Born in Havana in 1947, Mario Algaze is master of his craft, on par with such giants as Andre Kertesz, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and the legendary Manuel Alvarez-Bravo. In 1960, Algaze and his…
September 2014
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When I was first captivated by the beauty and magic of the Bay of Saint Brieuc, I immediately started asking myself questions about the importance of Man compared with this…
In several Hispanic countries, including Argentina, a girl’s fifteenth birthday party is a special event that has no equivalent in other cultures. This custom is deeply rooted in Latin American…
Erik Kessels is a non-conformist advertising executive heading up an important Dutch agency. He is above all recognised by the public as a collector, a successful publisher and exhibition curator. The…
In Vevey, Olivier Culmann, member of the collective Tendance Floue, is presenting The Others and Diversions, two exhibitions devoted to India and the country’s complex relationship with the image. Photography holds a mirror to…
In Face in the Crowd, Alex Prager explores the emotions associated with the phenomena of crowds. This immersive experience offers the spectator an impossible high angle perspective from where the smallest details in…
Old friends Sandro Miller and John Malkovich have worked together for 17 years. Two years ago, Miller, wanting to pay tribute to his mentor, Irving Penn, came up with the idea for the photo…
“If you can kill an American or European unbeliever—especially one of those filthy, awful French—or an Australian or a Canadian, or any citizen of a country that has entered into…
Located at the west foot of Taihang Mountain, the city of Yangquan , in south of Shanxi Province of China, is celebrated as the biggest producing area for coal in…
Dear Hiroshi,I received your beautiful book, "The Day The Dam Collapses." I'm moved by both the images and the text. Actually I'm floored by the text. I relate to it…