Dominic Nahr/Magnum Photos. Courtesy of O’Born Contemporary

Untitled, Ethiopia, Erta Ale YEAR: 2013. Lava can be seen of the Erta Ale volcano along the border with Eritrea in Ethiopia.



Hard to believe there once was a time when debates raged about whether photography was an art form and if it was, was it minor or major? Today nobody debates about photography in that way. Photography, in fact, is a paramount art practice for the 21st century – a fact affirmed this week with the posting online of the lineup for the 18th annual Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival in Toronto.