Michael Turek

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09/04/2026

“In The Land of Ghosts” for FT Weekend, written by Sophy Roberts. Inspired by John Berger’s essay “The Fayum Portrait Painters” we went in pursuit of similar Egyptian visages 1700 years after the creation of those paintings. Made with KODAK EKTACOLOR PRO 400

04/21/2026

Awarded by ! Recognition for my Lake Tanganyika story “A Complicated Romance” for , written by .

04/14/2026

Printing outtakes from “English Eden” story with at . Don’t look at the last slide if you’re squeemish.

04/12/2026

An English Eden, written by for , exploring a hidden corner of Dorset with

04/08/2026

Another image selected for the American Photography 42 annual! From an assignment for along Peruvian Amazon with . Even more special, this is my first award coming from an article I also wrote myself, so big thanks to the entire YOLO team, particularly for making sense of my rambling diary, and of course for seeing the beautiful and bizarre. And thank you !

04/03/2026

I’m very happy to learn that this image, “Salt Miners, Uvinza” has been selected for the American Photography 42 annual. It was part of an exhibition at the Foyles Gallery, London, in conjunction with “A Training School for Elephants” a work of narrative non-fiction by that uncovers a forgotten 1879 expedition by King Leopold II of Belgium to train African elephants for colonial exploitation in the Congo.

Thank you to the jury of , and also , , , , , , ,

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