Inside the February / March issue of Aesthetica Magazine, we turn outward, exploring the intricate dialogue between the natural and constructed. From sweeping vistas and the intimate contours of built-up cities, to untouched terrain and carefully crafted interventions, this issue examines the spaces we inhabit and shape. Architecture, design and environmental consciousness converge, revealing how human intention and organic form influence one another. Here is a preview of the photography you’ll discover inside.
Oceanic Immersion | Striking underwater pictures feature in a brand new compendium dedicated to contemporary image-makers from Australia and New Zealand.
Garden in Bloom | Experimenting with analogue cameras to capture dreamlike, sun-dappled pictures of plants, petals and leaves that seem to drift in and out of focus.
Framing Structures | How nine photographers have shaped visions of Japan’s post-war architecture, whilst offering new and innovative suggestions for the genre’s future.
Vacant Shorelines | Marie Dreezen’s The Bluest of Days is a standout photography collection in which sandy beaches, rendered in blue, are floodlit by spectral shapes.
Ethereal Landscape | Environmental art, photography and sculpture come together in Gjert Rognli’s images, inspired by the shifting seasons across northern Norway
Tales of Resilience | Michelle Piergoelam retells crucial Surinamese oral histories, which are rooted in hope, through atmospheric visual storytelling methodologies.
Power of Nature | Portraits visualise the deep connection between bodies and nature, with subjects nestling within mossy forests and high up mountainous peaks.
Urban Vignettes | Lotte Ekkel creates interesting crops of buildings and brings details into focus, harnessing natural light as a subject and guide when out in the city.
Stylised Constructs | Elena Paraskeva is a conceptual photographer who embraces Surrealism to construct thought- provoking compositions in beauty and fine art.
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Image credits:
1. Elena Paraskeva, A Balancing Act Image courtesy of the artist.
2. Changeling IX: Place in Between © Narelle Autio
3. Image courtesy of Henri Blommers.
4. Image courtesy of Henri Blommers.
5. Page 107, 0.62 Yamato International c. 1990 by Hiroshi Hara, 1986. © Akio Kawasumi, image provided by KKPO.
6. Marie Dreezen, The Bluest of Days No. 1, (2021). Image courtesy of the artist.
7. Marie Dreezen, The Bluest of Days No. 2, (2021). Image courtesy of the artist.
8. Gjert Rognli, Beyond the Mountains. From the series What Nature Knows. Image courtesy of the artist.
9. The Untangled Night © Michelle Piergoelam, from the series The Untangled Tales.
10. The Evening © Michelle Piergoelam, from the series The Untangled Tales.
11. Image courtesy of Anastasia Mihaylova.
12. Lotte Ekkel, Moon Stone, Amsterdam, (2025). Image courtesy of the artist.
13. Lotte Ekkel, Agave, Tuscany, (2025). Image courtesy of the artist.
14. Elena Paraskeva, The Shoe Addict. Image courtesy of the artist.
