Artist duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin are currently presenting an exhibition of their photographs, taken between 1985 and 2010, under the title Pretty Much Everything at the Foam in Amsterdam, their hometown.

Inez van Lamsweerde is seen by some as a pioneer of using digital manipulation - a technique she has exploited to turn humans into genderless, hybrid monsters - and has been working together with her husband Vinoodh Matadin, a former fashion designer, since 1986. They are amongst the few artists who have successfully managed to bridge the gap between art and fashion photography, and are recognised for their work by both sides.

The current exhibition features star portraits, well-known black and white pictures of (mostly) nude,...
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Whilst combining old imagery with new may not be a revolutionary concept, Sergey Larenkov has found a way of using the idea to great effect. The Russian photographer takes up-to-date pictures of well known areas in cities such as Moscow, Berlin, Prague and Viennna and (with the help of Photoshop) painstakingly combines them with images of the exact same locations taken during World War II.

Dubbed 'The Ghosts of World War II' by online admirers, the resultant series of images cleverly brings the past to life and offers a disarmingly poignant look at a period in history which is still resonant but which many living today had no experience of, as well as an insight into the huge regeneration that these great cities went through after the war.

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Created over the course of five years, Translocation is a new book from photographer George Logan. The images in the book were created by combining photographs of various wild animals in their usual habitat across Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa with images of landscapes in Scotland, where Logan hails from, and Cornwall in England.

The result is an arresting collection of images which are instantly intriguing, the sight of large, majestic beasts largely indigenous to Africa roaming around the cinematic landscapes of rural Britain. The project was produced in collaboration with the Born Free Foundation and Hewlett Packard Indigo, the latter donating their premium digital printing services to ensure that not only is the book beautifully presented but also...
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Legendary photographer Brian Duffy has died following a long illness with lung disease.

As one of the 'Black Trinity' (a moniker awarded to Duffy, Bailey & Donovan by Vogue photographer Norman Parkinson) Duffy was not only a pioneering force in fashion photography from the late 1950's onwards but also a technical innovator who developed many of the practices now employed in modern photography.

Famed for his bad temper and mood swings and perhaps the only man in the industry with the ability to shout down his famously rancorous friend David Bailey, Duffy is actually remembered by those who knew him as a witty and humorous man, happy to impart his wisdom on those willing to listen. His best known work spanned 3 decades, a number of styles and was...
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For all those people with a defunct old Polaroid camera here's an opportunity to dust off your SX70 and take some shots that will have charm and character without going anywhere near Photoshop.

Ahead of our in-depth feature on The Impossible Project in the new issue of 125 we thought you'd like to know that for a limited time you can get your hands on some unique instant film from the people currently resurrecting the Polaroid tradition. For those of you not already aware, The Impossible Project is a company devoted to manufacturing a new form of instant film from one of Polaroid's old factories in the Netherlands.

Most of their film produces unpredictable results and the...
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