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Emanuel Constantino (b. 2002), Portugal, is an independent photographer currently living in Porto. He has a degree in Photography from School of Media Arts and Design, in P.Porto. He is currently attending the Master's Degree in Cinema and Photography - Specialization in Photography - at the same institution. His main focus of research and authorial creation falls on the universe of documentary and fiction, in their various intersections and interactions. He seeks to understand and manipulate the boundary at which documentary ceases to be documentary and begins to assert itself as fiction, and vice versa, in his mix. Vernacular and archive photography are also areas that he explores and approaches, usually integrating them into his projects. He has exhibited at the Portuguese Center of Photography (PT), CEFT – Casa dos Cubos (PT), Galeria da Estação – Encontros da Imagem (PT), IPMA Festival in Kaunas (LT), Belgrade Photo Month (SRB). He won the CEFT Open Call in Photography and Territory in 2024 (PT), and was selected as a New Talent at Belgrade Photo Month (SRB).

Romane Iskaria is a French photographer and artist based in Brussels, Belgium (1997). The photographer highlights the injustices and inequalities of invisible communities with a documentary and fictional approach. Her images, specific to “Care”, tell a story and allow her subjects to become aware of their painful stories. She creates a connection with these subjects that goes beyond the simple link between the photographer and her model. The artist uses photography and the field of video, but also textiles, sound, and sculpture to create immersive installations. She tells stories that take the form of a long-term investigation across several territories. Romane replays specific rituals and stories that also transcend borders, addressing questions around migration and exile. The photographer creates plastic forms allowing her to subvert the codes of documentary. She graduated with a Master's degree in photography from ENSAV La Cambre in 2022 and a DNA (National Diploma in Plastic Arts) from INSEAAM Beaux Arts in Marseille in 2018. She also completed an exchange at the U-LAVAL Visual Arts school in Quebec, Canada. Romane is laureate of TIFF 2024 Emerging Belgian Photography, by FOMU Fotomuseum Antwerpen and the european platform FUTURES Photography. Her work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions: in the United States (ART-ARK Gallery in San Jose, California; Assyrian Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.), in Brazil (João Pessoa Paraíba Nordeste Art Gallery of the Energisa Institute), in France (Circulation(s) Cent-Quatre Festival in Paris, Lille Art-Up Centre Photographique in Lille, La Grande Vitrine Gallery in Arles, HLM Gallery in Marseille), in Belgium (FOMU Fotomuseum Antwerp, S.M.A.K Museum in Ghent, House of European History Brussels, TAMAT Museum in Tournai, BPS22, Art-Brussels Off, Prix Médiatine, Hangar Art Photo Center, TICK-TACK Gallery, Tiny-Gallery, Fondation Carrefour des Arts), in Armenia (French Consulate in Yerevan), in Italy (L’Asilo in Naples), and in the Netherlands (Flemish Cultural Center). Brakke-grond, Noorderlicht Festival). Romane was selected as part of the call for projects launched by Polka Magazine and Kickstarter for the creation and support of an artist's book, with the self-publishing of her first work, "Assyrians," in a print run of 300 copies in 2022. The book "Assyrians" was also a winner of the Belgian Photo Books selection, presented at the Rencontres d'Arles in July 2022.

Nuno Alexandre Serrão is a Portuguese photographer and director whose work explores the relationship between natural landscapes and human-made structures, combining cinematic formalism and raw storytelling. Led by curiosity, he often creates or documents non-linear narratives about uncomfortable and ambiguous topics that challenge comfort zones and encourage reflection, ultimately provoking questions about what is fundamental or emergent. His work has gained international attention, and is published in established media outlets like HuffPost, Público, Expresso, L’Hémcycle, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and GQ. It has also been exhibited in cultural institutions such as Fotogalerie Friedrichshain in Berlin, ImageNation in Milan, ArtIcon in Paris, and the National Museum of Finland. His short films and commercial projects have been recognized at festivals like Aesthetica, Caminhos do Cinema Português, FUSO, and Inshadow Festival. Critics describe Serrão’s work as ‘pursuing the beauty that emerges at the intersection of nature and humanity’ (Ana Marques Maia, Público, 2024). Claire Ducresson-Boët describes his landscapes as ‘places of passage and transition where time seems to stand still, offering a moment of quietness before life resumes.’

Frida Lisa Carstensen Jersø (b. 1997) holds a BFA in Photography from HDK-Valand Academy of Art and Design in Gothenburg, Sweden, and previously studied at Copenhagen Film and Photography School. Her photographic practice encompasses both classical photography, including analog and digital techniques, as well as medical imaging. She incorporates radiological scans of her body, creating two- and three-dimensional works that bridge medical processes and personal narrative. Jersø's artistic focus lies within the realms of Sick Photography and Therapeutic Photography. Her work explores the physical and emotional dimensions of the disabled and chronically ill body, challenging societal perceptions and ableist norms. She has exhibited at venues such as Röda Sten Konsthall in Gothenburg, participated in the Artist’s Autumn Exhibition, and contributed to group exhibitions across Scandinavia. Currently, she is preparing a solo exhibition at the Finnish Museum of Photography. In 2023, she received an award in the Portræt NU! competition. Her work has been featured in Danish media outlets such as DR.DK and Politiken. Jersø is also collaborating with Disko Bay Books on a photobook publication, further cementing her role as an upcoming voice in contemporary photography.

Toma Hurduc is a documentary photographer, currently working in Bucharest. His attention was first focused on representing local underground communities and movements, which he strongly feels related to. Nowadays, his narratives are often built on top of the personal experience and relationship with the subject matter, therefore the factual truth is often mixed with the meta, imaginative truth, aiming to question the human perception of reality, dread, anxiety, ephemerality and the construction of memory. Having an academic background in Cinematography, Toma is highly interested in the way light forms images, choosing to work regularly on 35mm black and white film, as a way to render the surreal he sees in ordinary life. Toma’s work has been exhibited both collectively and solo in Romania and abroad and he has been part of multiple mentorship programs, most recent being with Annie Leibovitz and IKEA.

Emese Tóthová (1997) was born in Slovakia and currently lives and works in Paris and Budapest. She graduated in 2022 with a BA in Photography from Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Budapest, and in 2024 pursued her Master’s at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. Since 2019 she is a member of the Studio of Young Photographers. She held her first solo exhibition at the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center in 2024. Tóthová’s work is a study of the “floating state”. The moments where detachment and connection coexist. Drawing from her experiences living in many different countries, she investigates how physical and emotional distance affects our sense of home. Her practice often centers on the “unspoken gesture”: the postcard never sent, the ancestral name carried as a burden, or the childhood game re-enacted in an adult apartment. By blending personal archives with performative actions, Tóthová asks how we can prepare for the future, specifically motherhood and adulthood, while still reconciling with the “closed systems” of our family histories. Her images serve as self-awareness exercises, balancing the liberation of play with the anxieties of responsibility.

Vitalii Halanzha (b. 1991) is a Ukrainian artist photographer living and working in Kyiv. His artistic practice involves engagement with the landscape, employing it as a dynamic medium to explore the complex relationships between natural processes and society. In his recent work, Halanzha investigates the intersection of the enduring presence of warfare, environment, and perception. Using a restrained visual language, he documents the quiet aftermath of war. Avoiding the scenes of destruction, he invites viewers to observe what lingers - the latent threat, the buried remnants, the psychological and environmental imprints. Vitalii has been selected as an artist for the third cycle of the Parallel Photo Platform in 2019-20. His works have been exhibited in numerous galleries and festivals, such as Landskrona Foto, Les Rencontres d'Arles, Odesa Photo Days, Lodz Fotofestiwal, Photo London, etc. In 2025, he is one of the nominated artists for the FUTURES European Photography Platform.

Signe Fuglesteg Luksengard is a Norwegian photographer and artist working across photography, installation, and writing. With a background in documentary photography and material-based art, her practice explores the tension between control and release, and between belonging and distance. Rooted in a rural upbringing, her work examines how emotional experience, labour, and inherited expectations shape the body and leave physical and sensory traces over time. Moving between close observation and introspection, she investigates how history, care, and responsibility are carried—both individually and across generations. Through tactile, often spatial approaches, Luksengard seeks to slow down perception and create spaces for reflection, where presence, vulnerability, and memory can coexist.

Nazlı Yıldırım was born in Ankara and is living in Ireland. She studied at Istanbul University Faculty of Letters. After teaching for a while, she worked as an editor in the publishing industry. Nazlı’s articles have been published in various magazines, newspapers and online platforms in Greece, Belgium and Turkey. Nazlı released her first photo fanzine called Hayret. Her creative journey involves documenting the impact of factors like class, culture, gender, sexual identity, and family dynamics on societies. Through the lens of her own life, she delves into subjects such as gender, cultural identity, discrimination, and the experiences of LGBTI+ communities.