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Rare Artists · 28 Jun 2025
When Lucia Bottegoni first picked up a camera during the pandemic, she wasn’t looking for a profession – she was looking for a release. What began as a way to pass time and distract herself…
Rare Artists · 22 Jun 2025
In October 2022, Malika Abdellaoui packed her life into a bag and walked into the unknown. No map, no rigid plan-just a longing for connection and the courage to follow it. She left northern…
Rare Artists · 6 Jun 2025
By day, Sayan builds systems-lines of logic, architecture, and backend frameworks. He works at one of the world’s most prestigious consulting firms, where precision is currency and time is a…
Rare Artists · 2 May 2025
Some people speak through words. Others, through silence. For Melahat Ünel, photography became the language that bridged both. A mother of two and an early childhood teacher living in Mersin…
Rare Artists · 7 Apr 2025
Manu Srivastava didn’t set out to become a photographer. She picked up the camera in 2022, just out of curiosity-a hobby at first. But as time passed, it became something deeper. More person…
Rare Artists · 7 Apr 2025
Paolo Serrau has been quietly building a world of images for over thirty years. Based in Sardinia, Italy, his work reflects a life shaped by solitude, music, and emotion. Now 56, Paolo isn’t…