Images Fall Short asks nine non-native photographers to survey Catalunya. Their foreign gaze draws attention to the unfamiliar, decentring well-established accounts of the spaces we inhabit. Interwoven, articles and conversations explore how architectural images function after—or despite—digital photography. Together, they remind us that images are our utmost political tool and the ultimate architectural document. This issue is dedicated to them, our favourite semi-autonomous totem.

FEATURING Javier Agustín Rojas, Marina Povedano, Gili Merin, Takashi Homma, Louisa King, Milena Villalba, Joan Fontcuberta, Max Creasy, David Bestué, Giulietta Margot, Francesca Hughes, Olivier Campagne, Arnau Pons, Karina Castro, Chloe Grau, Lluis Alexandre Casanovas Blanco, Rory Gardiner, Colby Vexler, Hisao Suzuki, Stefano Graziani