Anita Līcis-Ribak

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'Infancias', my new photo exhibit, along with the Spanish photographer Ana Frechilla - will open this Friday, April 27th, at Centre Cívic Sagrada Família in Barcelona, at C/ Provença 480, at 19:30h, as part of ArtPhoto Barcelona photography festival.  For more information please visit the Centre Cívic Sagrada Familia website.

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Marilyn, bruised. Hafþór Júlíus “Thor” Björnsson, after pulling a 188.83 tonne airplane at the World’s Strongest Man finals. Gabarone, Botswana. 2017

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Dimitar “Mitko” Savatinov, one of the world’s strongest athletes, preparing to perform a deadlift at the World’s Strongest Man competition. Before becoming a professional strongman, he was traveling the world with the Bulgarian Ringling Brothers Circus. Among his acts were bending iron bars, holding and spinning a carousel with seven performers, and lying on shards of broken glass while having twelve performers dance on a board laid across his chest. May 2017. Gabarone, Botswana

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“And the world’s strongest man is……..” Eddie Hall, a.k.a. The Beast, upon hearing his name called at the World’s Strongest Man 2017 awards ceremony. Gabarone, Botswana. May 2017

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“And the world’s strongest man is........” Eddie Hall, a.k.a. The Beast, upon hearing his name called at the World’s Strongest Man 2017 awards ceremony. Gabarone, Botswana. May 2017

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Hafþór Júlíus "Thor" Björnsson, after pulling an airplane. 

World’s Strongest Man finals. Gabarone, Botswana. 2017

Thor (a.k.a. Mountain) is an Icelandic strongman and actor, and currently world’s second strongest man. If you watch “Games of Thrones” you will recognize him. 

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Kaz (Bill Kazmaier), a legend. 3 times World’s Strongest Man. 

Gabarone, Botswana, 2017. 

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May, 2017. Mārtiņš (a.k.a. Martins Licis, a.k.a. Dragon) pulls an airplane at the World’s Strongest Man finals in Gabarone, Botswana. 

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Only two more days are left until closing of the Berlin Foto Biennale. My triptych, Unexpectedly So was selected to be part of the fine art photography exhibition.  

Here’s a brief excerpt from the Biennale’s website: 

“As and Associated Partner of the European Month of Photography Berlin, the first edition of the Berlin Foto Biennale - and 4th edition of the Biennial for Fine Art and Documentary Photography - will take place at the Palazzo Italia (Römischer Hof), situated in Unter den Linden 10, in the historic heart of Berlin. After Madrid, Buenos Aires and Malaga, Berlin was chosen as a new base to promote emerging talents and established artists from all over the world.

Emotions and Commotions Across Cultures will present 1230 photos by 446 contemporary artists from 41 countries of all continents – among them 65% women, who have received the Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers.

The Biennial also contains selected works by Steve McCurry. His solo exhibition 'Retrospective' forms part of the Biennial as special invitee.

Part of the revenue from artwork sales will be donated to  Save the Children. The catalogue will be published by Kehrer Verlag.

For more information please visit the Biennale’s website: http://www.berlinfotobiennale.com/home.html

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Railija. Dunte, summer 2016

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Teo. Dunte, summer 2016

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I have this old Rolleiflex I bought on-line a couple of years ago. The man who sold it to me had been stationed in West Berlin after WWII when he acquired it in the 50’s. It took me a while to muster up the courage to get inside the beautiful machine. This is one of the first images I made with it. Teo and Rafi, aged 6 and 7, next to our house in Massachusetts. To get them to stay still for a little while I told them a story of the camera I was holding in my hands. When I look at this and other images I’ve taken with the Rollei, I also see the spirit of bygone days. It’s still locked inside the camera, where it leaks onto film, melding with fresh light.

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The very exciting - and sometimes utterly exhausting - process of post-production and editing, in preparation of my upcoming photo exhibit at CFD Barcelona , Center for Documentary Photography. Here, I am at addretouch with Edu Matas, where he’s doing his magic with the images. And where does he get his patience?!…

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The date for the opening of the exhibition has been set. I hope to see many of you there. 

Nos vemos pronto. 

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Looking at photobooks by women living or working in Spain

'Photography books by women living or working in Spain'. That was the theme of the 31st Photobook Club Barcelona gathering last week. Everyone could bring in a book or two to share with the others. I brought in a beautifully contemplative new photobook (accordion book!) 'Kosmos’ by Marta Bisbal, and a maquette of my photobook, 'Where Land Comes to an End. Postal Code 678830'.  We saw books tiny (smaller than the palm of your hand) and large (that would certainly not fit in your lap). Books about dogs and books about Chinese Communist party... Books profound and books profane... Books unknown and books famous world over… Beautiful and inspiring. Thank you to everyone who was there, and to the organizers, CFD Barcelona and Photobook Club Barcelona.

Please see more on Marcel Albet Guinart’s blog

And check out information on the previous Photobook Club Barcelona events, and to see (in a few days) the complete list of the books presented last week.

All photos by Photobook Club Barcelona and by Marcel Albet Guinart.

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I am very excited to begin work on my first personal photography exhibition in Barcelona!  The series, ‘Where Land Comes to an End. Postal Code 678830′ was awarded a PREMIO CFD at ArtPhoto BCN last year.  The exhibit will take place this coming spring at CFD|Centro Fotografía y medios documentales | Barcelona.   I will post more details as they become available. 

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On Tuesday, February 23rd, at 19:30h, as part of the “Look With Words”, Conversation With an Artist series, I will present my photography project 'Where Land Comes to an End. Postal Code 678830' at La Casa de la Paraula in Barcelona. I hope to see many of you there.  

The address is Carrer Rosselló 154 08036, Barcelona. 

Click here for more information and to visit Paraula's website.