• Daniel Chatard (DE)

An investigation of the impact of brown coal extraction in Germany’s Rhineland, showing the emotional and physical toll of the mining operations.

• Mafalda Rakoš (AT)

Questioning the impossibility of captivating someone else’s inner world through photography through portraits and conversations with four protagonists.

• Anna Püschel (DE/FR)

A collection of definitions of words related to knowledge from a broad range of sources, showing that we have always yearned for the truth.

• Stephen Cornford (GB)

A colourful speculation on the deep future of electronic waste as it sediments into Earth’s stratigraphic record.

• Kristof Titeca (BE)

A collage of decorative and political works from Nasser Road, Kampala, a mythical place known for its printing trade and as a centre of fraud.

• Karine Zenja Versluis (NL)

An exploration of a family history in the Donbas, Ukraine results in a puzzling search for a city that may never be found.

• Sari Soininen (FI)

The portrayal of a transcendental experience that explores encounters with alternative dimensions of reality and perceptions of otherworldly signs.

• Oriane Thomasson (BE)

A mosaic of photographic work and archival materials assembled into a new narrative like a cabinet of curiosities.

• Crystal Bennes (US)

Extensive research on the invention of modern computers, the history of nuclear weapons and, in particular, the narratives of the women involved.

• Marc Schroeder (LU)

A documentary research into the deportations of ethnic Germans from Romania to Soviet forced labour camps on Stalin’s order in 1944.

• Arturo Soto (MX)

A counter-narrative of the British city of Oxford that resists the visual imperatives of its ancient university.

• Thorsten Baensch (DE)
• Norbert Schöbel (DE)

A richly illustrated travelogue documenting the contemplative aspects of 12 years of hiking through Central Europe.

• Valeria Cherchi (IT)

A photo-text book that attempts to decode the complex kidnapping phenomenon on Sardinia between the 1960s and the 1990s.

• Martino Marangoni (IT)

A walk through an olive tree garden, through time, through personal memories and essentially trough the aging seasons of life.

• Roel Stavorinus (NL)

A collection of Dutch columns on the practice of designers, and their collaboration with clients.

• Christopher J Everard (GB)

An objective investigation of the guilt that surrounds the adult entertainment industry and the consumption of its products and services.

• Karin Krijgsman (NL)
• Suzan Geldhoff (NL)

An investigation of photography in the digital world, focusing on the appropriation of photos found online.

• Daan Paans (NL)

A documentary photographic research about people who wish to extend the human life span or even aim to become immortal.

• Karin Krijgsman (NL)
• Suzan Geldhoff (NL)

An investigation of photography in the digital world, focusing on the use of Google Street View.

• Martijn Honselaar (NL)
• Claudia den Boer (NL)

The discovery of a hidden world of open and meaningful spaces when researching the ribbon structure of the city of Tilburg.