MAGAZINE
WHY ZOOM OUT?
ZOOM OUT is a space for photography itself, stripped of the noise that so often makes us forget why we picked up a camera in the first place.
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In each monthly issue, you’ll discover projects from photographers across the globe; spanning different genres, styles, and approaches. A chance to learn something new, explore, get inspired, and (re)connect.
“It’s not going to be a competition;
it’ll be a beautiful collaboration.”
That’s the short, straight-to-the-point definition of ZOOM OUT magazine that came to me on a flight across Europe, a flight where I had enough time to face an uncomfortable personal truth: I’ve been in a creative block for a while.
The online magazine ZOOM OUT is not only my answer to this creative block. It is a place where we, as photographers, can grow alongside our photographic practices, the readers, and alongside one another. It is a place where competition and comparison step aside, and collaboration takes the lead.
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Join us for the very first issue going out in October 2025 and become part of this collaboration.
Click below to submit your work (up to 10 photographs, accompanied by text, max 750 characters and your bio) by the 15th of September 2025.
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Editor-in-Chief
Bilyana Yordanova
ABOUT ME
I’m Bilyana Yordanova, a London-based photographer specialising in documentary photography and creative portraiture. With a degree from the British Academy of Photography, I've gained extensive experience in handling photography briefs, managing multiple projects, executing professional no photoshoots, and conducting research.
A highlight of my photography journey was travelling to Kenya to partner with the NGO Every Day Care for Africa, documenting the life at the Blessings Hope school. The organisation helps disadvantaged children and orphans and local communities in rural Kenya by creating self-sustaining systems and organising various skill-developing workshop. This led to a successful fundraising exhibition and recognition in DOCU Magazine, where I co-created a special issue.
I’m currently collaborating with Kennedy Mmaomond, a Kenyan photographer, on a documentary book that tells the stories of the children at the Blessings Hope school from two perspectives - my European view and his African one. I believe strongly in the importance of representation and partnering with local artists to create authentic narratives.
