“What a wonderful experience. Truly honored for the feature in the print magazine. Very professional and knowledgeable people in charge. Thank you again for the opportunity.”
Krystle Place
Published Photographer
Docu Magazine
A Photography Print Publication
Docu Magazine is an independent photography publication that selects photographers and publishes their work in print format.
Print Is Not Dead
Docu Magazine has published photographers recognized by respected art galleries, photo festivals, and media outlets such as The New York Times, The Guardian, BBC, Vice, The New Yorker, and National Geographic. Photographers who have never been published before are also considered.
How to Get Published
Would you like to see your photography published in print?
Docu Magazine publishes Special Editions featuring individual photographers, selected through a curated review process.
If you are selected, getting published is free – there are no entry fees or submission fees.
However, we do not send free copies. Special Editions are 15€ per copy + shipping.
We occasionally run Free Review campaigns on Instagram, where photographers can submit their work for consideration.
Follow @docu.magazine on Instagram.
For Docu Standard Edition, submissions are currently open.
Deadline: November 12, 2026.
Apply for free
Buy Special Editions
You’ll find us on Instagram, where new Special Editions are shared regularly.
Browse through the posts and see what resonates with you.
If you discover a Special Edition you like, feel free to contact the photographer and ask about hand-signed copies.
Buying a signed copy directly from the artist is a meaningful way to collect photography.
Docu Standard Editions are sold out.
Inside a Special Edition
Meet photographer Krzysztof Bednarski and take a closer look at his Special Edition in print.
A note from the editor
Editor’s Note
Photography becomes something else when it’s printed
Today, almost all photography lives online.
Images flick past in seconds, lost in endless scrolling.
Print has nearly disappeared.
Most photographers never get to experience their work as a physical object: something with real weight, careful sequencing, rhythm, and presence in the real world.
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Most publishers only work with established photographers who already have the “proof”: long careers, exhibitions, and institutional support.
For everyone else, print often feels like a distant milestone, something that happens after success.
Docu Magazine approaches print differently.
We see print not as a reward, but as a tool.
A Docu Special Edition is meant to be used:
- to present a coherent body of work, or a carefully edited best-of selection
- to slow down how the images are experienced
- to open conversations with curators, peers, clients, or galleries
- to exist as an object that can be touched, shared, gifted, revisited, or archived
In the end, print asks for time. And when the viewer gives time, the work changes.
Print should be accessible not only to established professionals, but to anyone whose work we find interesting – regardless of your background.
What Photographers Say
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“Thank you for the support you give to all photographers and for the wonderfully printed publications. It’s been a pleasure to be featured!”
Isabel Sangro
Published Photographer“Not only a great stepping stone into the world of printed work and getting published, but an awesome community backing it up to help educate and push forward emerging talent.”
Darren Ridgway
Published Photographer“Docu and Tuomas have been a pleasure to deal with! I’ve been wanting to make a book for a while and this was a perfect opportunity.”
Colin Breckman
Published Photographer“The magazine is of very good quality, has a good reputation and we are pleased about this publication. Thank you very much.”
Manuel Heywinkel
Published Photographer“My experience with Tuomas and Docu was fantastic! The whole process was smooth, and I really appreciated the thoughtfulness and professionalism throughout. I’m absolutely happy with both the product and the process.”
Tracy Anderson
Published Photographer“It was a wonderful experience. To hold my own photos printed in hand was a very special moment . I’m very happy with the result.”
Juliane Eichendorf
Published Photographer“Every step was organized perfectly. The whole process went very smooth and there were no open questions left.”
Jenny Tiesler
Published Photographer“Tuomas is doing a great job making sure photography is seen ‘beyond the screens’. And making sure photographers’ work is seen globally.”
Obasola Bamigbola
Published Photographer“I was delighted with the quality of the publication! Tuomas was incredibly accommodating and I’m more than proud with the final outcome.”
Matt Marshall
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Who is Tuomas?
Behind the Scenes
The Person Behind Docu
On June 25th, 2020, I released Docu Magazine Vol. 1, Issue 1 in Helsinki, Finland. I am a Fine Arts graduate and have exhibited my photography in more than 40 galleries, museums, and art festivals since 2006.
I’ve worked as a photojournalist for a newspaper and freelanced for international clients.
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I’ve also worked as a media producer and creative director, doing a bit of everything in art and media.
Frustrated by how many photography print publications moved online, abandoning traditional print, I decided to launch my own print publication: Docu Magazine.
The idea first came to me in 2016 when I was studying for a Master’s Degree at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp.
Other photographers wanted me to help them publish their work, but I was too busy with ongoing projects…
After a few years, the timing was right, and I decided to launch the magazine.
Helping other photographers is my passion, and I’m proud that this project has grown into a community of creatives who still appreciate the traditional print format in today’s fast digital world.
Some people say small independent publishing projects aren’t serious, but I don’t care.
I believe artist-run projects have a unique value.
It’s not for everyone, and that’s OK.
But I think great images deserve more than a small screen.
Print is not dead.
If you want to learn more about Tuomas, visit his personal website.