Rock's beguiling series on the fading grandeur of England’s seaside communities began in unpremeditated fashion, but evolved into a deeply felt five-year exploration of the grit and resilience of her fiercely independent subjects. The American-born photographer describes her project as "my love letter to the British."

Nairobi's Mwangi Kirubi is one of the leading photographers whose work is reshaping perceptions about Kenya and the African continent, both from within and without. He also uses the medium to preserve Africa's cultural and spiritual heritage in the name of greater understanding and acceptance.

The fairy tales, fables and myths that Cárter was exposed to while growing up inform her powerful, complex photomontages. Combining visual symbols of Jung's theory of the collective unconscious with Joseph Campbell's mythological musings, her imagery is dreamlike, unsetting and universally relatable.