Spirit, heart and soul are the resonating concepts behind Oliver Klink's exploration of remote regions throughout Asia. With uncommon insight and empathy, he seeks to capture the "fluidity of life" that sustains people trying to maintain cultural traditions in the face of encroaching modernization.

The prolific photographer's latest project is an in-depth exploration of industrial sites and landscapes along the lower Mississippi River. The work is animated by an environmental perspective, yet acknowledges the dual-edged necessity that oil refineries and manufacturing plants continue to represent.

For the past 25 years, Greek photographer Maria Spyropoulou has trained her camera on the vast theatre of life playing out on the streets of Athens. A curator of antiquities by profession, she brings a historical-cultural perspective to her encounters, gazing upon her subjects while allowing their return gazes to help shape her visual narratives.