This week, Adobe announced their choices for the “2018 Rising Stars in Photography,” an annual spotlight celebrating up-and-coming photographers spanning diverse perspectives, subjects, ages, and styles from around the world.
Here’s who was chosen as part of the elite group of photographers:
Gabriella Achadinha, South Africa
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmIQjQpl1UT/
With a background in film, 27-year-old Cape Town photographer Achadinha brilliantly elicits a cinematic quality, rich with color, and often reminiscent of a classic film-still.
Sarah Blesener, USA
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bku7rPAhgM5/
The Minneapolis-born photographer documents youth culture in the political unrest of Russia, patriotic clubs, and kid camps around middle America, and the rise of young Ukrainian girls entering into the military.
Grace Chen, USA
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmTbTBQHLTS/
Travel and wanderlust photographer Chen shoots city and landscapes around the globe, covering everything from deep sea wrecks and astrophotography, to the Seven Summits and highest mountains of the world.
Eza Chung, USA
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjimPEdgXHN/
A designer of commercial interior architecture by trade, Chung combines functionality, honesty, passion, and a loving symmetry between the people and their man-made environments.
Sunny Herzinger, Germany
https://www.instagram.com/p/Blxlo8YnKtV/
German-born engineer Herzinger finds inspiration in the nearby Alps and southeast Bavaria, eventually leading him to document the landscapes of more than 25 countries.
Irynka Hromotska, Ukraine
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmJtW63AjYl/
A self-taught photographer, Hromotska began using a camera at the age of 20. Her current projects encompass women’s rights and environmental issues.
Mette Lampcov, Denmark/USA
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjaRUoTHnqL/
Now a Los Angeles resident, Lampcov’s personal photojournalist projects include violence against women around the world and the effects of climate change in California.
David Leøng, USA
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlHeMANlYs8/
For the San Francisco native, photography integrates the colorful city with human emotion and a personal handshake.
Mekdela Maskal, Ethiopia
https://www.instagram.com/p/BgMlcs0j-Nf/
Much of Maskal’s subject matter centers around underrepresented places. A self-titled media activist, researcher, and earth advocate, her work focuses on equality and the way storytelling and digital literacy can change lives.
Michael Theodric, Indonesia
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkuffLxgTPA/
The youngest winner on the list, 16-year-old Theodric, began by photographing other kids, speciality workers, urban issues, local animals, and the natural landscape near his home in Indonesia.
