World Encounter Magazine - February 2024: The World Travel Edition Issue 2

FEBRUARY 2024 ISSUE 02

TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY THAI FOOD MARKET

Tales of Morocco

by Seigar

THE TRAVEL EDITION

CALIFORNIA Bohémiens VISITING MIYAJIMA

Kabardino-Balkarian Republic 365 days

BY PHOTOGRAPHER LIUDMILA EVSTRATOVA

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CONTENTS

February 2024

06 KABARDINO-BALKARIAN REPUBLIC 365 DAYS PHOTOGRAPHER: LIUDMILA EVSTRATOVA IG: @LUDMILA_EVSTRATOVA07

12 CALIFORNIA PHOTOGRAPHER: ANASTASSIIA SHCHERBINA IG: @SYLVAN_STROKES

20 BOHÉMIENS PHOTOGRAPHER: MARTA BEATRICE ANGHEL IG: @MARTAANGH_PHOTO WB: WWW.BEHANCE.NET/MARTAANGHE8FD6 MODEL: REGHINA CICCARELLI IG: @DONNASELVAGGIADONNA_ MALE MODEL: GIAN MARCO TORACCHIO IG: @JIMI_H23 FB: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GIANMARCO.T23

28 TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY PHOTOGRAPHER: RODRIGO IZQUIERDO IG: @REAGLEPHOTOGRAPHY FB: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ REAGLEPHOTOGRAPHY?MIBEXTID=ZBWKWL WB: WWW.REAGLEPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

42 THAI FOOD MARKET PHOTOGRAPHER: FANNY DEMARCHEZ IG: @FANITO.FR WB: FANITO.FR

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52 TALES OF MOROCCO BY SEIGAR. PHOTOGRAPHER: SEIGAR IG: @JSEIGAR FB: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/JSEIGAR/

64 TRAVEL PICTURES PHOTOGRAPHER: ALEXANDRA PUSCASU IG: @ALEXANDRA.PUSCASU95

74 VISITING MIYAJIMA PHOTOGRAPHER: MICHAEL MASTRE IG: @MICHAELMASTRE

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Tales of Morocco by Seigar.

PHOTOGRAPHER: SEIGAR IG: @JSEIGAR FB: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/JSEIGAR/

THE SERIES “TALES” IS THE WAY I PRESENT ALL MY TRAVEL AND STREET PHOTOGRAPHY WORK, AND MY MAIN INTENTION WITH THESE PHOTO NARRATIVES IS TO EXPRESS THE LATIN MESSAGE OF CARPE DIEM. I THINK IT’S RELATED TO WAKING UP. “ENJOYING LIFE” IS ESSENTIAL, AND “TAKING CARE OF OURSELVES” IS PART OF WAKING UP TOO. ALL THESE IDEAS WORK TOGETHER. LET ME SHARE WITH YOU ANOTHER REFLECTION, WHEN ARTISTS DISCUSS CENSORSHIP AND CANCELLATION CULTURE, I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT MADONNA AS A ROLE MODEL TO FOLLOW, WITH DECISIONS AND ACTIONS RATHER THAN WORDS OR MOANING. HER BRAVE ATTITUDE SHE HAS SHOWN HER WHOLE LIFE CAREER INSPIRES ME. ALL THIS DEBATE ABOUT CENSORSHIP IS LIKE THE METAPHOR OF THE BIRD INSIDE THE CAGE WITH THE DOORS COMPLETELY OPEN, IT’S THERE, FLY! SO LET’S DO IT, LET’S TAKE ACTION RATHER THAN COMPLAINING ABOUT IT. IF ONLY WE ALL KNEW THE POWER WE HAVE IN OUR HANDS, IT’S ON US! WE DECIDE. WE ARE FREE. INDIVIDUALLY FREE! EACH OF US! THIS METAPHOR WORKS NOT JUST FOR CENSORSHIP, BUT FOR EVERY SINGLE THING IN LIFE, FOR EVERY GOAL THAT YOU HAVE, AND YOU MAY BE CRAZILY WAITING FOR AUTHORIZATION FROM SOMEONE, OR EVEN WORSE FROM “A SYSTEM”. REMEMBER THE DOORS OF THE CAGE ARE COMPLETELY OPEN, DO IT.

SEIGAR IS A PASSIONATE TRAVEL, STREET, SOCIAL-DOCUMENTARY, CONCEPTUAL, AND POP VISUAL ARTIST BASED IN TENERIFE, SPAIN. HE FEELS OBSESSED WITH THE POP CULTURE THAT HE SHOWS IN HIS WORKS. HE HAS EXPLORED PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO ART, WRITING, AND COLLAGE. HE WRITES FOR SOME MEDIA. HIS MAIN INSPIRATIONS ARE TRAVELING AND PEOPLE. HIS AIM AS AN ARTIST IS TO TELL TALES WITH HIS CAMERA, CREATING A CONTINUOUS STORYLINE FROM HIS TRIPS AND ENCOUNTERS. HE IS A PHILOLOGIST AND WORKS AS A SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER. HE IS A SELF-TAUGHT VISUAL ARTIST, THOUGH HE HAS DONE A TWO-YEAR COURSE IN ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY AND ONE IN CINEMA AND TELEVISION. HE HAS PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS, FESTIVALS, AND CULTURAL EVENTS. HIS WORKS HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN NUMEROUS PUBLICATIONS WORLDWIDE. HIS LAST INTERESTS ARE DOCUMENTING IDENTITY AND SPREADING THE MESSAGE OF THE LATIN PHRASE: CARPE DIEM. RECENTLY, HE RECEIVED THE RAFAEL RAMOS GARCÍA INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD. HE SHARES ART AND CULTURE IN HIS BLOG: POP SONALITY.

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