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La geometria e la compassione. Ferdinando Scianna and his images that make us look. Geometry and compassion seem to have little in common. Or maybe not. It’s just that to discover the connections, we need to be able to look at the world and into it: it’s not enough to know that things exist, they can’t be ignored. And they have to be discovered. Sometimes this leads to a sudden…

Our collaborator John Devos wanted to pay tribute to Denis Brihat on the occasion of his exhibition at the Michèle Schoonjans Gallery, Rivoli Brussels as part of the PhotoBrussels Festival. ‘ ‘ I can't find any interest in still lifes any more; since the invention of photography, I feel they no longer have any sense. Well, that's a personal point of view...' he concludes apologetically.. ‘ -says a character in…

This was one of our favorites from the last Paris Photo. Todd Webb presented by the Augusta Edwards Fine Art of London. Here it is with the text that accompanied it: During the mid 1940's, Todd Webb produced a body of work where he used his 5x7 camera to carefully photograph the humble numbers that adorned the doorways of buildings and homes in New York, New Jersey, and the streets…

Once a year, Eran Gilat sends us his images. He is a Neuroscientist and a Fine Art Photographer. He added these few words: For years I have been watching with great enjoyment and appreciation, Man Ray Photography (books and exhibitions). Man Ray frequently used to solarize his prints. I love it. Recently, I processed solarization of certain nudes photos of mine, Eran Gilat

The Edmond Rostand Library Gallery is presenting an exhibition by Olivier Pasquiers entitled Paysages hors du temps ( Timeless Scenery) until March 2, 2025. It is accompanied by this text: Timeless scenery Reinventing photography This series of images is the extension of a research started two years ago using the atypical device that is the digital camera obscura. A timeless device, an alliance between the painters' tool used from the middle…

Spanish photographer Fonta, based in London for over fifteen years, is presenting a solo exhibition in Madrid for the first time at flora&fauno. The exhibition, titled “Capas" (“Layers” in english) showcases a decade-long exploration of architecture and urban spaces documented by the photographer.  “Capas” delves into how architectural spaces not only serve a physical function but also evoke profound emotions, connecting the past with the present. Through his lens, Fonta…

The photos were sent to us too late to announce the sale at Millon last December. They come from the Michel Giniès Collection. We cannot resist the pleasure of publishing them. Photography, a true common thread in Michel Giniès' professional and personal life. A passion for images, combined with that of the 7th art, which naturally transformed into a dedicated collection started in 2000. Originally from Aix-en-Provence, Michel Giniès grew…

ARCHIVES - June 2 , 2023 London Gallery Weekend, the biggest gallery weekend in the world, has announced returns return from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 June 2023. Established in 2021, this third edition of the free public event will bring together the city’s galleries and attract tens of thousands of visitors to engage with art at locations across the city. We present to you four of the exhibiting galleries.…

ARCHIVES - August 10, 2022 Oliviero Toscani, one of the most well-known photographers on an international level, was capable of breaking the mould and undermining certainties that appeared permanent in the last decades of the twentieth century. On the occasion of his 80th birthday, the Municipality of Milan celebrates the event at Palazzo Reale, hosting the exhibition Oliviero Toscani. Professione fotografo, that collects his works from the early 1960s to…

ARCHIVES - May 17, 2021 Provocation is not a negative thing in itself. Son of the first photojournalist of the Milanese daily "Corriere Della Sera", Olivero Toscani studied photography and graphic design in Zurich and graduated in 1965. Then he joined prestigious luxury brands and his photographs soon appeared in numerous international magazines, including "Elle", "GQ", "Harper's Bazaar" and "Vogue". But it is his advertising posters for the Benetton campaigns,…

ARCHIVES - NOVEMBER 7, 2018 The Louis Vuitton Editions shows the astonishing dimension of the work of Oliviero Toscani. Far from advertising campaigns, the book recounts the clash between his photography and the landscape shaped by Alberto Burri, Cretto. From the use of the image as a shocking medium, from the clash between conventions and its provocative staging, from the exploitation of the media as an exhibition platform, there will…

ARCHIVES - January 8, 2018 Immaginare by Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani, a Swiss first at the m.a.x. museo in Chiasso Switzerland, offers an overview of more than fifty years of his professional life. The exhibit - included in Bi10, the 10th Biennale dell’Immagine - deals with the issue of imagination. Toscani focuses “on imagining as an act of conscious choice in the photographer’s craft”, as the curators of the exhibition…

ARCHIVES - February 11, 2016 The Italian photographer famous for his controversial photographs is currently exhibited in  La Hune bookshop gallery in Paris. Oliviero Toscani was born in 1942 in Milan,  his collaboration with United Colors of Benetton from 1982 to 2000,  made him a world renown artist. La Hune proposes the discovery of the ‘Minis Toscani’ series, retracing via one hundred small format photographs the work of the artist…

Sriram Murali : "The Light of Darkness" Sriram Murali is an artist of the night, a photographer, and filmmaker whose vision transcends the ordinary to unveil the extraordinary. Passionate about nature and deeply concerned by the devastating effects of light pollution, he captures images that do more than mesmerize—they educate, provoke, and inspire. His work, imbued with poetry, emerges from meticulous planning, a profound understanding of ecology, and an almost…

This is the 33rd installment of the online series by Peter Fetterman Gallery called the Power of Photography highlighting hope, peace and love in the world. We invite you to enjoy and reflect on these works during this time.   Andre Kertész 1894-1985 Stairs at Montmartre, Paris, 1926 Signed in pencil on recto Gelatin silver print Image/Paper: 3" x 3-3/4", Mount: 12" x 9", Mat 20" x 16" (#969) “The moment always dictates in…