pp5XS8ej8Z2763ochTw%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/4/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/gwcH7GsCeCoyOjv-0gun7kTlH00=304) MYSTERY [The Blindest Man](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FcTdtDVEvK58WEVrVkDCtWw%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/1/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/w3jvZ66bWlSNKzaL4BYscY-DZdk=304) Following the trail of an unresolved 30-year long treasure hunt in France, Emily Graham translates the obsession, symbolism and fever-dream determination encircling the ongoing mystery into an equally-enigmatic photobook. Photographs by Emily Graham. Book review by Joanna L. Cresswell.   [I'm an image](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FLrCb5Pp5XS8ej8Z2763ochTw%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/5/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/XJ1_KTELOOMyto1Z-QJipHOkvTw=304) FLOW OF NATURE [Memories through the Liquid Desert Waves](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FwTZ79pVrRXdZTBF892duO3vQ%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/1/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/cX72581f6J6N9DFpuPOIzCNO-HQ=304) A poetic, photographic meditation on the relentless power of Nature to reclaim its territory — it also poses questions about the mutability of human memory. Photographs and text by Anamaria Chediak.   [I'm an image](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FLrCb5Pp5XS8ej8Z2763ochTw%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/6/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/aIiiyJ02D_YYsbkbh00aWdxthFg=304) VISUAL POETRY [A Symphony of Images](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2Fw3oRq9j0cIClMNmvmUw1lg%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/1/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/8YRRTbMG3XM5f4JjtXCq0XeX5QA=304) Across his lyrical compositions of images, Paul Cupido uses black and white photography as a deeply personal, emotive language to explore the infinite possibilities of our natural surroundings. Photographs by Paul Cupido. Essay by Sophie Wright.   [I'm an image](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FLrCb5Pp5XS8ej8Z2763ochTw%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/7/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/UIrK2tLtVKECmREAFiaXchS1kaY=304) RENEWAL [Batismo](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2F892kWdK1uf3V2892uHlaOFrSww%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/1/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/JM_mTNx8NFj4FKLmYUCtbycMFqo=304) In Gleeson Paulino’s dreamlike series, water serves as an immersive reconnection to his native Brazil, acting as a catalyst of renewal, forgiveness, encounter, and play. Photographs by Gleeson Paulino. Essay by Magali Duzant.     [I'm an image](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FLrCb5Pp5XS8ej8Z2763ochTw%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/8/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/qw1_GsOhqud5qFxNpSX4DWFeGBI=304) COMPLICATIONS [Lakeside](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FCeis4jHGxTlCXvV8BPWyuA%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/1/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/Y1h6lUb2RXYlYB5BaUgDwCQE0TA=304) Weaving together portraits, landscapes, found objects, and advertising imagery in his new photobook, Shane Rocheleau presents an unsparing view of complicated American history. Photographs by Shane Rocheleau. Book review by Magali Duzant.   [I'm an image](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FLrCb5Pp5XS8ej8Z2763ochTw%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/9/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/NCqVL6Ka2KtaCBkRjV0GYhBTGWc=304) LOOK TWICE [Topographies of Fragility](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FNozNVArIGAgMq1DkTmVz892Q%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/1/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/5pOnz6BfRhKv6zFIl5-2-ZpsVvo=304) This Argentinian artist combines crumpled and pristine photographs of the same places to create evocative landscapes expressing the fragility of the natural environment. Photographs and text by Ingrid Weyland.   [I'm an image](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FLrCb5Pp5XS8ej8Z2763ochTw%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/10/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/njVWPGKyQu45Ol2K1Orf2oTylp4=304) LIGHT & TEXTURE [Excerpts](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FR4WCnzVDDRx6YznDlxcu8w%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/1/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/Xaoig4UO_c4cMmrfm6Wx3nng8RI=304) Making poetry out of her intimate domestic rituals, Ruth Lauer Manenti casts her home in the Catskill Mountains as the main character in “Excerpts,” a slow-burning series on the charged atmosphere of our everyday spaces. Photographs by Ruth Lauer Manenti. Essay by Joanna L. Cresswell.   [I'm an image](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FLrCb5Pp5XS8ej8Z2763ochTw%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/11/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/F3fzTTP6_Zp9I6eCww9_SLHUksE=304) INTIMACY & OLD AGE [Time As We Know It](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FzTZBc763C6MC0pX84LhOWYRQ%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/1/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/wN0ZzPLkOHDJksXP6xfCzYAVZWs=304) This intimate portrait series is a tribute to love, and to the demanding and courageous task of growing old gracefully, graciously, and aware. Photographs and text by Marna Clarke.   [I'm an image](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FLrCb5Pp5XS8ej8Z2763ochTw%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/12/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/7NuTOtf55Qju8Gn-gnX35pbOrQg=304) INTERCONNECTIONS [In Between Dreams the Forest Echos the Song of the Burning Anaconda](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FQjBBbFCNx3C6KNSJkRiRxQ%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/1/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/mIxXAiq-qqAqbm0n2RLg8AC0KCw=304) Tatiana Lopez’s lush cyanotype portraits of Sapara women portray the intertwined connections between dreams, body, and nature. Photographs and artwork by Tatiana Lopez. Essay by Magali Duzant.   [I'm an image](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FLrCb5Pp5XS8ej8Z2763ochTw%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/13/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/as0RNx8dI5fQFEWBBgd0p3EmRgQ=304) FROM ABOVE [While Standing My Ground](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2Fy6igkUOI596XSOHrbx3Brg%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/1/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/Pa5ME1K_SuJupmkhKiikYEkmUCU=304) Self-portraits from above: an ongoing series of photographs documenting the landscapes of Beirut during the isolation of Covid, catastrophic explosions, and crippling inflation. Photographs and text by Rima Maroun.   [I'm an image](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FLrCb5Pp5XS8ej8Z2763ochTw%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/14/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/VhKWqS-pKH0QmMFBSqHPfwxESNQ=304) GETTING READY FOR AI [Impossible Installations](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FRse7FbviLzz09scggSYMww%2FXJeUMBh892MWb9NpCHmQY8OQ/1/0101018582ba770b-322028bd-06ec-4f1c-8a1f-660c9b7be057-000000/_XwCmzhTDIO__8HMpci7bVEZ9hA=304) Fueling their artistic practice with a deep commitment to innovation, Ukrainian duo Synchrodogs’ latest project takes their dreamlike aesthetic to new terrain through a collaboration with Artificial Intelligence. Photographs by Synchrodogs (Tania Shcheglova and Roman Noven). Interview by Joanna L. 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