Gabriel & Helmut Nothhelfer are a German couple who bonded through their love for photography. Born at the end of World War II in Berlin, they later met while studying at the Berlin Lette School's Department of Photography, from 1967 to 1969. Their work focus predominantly on people in public spaces and carries a certain sociological depth coupled with an empathic feel. A great historical value for cultural remembrances of post-war Germany. Due to their comprehensive photographic practice, they have become major documentarists of Germany everyday's life of that period.

Kansuke Yamamoto was a photographer and poet. He is widely considered as one of the prominent surrealists of Japan. His father was a photographer who ran a photography store in Naku-ka. From a young age, Kansuke explored the photographic medium as well as poetry eventually being exposed to surrealism while reading a poetry magazine called ‘cine’ which promoted surrealism and dadaism in the region. From this moment, he became deeply engaged in the surrealist movement. Kansuke’s work is largely championed as offering a highly unique access to themes of isolationism prevalent at the time in Japan. What predominantly attracted Kansuke to the surrealist movement was its political stance against acts of war and oppression and its interlinkages with psychoanalysis. This being said, his work is heavily intertwined with the complicated history of war and post-war Japan.

American photographer Susan Meiselas is best known for her work in Nicaragua where she covered the insurrections against the Somoza regime. But her live at risk she covered the violent uprisings in the region with intense detail. Her work remained deeply committed to human rights in Latin America. In 1976 she joined Magnum photos cementing her role as a committed freelance photographer covering regions of conflict. Her work extended beyond Latin America and photography though, in 1997 she ventured into curating working on a 6 year project revolving around Kurdistan. Her most recent work A Room of their Own (2015-2016) investigates experiences of women in a refuge in Black Country, UK. A testament to her unrelenting dedication to the photographic practice. She has in her lifetime won many awards including The Robert Capa Gold Medal and the Leica Award for Excellence.