Mongolian High Country, by Shirren Lim
Mongolia in winter is desolate especially the landscape between towns. This photo was taken during one of our pit stops to stretch ourselves after many hours on the road to Murun. We saw a group of horses grazing and I decided to make a picture…
Janine Brauneis
Born in Germany, Janine Brauneis is currently based in Hamburg. Since more than 25 years she often stays at the North Sea coast or on the islands in the UNESCO World Heritage site Wadden Sea. Her photographic focus is on birds and coastal landscapes. If time allows, she is a passionate traveller and recent journeys included photo trips to Iceland and Ireland. Every year she attends photo workshops specializing in nature and wildlife photography in order to improve and broaden her skills. Only lately, she discovered her favour for macro photography of flowers and insects - unveiling the little secrets of a cosmos of its own.
Rafal Maleszyk
Growing up in southern Poland, Maleszyk spent his childhood and early years in post-communist Poland. He first started exploring photography using a 35mm Kiev on his fourteenth birthday, and learnt how to develop black and white prints in the dark room set up by his father in the family kitchen. From 1997 onwards, he traveled widely in Europe, Scandinavia and the United States, including Norway, Majorca, Vienna, the Netherlands and San Francisco, places that have inspired his artistic work.