A self-portrait of an algorithm no.89, 2023

Vistas #22, 2020

Untitled, from the series In Their Own Image of God, They Created Them

Variations of an Erosion op. 1, 2023

The ability for machines to 'see' and 'create' has improved tremendously over the past decades, meaning that computers have been trained, by humans, to recognise and generate images that come shockingly close to a photorealistic image.

From Innovation to Art: The History of AI Images in Foam Magazine #66: Missing Mirror

Ctrl.Alt.Img

It has become increasingly difficult to distinguish between a human-made photograph and an image created with AI, which threatens to shatter the foundation of photography: its claim to truth.

The Zizi Project (2019 – ongoing)

The Zizi Show (202)

The Zizi Show (2020)

The Zizi Project (2019 – ongoing) — Jake Elwes

Spread from Morehshin Allahyari's portfolio in Foam Magazine #66

Moon-faced ماه طلعت, Video (color, sound) 2048 × 3712 pixels 2 minutes 5 seconds

Moon-faced ماه طلعت,

ماه طلعت Moon-faced — Morehshin Allahyari

Behind the Scenes: Resurrect by Paolo Cirio

Mugshots.com, N2, from the series Obscurity, 2016

Visit the museum

Photography Through the Lens of AI

From the series Blaze Orange / High Visibility

Fortune In My Thirties (2023) from the series Interfaces of Predictions

Foam Talent Digital 2024-2025

Studio Targets from the series High Visibility (Blaze Orange), 2021

One-Minute Workshop by Foam Talent Aaryan Sinha

Aaryan Sinha

One-Minute Workshop by Foam Talent Amin Yousefi

Amin Yousefi

One-Minute Workshop by Foam Talent Shwe Wutt Hmon

Shwe Wutt Hmon

One-Minute Workshop by Foam Talent Marisol Mendez

Marisol Mendez

One-Minute Workshop by Foam Talents Andrea Orejarena & Caleb Stein

Andrea Orejarena & Caleb Stein

authenticity (2 chainz) from the series BLACK SNAFU

Thero Makepe, par Cité internationale des arts

Events

Foam Talent 2024-2025

Foam Magazine #64 Extremes - The Environmental Issue. Cover: Abundance, 2023

Foam Magazine #64 Extremes - The Environmental Issue Cover: Scarcity, 2023.

Image from the series Theatre of Authenticity

From the series Waste Identity Passport for Plastics & Bola Bola Living

"The portfolios and essays on this side address the growth, excess, overproduction, overconsumption, and greed that drive the Anthropogenic engine to continue grinding."

Presenting Foam Magazine #64: Waste Identity: Passport for Plastics & Bola Bola Living by Aàdesokan

Waste Identity: Passport for Plastics & Bola Bola Living

PORTFOLIO – Waste Identity: Passport for Plastics & Bola Bola Living by Aàdesokan

Presenting Foam Magazine #64: Crisis of Storytelling by Gem Fletcher

LONG READ – Crisis of Storytelling by Gem Fletcher

Presenting Foam Magazine #64: Theatre of Authenticity by Natacha de Mahieu

PORTFOLIO –  Theatre of Authenticity by Natacha de Mahieu

Page 144-145 in Foam Magazine #64: EXTREMES

From the series The Eyes of Earth

From the series Master Rock

"This side shows the impact, the disintegration, and the lack of connection to native knowledge, capturing the decrease in different ways."

Presenting Foam Magazine #64: Master Rock by Maria Fusco

PORTFOLIO –  Master Rock by Maria Fusco

Presenting Foam Magazine #64: Radical Inclusivity, Relationality and Indigenous Photography by Wanda Nanibush

LONG READ – Radical Inclusivity, Relationality and Indigenous Photography by Wanda Nanibush

Presenting Foam Magazine #64: The Eyes of Earth by Solmaz Daryani

PORTFOLIO –  The Eyes of Earth by Solmaz Daryani

Foam Magazine #64 Extremes - The Environmental Issue Cover: Abundance, 2023

EXTREMES – The Environmental Issue: New ways of visualising climate change in Foam Magazine

from the series Nothing New Under the Sun

from the series Woman, who would be King

The 20 participating artists look closely at both the world around us, and the one within - without shying away from discomfort or pain. Learn more about this year's Foam Talents through digital exhibitions, articles, podcasts and more.

The Act of Sitting

from the series Marble Ass

Paintings, Dreams and Love

Waha 3, 2020

Foam Magazine #61: Talent, 2022

Foam Talent 2022

After Anahit, 2023

Dad And Omani Friends, November 2018

How do different generations of Turkish image-makers give shape to the worlds they live in? With shared heritage as the starting point, multi-year project Kısmet explores the complex and rich perspectives of Turkish visual culture. Initiated by the longstanding cultural, diplomatic and economical connections between Turkey and the Netherlands, Kısmet was created by artist Ahmet Polat and further developed with Foam. 

Online Exhibition - Kismet: New Perspectives. Four Contemporary Image-makers from Turkey

articles

Current exhibitions

Dad and his Indian Friends, April 2017

Tophane, Istanbul, 1958

The Golden Horn, Istanbul

Listen to the Foam Talks episode about an Armenian statue, an emptied lake, and a fig tree.

Foam Talks with Ece Gökalp and Larissa Araz

Ahmet Sezer being photographed by his son Ahmet, Dark Moon Tales of the Afro-Turkish Diaspora, 2005-2022

Watch the visual podcast about the history of the Afro-Turkish community around Izmir, Turkey and their connection to image-making.

The Coffee Reading: Tales of the Afro Turkish Diaspora

From the series Double Portrait, 2021

Listen to the Foam Talks episode with artist Cemre Yeşil in conversation with Ahmet Polat where they speak about the Turkish photography scene.

Foam Talks with Cemre Yeşil and Ahmet Polat

podcasts

past exhibitions

Kısmet

Urmia salt lake, Iran

Archive of Public Protests

For many photographers today, working on commissions and assignments within the media industry helps to build and contribute to a sustainable career. How can an artist navigate the territory between their own practice and the media industry at large? We take a look at topics such as roles and responsibilities, power and ethical dilemmas around commissions in the industry.

Covers of the two practical handbooks created for On Assignment - Navigating the Media Industry

On Assignment: e-books now available

Navigating the Media Industry - Media Perspective

Talk: Navigating the Media Industry - Media Perspective

From the series Tell The Trees To Smile

What is the role of the photographer on assignment?

Michael, Michael at home, Portland, Oregon, USA, May, 2015

On Assignment

The rich, vast cultural landscape demands a larger discussion on reclaiming identity. How can we confront stereotypes, clichés and representation within our community? 

"The writing of history is about editing. It’s about choosing a way. [...] How the personal stories can rewrite history through the power of images."

Heroínas de Tejucupapo (Tejucupapo Heroins, 2022)

ABC da Cana Typewriter

Podcast with Jonathas de Andrade

Image of Jessy's Room

Jessica de Abreu's Bookshelf: The Black Archives

[...] I questioned: what does the world look like when Surinamese people do not stand in front of the camera but are the ones able to take the photo during colonial times?

Foam invites Johny Pitts and Gloria Wekker

Dos Pouwis, 2021

Zooming In: Photography, Performance and the Mythical

zooming in with Foam Talents Plantation and Lisandro Suriel

From the series Portraits in Madness

Blind Spots

Image from the series Monuments

Unprecedented times have challenged us and the rapid shifts in nature are causing urgency amongst global conversations. How can our past help guide us into the future? 

On Earth⁠ - Matthew Brandt

Making a Lakes and Reservoirs print with Matthew Brandt

Ana Mendieta, Imágen de Yágul (Image from Yagul), 1973, Color photograph, 19 x 12 1/2 inches

Article: Nature's Limbo by Kim Knoppers

Podcast: Re-looking at our Natural Environment with Douglas Mandry

Monuments / Altesch #08, 2018

Nature's Limbo

From the series Heimat (in Quarantine)

From the series Turunç

We're confronted with how migration has bought people together, and yet at times how it has not. Though it’s often tarnished by negative speculation, it is one of the most powerful forces that can foster change, progress and create a space for stories untold. 

Installation of Now You See Me Moria at Foam

Podcast: Now You See Me Moria

Daniel Castro Garcia - I Peri N'Tera | Foam Talent 2021

Interview with Daniel Castro Garcia on I Peri N'Tera

From the series Encounter

Podcast: Silvia Rosi

Still from Zooming In: On Belonging

Zooming In: On Belonging

On Belonging with Foam Talents Delali Ayivi and Solène Gün

Belonging

From the series Facades

The fifteenth edition of Foam Talent presents a selection of 20 outstanding artists. As a result of 2020, many portfolios shed light on the year, exploring the human condition as a central theme.

Screenshot from Olgaç Bozalp's video about his zine-making process

Smoke Veil x3, Paris 1958, Painted 2011

Foam Magazine #52 Talent

Dialogue performance LostWords by Ryan Pinas and Georgiefa Boomdijk

from the series If Spring Could Feel Ache

ARTIS Zoo, the Netherlands, 2019

From the series Neuromantic

From the series Oil and Moss

From the series Ghost Island

from the series Quarantine Blues

From the series Study of Cyclical Thoughts on My Leg

from the series Rasmi

From the series Family Album

From the series The Mind is a Voice, the Voice is Blind

From the series Last Letters A Photographic Investigation of Taiwan White Terror

From the series Atlanta Made Us Famous

From the series Golden Boy

From the series Wish You Were Here

Foam Talks x Paris Photo: Talent Edition

zooming in

While being born out of the Covid-19 pandemic, this issue is also a beautiful, hopeful and refreshing statement about the possibilities our medium offers, and the exciting future ahead.

Leonard Suryajaya - Quarantine Blues | Foam Talent 2021

Talent Talks

Image from the series Golden Boy

Foam Talent 2021

curated-themes

Photography Through the Lens of AI

Foam Talent 2024-2025

Artists shaping the future of photography

EXTREMES – The Environmental Issue:
New ways of visualising climate change in Foam Magazine

Foam Talent 2022

Artists shaping the future of photography

Kısmet

Through the lens of Turkish visual culture

On Assignment

Navigating the Media Industry

Blind Spots

Tracing identity and championing untold histories.

Nature's Limbo

How can our past help guide us into the future?

On Belonging

Perspectives of migration.

Foam Talent 2021

Celebrating artists shaping the future of photography.