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Some places are not quite places. At the border between Ciudad Juárez, México, and El Paso, USA, belonging appears suspended. It is a space where identity becomes porous and unfinished; neither arrival nor departure. To cross from one place to the other is to negotiate language, customs and gestures; to leave fragments behind while acquiring new ones. If borders test brutality, they are also sites of encounter. The photographer explains that in these liminal spaces, the self stretches, dissolves and rearranges; the threshold holds tension and possibility, and the uncertainty of being neither here nor there.

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Persia Campbell

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Liminal Spaces

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A Different Kind of National Sport by Yi Xiao

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A Different Kind of National Sport by Yi Xiao panos@creoarts.com Tue, 03/03/2026 - 00:00

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A Different Kind of National Sport stems from the photographer’s longstanding love for table tennis. To showcase the popularity of the sport in China, he looked beyond professional arenas, venturing into remote villages and other areas where there might not be a standard table tennis table, but the game is still played. These scenes illustrate the unique charm of table tennis, and show how a match can always begin, regardless of location, age or gender. All you need is a ball and a paddle.

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Yi Xiao

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Clay Sculpture by Qiu Yan

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Clay Sculpture by Qiu Yan panos@creoarts.com Tue, 03/03/2026 - 00:00

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The International Women's Mud Wrestling Championship held at East Lake Beach Resort in Wuhan, China, is not a simple contest of strength, but a unique sport that blends power, ferocity and visual tension. Shrouded in mud, the athletes’ muscle contractions and relaxations are amplified, and every move, punching, blocking and dodging, outlines dynamic curves full of explosive energy. Abandoning conventional gentleness, the athletes display a forceful beauty that breaks from the inherent perception of women’s physical capabilities, presenting female strength in a vivid, three-dimensional way.

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Qiu Yan

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Black Star Rising by Mariusz Śmiejek

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Black Star Rising by Mariusz Śmiejek panos@creoarts.com Tue, 03/03/2026 - 00:00

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Black Star Polo is the world’s only all-Black water polo team. Founded in 2021 by Prince Kofi Asante Sefa-Boakye, the Ghanaian team builds elite athletes despite minimal resources and infrastructure, and difficulty accessing swimming pools. In 2023, visa denials prevented the team from competing at an international tournament in Italy, exposing ongoing barriers for African competitors. Yet still they persist, training, competing, and redefining who is allowed to play, travel, and succeed in global sport.

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Mariusz Śmiejek

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Flying to Forget by Luis Henry Agudelo Cano

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Flying to Forget by Luis Henry Agudelo Cano panos@creoarts.com Tue, 03/03/2026 - 00:00

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Roxana grew up dreaming of flying like a butterfly. As a child in rural Colombia, her mother made her colourful wings from paper and plastic to help bring that dream to life, but her flight was short-lived, as armed conflict forced her family to flee to the city of Medellín. Threatened by local paramilitary forces, the family sought asylum in the USA, but when that was refused, they were forced to relocate to Bogotá. When Roxana was 12, her father disappeared and was later murdered; his body was never recovered. Roxana drifted on to the streets and into drug addiction, living in extreme poverty. It was there that she discovered the street circus, which became a refuge for her. Ten years later, she learned ‘hair suspension,’ a circus technique that she describes as meditative, rather than painful. Today, at 31, Roxana is a dance student, continuing to use movement as a way to fulfill her dream of flying.

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Luis Henry Agudelo Cano

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Roda Polo by Irina Werning

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Roda Polo by Irina Werning panos@creoarts.com Tue, 03/03/2026 - 00:00

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Roda polo is a new sport that has emerged from Argentina’s polo heartland. Born in 2019, it reimagines polo by replacing horses with e-wheels, which cost $1,000–2,000 and are quick to master. This makes the game far more accessible and faster, three-a-side matches can be played in parks, schoolyards or any other open space, encouraging children to step outdoors. Roda polo is already practiced across three continents, keeping the adrenaline, strategy and camaraderie of polo alive while redefining who gets to play.

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Irina Werning

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Nymphs by Delfina Pignatiello

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Nymphs by Delfina Pignatiello panos@creoarts.com Tue, 03/03/2026 - 00:00

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Nymphs is an underwater photographic series shot in a swimming pool using a camera in a waterproof housing. Lights were placed outside the water to provide both front and back lighting, with the images of national synchronised swimmers captured using breath-hold immersion.

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Delfina Pignatiello

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