Veiled Havens In many cultures, people wrap a newborn in cloths as a symbol of protection and security. The same ritual is applied after the death of a loved one. In this series, the cloth symbolises the need for self-protection during life. When do we drop the cloth and dare to really show ourselves or is the cloth our permanent safe haven?
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[...] But my words fell like raindrops [...] "The sound of silence" by Simon & Garfunkel These fifteen photographs are part of a new photographic project of mine consisting of twenty-five images, inspired by the song "The sound of silence" by Simon & Garfunkel, hence the title, freely extrapolated from the verses of the song: "But my words fell like raindrops". This project was initially conceived with a totally different…
Columnas The columns, an architectural element of balance and stability, characteristics also sought in the photographs of the "Columnas" project. Visiting Pompeii, my gaze was captured by these elements, and in almost all the photographs, the column is a fundamental part. A predominant element in the most important Domus and in the entire Pompeian site, still intact and imposing, they are admired, reaching towards the divine, as if to support…
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The legendary Ron Galella, died peacefully on Saturday at his home in Montville, N.J. He was 91. Newsweek called him the "Paparazzo Extraordinaire", Time magazine and Vanity Fair dubbed him "the Godfather of the U.S. paparazzi culture". Harper's Bazaar wrote of him that he was "arguably the most controversial paparazzo of all time". He chased relentlessly Jackie Kennedy Onassis, until a judge ordered him to stop, and still… Marlon Brando…
Archives 2015 There's a new free-spirit movement afoot, and it has more to do with meditation, yoga, fellowship, good vibes, communal celebration, and a search for the divine than it does with the mind-altering substances of its 60s predecessor. In Bliss: Transformational Festivals & the Neo Hippie, Steve Schapiro, a photographer famous for his photographs of the original hippie era in San Francisco and beyond, follows his son on his…
Meryl Meisler’s QUIRKYVISION will be installed at Le Palais des Congrès of Vichy during the PORTRAIT(S) Tenth Annual Festival in Vichy, France, from June 24 through September 4, 2022. Impertinent and humorous, Meryl Meisler plunges us into a captivating city and time, 1970s and 1980s New York. Her shots celebrate disco evenings and strip-tease clubs, her Jewish family and Long Island suburb, or life in a public school in one…
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Martin Parr was present at the La Gacilly-Baden festival where he was exhibited and gave a conference. Born in England, the photographer is known for documenting mass tourism around the world and English society. His works are a reference for many photographers. The Eye of Photography was able to ask him some questions about his vision of photography. The Eye of Photography: How is the United Kingdom today? Martin…
Until October 13, around thirty photographers are exhibited in the streets of Baden in Austria during the La Gacilly-Baden festival. The photographs are presented around the theme of preserving the environment and celebrating its beauty. Discover our ten favorite photographs from The Eye of Photography. Please note, our selection is obviously 100% subjective! David Turnley, Anna and Flander In 1978, after finishing his studies, David Turnley met a farming couple,…
Until October 19, the Templon gallery presents: Nuit électrique (Electric night) by Pierre & Gilles. The gallery sent us this text: For over forty years, Pierre & Gilles have been creating dreamlike portraits on the border between painting and photography. With their new exhibition Nuit électrique, the duo assumes their longevity, their place as portraitist of the era and pioneer of LGBTQI+ issues. Yet it is always when we think…
Kominek Gallery presents the exhibition e-Herbarium by Joan Fontcuberta. For Joan Fontcuberta (Barcelona, 1955), photographing nature is a way to reflect on the nature of photography. His renowned project Herbarium (1982-84) did exactly that: illustrating a time of growing environmental awareness, biotech or genetic control over living forms. Fontcuberta's eye was already well trained on conceptual art, counterculture (mainly Dadaism and Surrealism) and Postmodernism. Herbarium revamped botanic illustrations in a…
Thierry Maindrault's Monthly Thoughts A photographer friend whom I appreciate as one of the great photojournalists of his generation, and who was exhibiting at the “Rencontres d'Arles” this year, asked me about the subjects covered in my columns. “Thierry, why do not you talk about all these exhibition curators, who are arriving in great numbers, who are literally invading us and now relegating us to the back room…” He is…
Release by G Editions of “This is War,” Photographs From A Decade of Conflict by Corinne Dufka. She attached this text to her images! This book evolved out of my work as a war photographer from 1988 to 1999, during which I covered some of the bloodiest conflicts of the latter twentieth century, mostly for the “wires,” as the leading news agencies are known. Corinne Dufka Corinne Dufka :…
Release by Trans Photographic Press of Fort de Saint Cyr by Martin Becka. Martin Becka is a specialist and expert in pioneering photography techniques, notably that of Gustave LE GRAY: the dry waxed paper negative (1851). This set of images is the result of a commission from the Médiathèque du Patrimoine et de la Photographie: to give carte blanche to photograph the place where incunable works of heritage have been…
Opening this September, WarholMania is an extraordinary exhibition showcasing mainly black-and-white photographs that vividly capture Andy Warhol and his world taken by two remarkable photographers, Billy Name and William John Kennedy. WarholMania features his groundbreaking artworks, the infamous Silver Factory, and his eclectic entourage. This exhibition offers a unique glimpse into the vibrant 1960s New York Pop Art scene, reliving the electrifying atmosphere that defined Warhol’s world. Billy Name's photographs…
The 15th edition of the Toulouse MAP festival, with its always diverse programming, will present the images of Nikos Aliagas, journalist, TV presenter and photographer at the start of the 2024 school year. This is a preview meeting. Nikos' Spleen - Interview by Jean-Jacques Ader Jean-Jacques Ader: How did you become aware of images? Nikos Aliagas: My first emotion happened when I was a child. I was born in Paris…
PhotoSC presents until September 21 the exhibition add|mix|fold by Nancy Richards Farese. She writes : This work is about memory and the stories we tell ourselves, using hand-embroidered and collaged photographs to create a visual memoir of growing up in the American South in the 60s. I am interested in how the past plays into the present, and I am turning to art to reexamine the structures of segregation, feminine…
Ken Werner’s underground classic, Halloween, is reissued for the first time in decades by Anthology Editions. Originally published in limited quantities in 1981, Halloween: A Fantasy in Three Acts collects photographs taken by Ken Werner at San Francisco’s adult Halloween celebrations from 1976 to 1980, assembling a visual narrative of American consciousness and popular culture as seen through lenses of queerness, black humor, and the macabre. Once touted as the…
With the appointment in February 2024 of Lydie Marchi as head of the art center and general commissioner of the festival, this thirty-fifth edition opens a new cycle of the Gers event. After a very first program in Spring 2024, to get started - Entre deux mondes by Robin Lopvet - this is the first summer in Lectoure for Lydie Marchi. Art historian, Lydie Marchi started at the Maeght Foundation…
Yancey Richardson presents Mitch Epstein’s newest series of photographs, Old Growth, continues the artist’s career-long exploration of American culture and the nation’s fraught relationship with the natural world. From 2017-2024, Epstein traveled across America, photographing some of the country’s most ancient trees, among them bigleaf maples, eastern white pines, moss-covered cedars, sequoias, bristlecone pines, and bald cypresses. Old growth forests are crucial for human survival in our fight against climate…
Magnum Foundation, Magnum Photos, and the Inge Morath Estate announce Sara Kontar as the recipient of this year’s Inge Morath Award. Kontar will receive a $7,500 production grant to support the completion of her long-term documentary project, Therefore, I Cut. Sara Kontar (B. 1996) is a Syrian artist, photographer, and filmmaker based in France since 2016. She holds a Master's degree in animation cinema from L’École Nationale Supérieure des Arts…
The Leica Gallery Los Angeles presents New York Noir by Jean-Pierre Laffont. He writes: When I arrived as a young Frenchman in 1964, New York City was chaotic, dirty, gritty, loud and dangerous, but it was also attractive, provocative, brave, enchanting, joyous and free. “New York Noir” is inspired by the 1940 Film Noir. It is filled with a sense of danger, it is violent and upbeat, simple and timeless…