He scored Bridgerton, recomposed Bach, collaborated with Ed Sheeran and Rag'n'Bone Man. Now Peter Gregson wants to bring you right up close to the bow on the string. A conversation about Patina, tactility, and why he only works in the mornings.

She builds the soundscape first. Then the image emerges from it. RCA London graduate Liang-Hsin Huang — Taichung, Taiwan — on animation as poetry, Szymborska's elegies, river of fireflies, and why her only job is to reveal.

He finds titles in dictionaries. He prefers drawings to photographs. He keeps the phone at home when he walks the dog. Matthew F. Fisher — Pollock-Krasner grantee, NYFA fellow, solo shows at Taymour Grahne, SHRINE and Ochi Projects — on painting, patience, and why humor is the life of living.

She completed a Master's in Botany, questioned the academic path, and ended up painting in the same London house as Piet Mondrian. Özlem Thompson on colour, imperfection, and why the universe we don't yet understand is the most interesting subject of all.

He grew up with the sounds of the Sicilian sea and always carries his camera. His signature: the face you can almost see. NSIRIES — Alessio Maria Ciacio, Bologna — on instinct, mystery, and the feeling that opens the doors of imagination

She puts bells on her fingers because they fit like they were made for them. She puts sprouts behind her ear. A petal becomes an extension of the tongue. Maria Luneva, Moscow, 23 — on nature, transformation, and the adventure of finding beauty in the ordinary.

He spent years as a refugee before photography gave him a language. He covered the war against ISIL, developed PTSD, then turned the camera on his own community. Younes Mohammad — Open Wounds, Erbil, Iraq — on sensegraphy, the human cost of conflict, and why beauty must be allowed to breathe.

Architecture student turned photographer. Istanbul to Berlin. Samsung, Nikon, Audi, Swatch. Helin Bereket on bucket lists, happy accidents, and why every person is their own icon.

She doesn't plan the end result. She listens to what the material wants to say. IAAI — Ia Kutateladze, Georgian, Berlin-based — on intuition, meditation, and the excitement of surprising yourself with your own process.