World Identity Lab – contributors

contributors

Koroleva, Ekaterina

photographer / Berlin

born in Moscow, live in Berlin, trying to find myself.

Mittermair, Petra

assistant / Upper Styria

Meyer, Katherina

au pair / Paris, France

at the moment au pair at Paris

anna, maria

shop owner / Rome, Italy

Hyka, Jan

self-employee/student / Prague

IT consultant and software developer Specialization: 3D graphics and optimizations

Bennoit, Louise

me / World

Bachmann, Christine

artist & photographer / Berlin

lives in Berlin and works everywhere

Nowicki, Marcin

artist, graphic designer / Warsaw, Poland

Partner and Art Director in Noviki Graphic Studio. Noviki Graphic Studio practise works across various media.

Kosik, Ola

copywriter, traveler / Warsaw, Poland

Barlow, Jessica

Life / Leeds, UK

I am a roaming Homosapien with a degree in Journalism and. I love capturing photographs of moments and light, I use a 35mm or 120 camera and occasionally a digital. I like tea.

Seebacher, Till

joker and designer / Vienna, Austria

Bouncing through life while whistling. Enjoying life. Trying to be a good person. Earning money with selling ideas. This is it.

Venlet, Mona

Student / Intern / Vienna/ Brussels

Abdeen, Amira

Student / United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Mass Communication program in the American University of Sharjah, UAE

AlShaikh, Sara

Student / Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Design Management Program at American University of Sharjah, UAE.

Al Suwaidi, Jawaher

Student / United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Mass Communication Program at American University of Sharjah, UAE.

Tamimi, Mariam

Student / Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in the Design Management Program at The American University of Sharjah

Hasan, Sureen

Student / India

Visnesky, Justin

photographer / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Justin Visnesky was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania in 1975. A feature story on his work was published in MILK magazine (Hong Kong). Justin’s work has been in various publications and online venues including 10x15, Conscientious photo blog, Flak Photo, Fecal Face dot com, The Quiet Life Camera Club,...

Wagner, Christian

/ Graz, Austria

creating.

Sundl, Andreas

student / Graz, Austria

I finished my studies of psychology in 2009 and for the last several years I am working for different art & culture festivals (e.g. steirischer herbst) and theatrical productions.

Noel, Laura

photographer / Atlanta

recent MFA, longtime photographer, teaching, shooting, interested in identity and individuality, cultural symbols, like road trips, reading, guilty pleasure: celebrity mags

Ferrão, Francisco

Student / Trainee / Lisbon, Portugal

Portuguese Photography Student

Koestler, Jacob

Photgrapher, Musician / Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA

Jacob Koestler is a photographer and musician living and working from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is also a member of the My Idea of Fun collective and works with 709 Railroad Street, a gallery and performance space in Johnstown.

Shirvani, Tania

Student / United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Design Management Program at American University of Sharjah, UAE

Al-Ibrahim, Farah

Student / United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Design Management program at American University of Sharjah, UAE

Al Shamsi, Alya

Student / United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Design Management Program at American University of Sharjah, UAE

Nasr, Nora

Student / United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Design Management Program at American University of Sharjah, UAE

El Samad, Lamis

student / United Arab Emirates

A student currently enrolled in Design Management Program at American University of Sharjah, UAE

aw, n

Student /

van Tongeren, marjon

painter/teacher / Antwerp

I am a dutch visual artist who lives in Antwerp, Belgium. I studied fine art at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy Amsterdam. Besides that, I worked as a teacher in social studies at a highschool in the Netherlands for 3,5 years. Before that, I studied social sciences at the University of Utrecht. Right no...

Raffard, Matthieu

Photographer / New-York, Paris

French photographer Born in 1981

McCullough, Jacqueline

Photographer / Brighton, East Sussex, UK

Jacqueline McCullough is a socially engaged artist who photographs and explores topics around identity, loss and displacement. Drawn to tales of chronic adversity and the under represented, she is inspired by the capacity for human emotional survival and resilience.

Schutmaat, Bryan

education / Houston, TX

Bryan Schutmaat is a 25-year-old fine art photographer whose work has been widely exhibited and published in the United States and Europe. He is a member of Young Photographers United, and recently one of his photos was chosen for publication in Humble Arts Foundation’s Collectors Guide to eme...

Gindeya M., Raed

Architecture / Geography&Environmental sciences / Photography / Nederland

When you get there keep going– I’m an environmental analyst, architect, geographer, designer, photographer, art lover and a mind in constant search of knowledge

Härenstam, Helga

Photographer / Gothenburg

Davesne, Bryce

Graphic Designer / Paris

Moore, Sarah

Freelance photographer / Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia

Sarah Moore is a photographer currently based in Philadelphia, PA. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. Much of her work centers around the land and people of South Dakota, where she lived until she was eighteen. Through the photographic medium, Sarah combines her love...

maslov, sasha

photographer / brooklyn, ny

born in ukraine. works and lives in new york. takes pictures

Kranzler, Paul

photographer / Linz, Austria

Working on art books & doing various commissions

Cabigas, Estan

Freelance Photographer / Makati City, Philippines

I'm a freelance photographer based in the Philippines. A telecoms engineer for nine years, I got burnt out and switched to Photography which has always been a passion. In May 2009, I finished my Diploma in Photojournalism at the Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism in Manila, the Philippines.

Dandeneau, Amanda

Freelance Photographer / Brooklyn, New York

Amanda Dandeneau was raised on Long Island, New York and is currently residing in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated in 2009 with a BFA in Photography and a concentration in Art History from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI.

Rehorek, Anouk

Graphic Designer / Vienna

Born in 1981 in Basel, Visual Communications at Zurich University of Arts, professional career with Halle34.

Reiter, Peter

author / Berlin, Germany

Benefield, Lenore

Higher Education / Florida / US

T., Nils

Volunteer / Jinja, Uganda

Hoffman, Peter

Photographer / Naperville, Ill.

Photographer based in the heart of suburbia outside of Chicago. It's funny out here.

Ruscher, Felicitas

World Identity Lab editor / Vienna, Austria

World Identity Lab editor

Bönsch, Frauke

Photographer / Germany

I am a photographer having a strong preference for conceptual design/photography. For more informations, just ask me or visit my blog.

nazer, filwa

designer/artist / jeddah/london

Defraia, Roberto

work in a telecommunication company / Cagliari (Italy)

I am a self taught photographer who snaps only for passion and nothing else. I am fortunate to live in a heavenly place called Sardinia and uses his gifts to capture moments of joy landscape. Good vision at all.

Skarbek, Piotr

Copywriter, Illustrator / Warsaw, Poland

Wedekind, Carola

actress / Vienna

O gracious Art, in how many grey hours When life's fierce orbit encompassed me, Hast thou kindled my heart to warm love, Hast charmed me into a better world!

Greimel, Florian

Bon vivant, conceptionist and Lab scientist / Vienna, Austria

Born 1980, Graphic design college in Vienna, co founder of “hey darling“, moved to Dalston (London), now back in Vienna! Change is the law of life.

guarino, alessio

photographer / videomaker & blogger / Tokyo

Photographer / Videomaker - Blogger "TWODOGS | WORLDWIDE DIARY JOURNAL"

Salama, Nermeen

Student / Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Design Management Program at the American University of Sharjah, U.A.E

Shapsough, NARITA

Student / Dubai,United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Design Management Program at American University of Sharjah.

Al Habbal, Hazem

Student / Currently United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Design Management Program at American University of Sharjah, UAE

Schwarzbauer, Vinz

artist / student / Vienna

born 1987 in Graz, Austria, studying since 2008 at the academy of fine arts, Vienna

Virago, Emanuela

Pr and Communication manager / Venice, Italy

Pr and Entertainer. Loves to travel, take photos and write about.

Engl, Friedrich

student / Wien

Zürcher, Alexandra

Student / Schweiz

simons, stewart

artist / brooklyn, ny

Wang, Cici

Student / Beijing,China

major in psychology, crazy about photography, hope to be a documentary director in the future...

Granath, Thea

Student / California

Soni, Avani

student / AUS

Ismail, Hanine

Student / United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Design Management Program at American University of Sharjah,UAE

sakr, sara

Student / UAE

Currently enrolled in Mass Communication Program at American University of Sharjah, UAE

Hadidi, Mais

Student / United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Design Management Program at American University of Sharjah, UAE

Abu-Shaheen, Sara

Student / United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Design Management and double majoring in Marketing program at the American University of Sharjah, UAE

Zaatarah, Khaled

Student / United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Design Management Program at American University of Sharjah, UAE

Alagroobi, Sarah

Student / United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Design Management Program at American University of Sharjah, UAE

Fejer, Ditz

Photographer / Vienna

Ditz Fejer is a photographer based in Vienna. He´s interested in architecture, portraits and documentary.

Anderson, Maxwell

Artist Photographer, Manager of Chris Boot Ltd, Founding Publisher of Bemojake / London, UK

Born and grew up in South East London, England. Attained a BA 1st class honours degree from the London College of Communication in 2009. I am an artist photographer and publisher. Working on various projects, including 'Absolute Present', an ongoing, monthly - online - publication of photographs fro...

Cherry, Jonathan

Photographer / West Midlands, UK

www.mullitover.cc

Montalbano, Paola

Art director / Milan, Italy

Stöcher, Anna

Photographer / Vienna

Anna Stöcher is a photographer based in Vienna. Her passions lie in portraiture, travel and theater photography.

Elmer, Anni Katrin

Photographer / Zurich

bachelor of design degree course in Visual Communication specialisation in Photography at the University of Art and Design Zurich

Wilkinson, Andrew

Photographer / Titusville, NJ

Wilkinson has been a working and exhibiting fine artist for over ten years, exploring both photography and sculpture. His work has been shown regionally and internationally, recently participating in exhibiti ons in Russia and Beijing. Publications include three New York Times reviews through exhibi...

florio, jason

photojournalist / NYC / London / The Gambia

British freelance photojournalist based in NYC. Represented by Aurora Photos in NYC. Working for the Sunday Times / The New Yorker / Outside / Men's Journal on assignments around the globe.

ge, Mu

Photographer / Chengdu,China

Muge,Photographer. 1979 Born in Chongqing,China Lives and works in Chengdu,China

Kapros, Nick

student/photographer/designer / Vienna

flavors.me/nickkapros

Panas, Lydia

Artist / USA

Lydia Panas has exhibited widely throughout the United States, and is gaining attention in Europe and Asia. Among numerous awards and honors, Lydia won First Place for the 2009 Publisher’s Choice Award at Center, Santa Fe, she was one of the top fifty in the Photolucida Book Award competi...

Handler, Albert

/ Vienna

Born in 1969, college for design in Vienna, co-founder of the Halle34 agency, awards from D&AD (British Design & Art Direction), Art Directors Club of Europe and the ADC Germany.

Woollard, Steven

Photographer / Innsbruck/London/Leicester

I've been working as a photographer with a leaning towards design for nearly 30 years.

saif, hassan

engineer / Burka, Afghanistan

L., Alex

worker / Russia

Blum, Michael

almost everthing / München, Germany

In love with Iceland...

Titze, Gregor

Photographer / Vienna, Austria

Born 1981, Gregor Titze lives and works in Vienna. While studying architecture, he chose photography as his preferred medium. Since 2005 his studios in Vienna provide the base of his work as an independent photographer in the fields of fashion, architecture and landscape photography.

fabert, fritz

photographer / brandenburg

luttenberger, marion

graphic designer/photographer / graz

Tofferi, Tero

chemist / Kokkola, Finland

Heimgartner, Lisa-Yvonne

independent / Vienna

Desimone, Lukas

photographer / Buenos Aires

Im Luke, photographer from Buenos Aires. I consider the light to be the main character in the picture, and i enjoy it that way. Magic and happiness. Thanks.

A., Gift

student / Frankfurt , Luxembourg, Bangkok

Fleming, Elizabeth

Photographer / Maplewood, NJ

Photographer / mother & blogger.

ELLAZKANI, Roula

Student / Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

currently enrolled in Design Management Program at American University of Sharjah, UAE

Zaimuddin, Najiha Hana

Student / Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Mass Communication program at American University of Sharjah, UAE

Azami, Uzma

Student / Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Mass Communication Program at the American University of Sharjah, UAE

Gillard, Julia

Photographer / Brooklyn, New York

Julia Gillard was born in Illinois and studied political science before she began taking pictures. She is a graduate of the International Center of Photography’s Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Program and her work has been exhibited at The Brooklyn Museum, The New York Historical Soci...

Leonhartsberger, Ana

schoolgirl / Graz, Austria

11 years old, career aspiration: photographer

Gulan, Genco

artist / istanbul

Rich, Jeff

Professor / Savannah, Georgia

Weitzer, Johann

IT/software developer, self-employed / Graz, Austria

studied computer science and information technology, did IT consulting projects world-wide, then focused on sports (Ironman triathlon twice) and is now interested in photography, Yoga and learning (people, places, whatever)

Seguin, Fabien

photographer / Wuhan, China

Born in 1980 in the French Alps, Fabien Seguin is a fine art photographer currently based in China. His work has been exhibited internationally, with venues including the Hubei Museum of Art, Pingyao International Photography Festival (China), the Center for Fine Art Photography (CO, USA) or the En...

Wei, Li

Photographer / Beijing,China

LiWei, Photographer.1976 Born in Hohhot,Inner Mongolia,China.Now Lives and works in Beijing.

Yassin, Ruba

Student / United Arab Emirates

I am a Palestinian-Jordanian Multimedia Design student at the American University of Sharjah. I am very much interested in graphic design, web design, and photography.

Shaikh, Sanaa

Student / United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Design Management Program at American University of Sharjah, UAE

Saghafi Khadem, Ayda

Student / United Arab Emirated

currently enrolled in Mass Communication program at American University of Sharjah, UAE

Alhussaini, Sara

Student / United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Design Management Program at American University of Sharjah, UAE

M., Rawan

Student / United Arab Emirates

Currently enrolled in Design Management Program at American University of Sharjah, UAE

Hawilo, Noura

Student / United Arab Emirates

currently enrolled in Design Management Program at American University of Sharjah, uae

alsawalhi, ahmed

student / United Arab Emirates

currently enrolled in Design Management Program at American University of Sharjah, UAE

Coulson, Toby

Photographer / South West England

I am a freelance Photographer based in england. I studied B/A photography at University College Falmouth and was recently shorlisted for both the AOP student awards and the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize

Sherratt, Mark

Photographer / London

Mark is a freelance photographer based in London (although cause its cold today he kinda wishes he was based somewhere sunnier).

Ahmad, Shoaib Nabi

Design Professor / United Arab Emirates

Associate Professor of Design, at The American University of Sharjah and a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, my emphasis in teaching has been on process and craftsmanship. The objective has never been simply to pass out information, to teach techniques or trade skills. The underlying philos...

Salischiker, Paula

Photographer / London

Paula studied photography in Madrid and Canada. She currently lives in London where she works as a freelance photographer for Argentinean magazines and private clients. Her work can be seen at www.pausal.co.uk

hudson, hadley

photographer / munich

Hadley Hudson is an American photographer currently based in Munich and Berlin. She studied art at UCLA School of the Arts and Parsons School of design in Paris.She has shown work at Colette in Paris and the Hamburger Deichtorhallen. She will be showing at Camerawork Gallery in Berlin this fall.

Bänziger, Samuel

Graphic Designer / Berneck

My name is Samuel Bänziger. I have been working on various comissioned and self initiated projects such as catalogues, magazines, posters, corporate identities and websites.

Arnold, Caitlin

Photographer / Chicago, IL

Caitlin Arnold lives in Chicago, IL. She graduated in 2008 with a BFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago. She works for BlackPoint Editions printing for Chicago photographers. Her work has been showed in multiple Chicago galleries and is represented in numerous private collections.

Worsham, Susan

waitress | photographer / Virginia, U.S.A

Susan Worsham lives in Richmond, Virginia. She has exhibited at the Photographic Center Northwest, The New Orleans Photo Alliance, and Sasha Wolf Gallery, in New York In 2009, she was nominated for the Santa Fe Prize for Photography, and received first place in the Texas Photographic Society ,TPS ...

Steinecker, Helmut

photographer / upper austria

exhibitions, the first book, mixed media artwork

Pritchard, Jacob

Photographer / Brooklyn, New York

I'm a photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. My main work is in portraiture, and my approach is heavily influenced by my background as a documentary photographer.

Gamot, Perrine

photographer / Andrevière

Born in France 1984. Studied Fine Art for 5 years in Grenoble, France, including a year in the photo department of FAMU, Prague.

Schlager, Christian

Graphic Designer / Vienna

Born in 1988, Ortwein – institution of higher education for art & design in Graz, Student of Graphic Design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Freelance photographer and graphic designer.