"Drawn to the common humanity rather than the dogma behind such traditions, I felt it a pertinent theme in our increasingly globalised world with its frequent clash of civilisations."

"I am looking for geometry and symmetry obsessively in each of my compositions. When I take a photo, I exclude all other circumstances and focus only on the picture to be prepared. I collect moments."

Carl Jeffers is shortlisted in the Portraits category of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards. His image, alongside the other winners will be exhibited at Somerset House, London from 21 April - 7 May.

"Inspiration comes from being open to new experiences, people and ideas. It simply doesn't happen trying it by brute force."

Jan Kempenaers’ third solo exhibition with Breese Little Gallery, London, features the debut presentation of a new, unseen body of work.

"Ny-Ålesund is situated on the 79°N parallel on Svalbard Archipelago, which makes it the most northerly civilian settlement in the world. It is unique and one of the most peculiar places on earth..."