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PHOTOFESTIVAL is the largest Milanese event dedicated to photography, with Milan as its epicentre. In fact, over the years the festival has spread to many areas of the Lombardy Region. Opening Up to the World: Photography as a Civil Commitment is the theme of PHOTOFESTIVAL 18TH, which begins on 15 September. It aims to encourage reflection on the act of taking photos, which, when practised with rigour, is not just…

This collective exhibition brings together contemporary authors who illustrate our relationship to death. By addressing the different stages of “the life of the dead” (death, management then physical distancing of deceased bodies), it questions each time what is within sight of the living and what usually remains invisible, what is permitted to see or what is forbidden but also what is of the order of fracture or reconciliation with the…

Echo Fine Arts presents “50 Years of Evolving Vision - Part 1”, an online solo exhibition of Robert Farber’s photographs. With a career spanning over 50 years and over half-a-million copies of his books sold, Farber’s painterly photographic style has influenced generations of photographers. His impressionistic artworks capture the essence of composition in every genre. In a constant quest for evolution, Farber’s body of work in the past fifty years…

In the heart of the Appalachian, amidst the dense forests of West Virginia, stands one of the last churches practising the deadly tradition of snake-handling. Within its walls, believers handle venomous snakes as an act of faith. American photographer Robert LeBlanc paints a striking account of this devotion in his latest book, Gloryland.  Gloryland was conceived like a bible. A pitch-black replica filled with black-and-white photographs punctuated only by a…

A 2020 World Press Photo Contest winner and long time reporter for NY Mag and National Geographic, for the last ten years Luca Locatelli has been travelling around many different countries – Germany, Iceland, Italy, Romania, Spain, and Switzerland to cite a few – to document practices and stories that could shed light on that model of production and consumption known as the Circular Economy. This relatively new business model involves sharing, leasing,…

Stephen Dater Gallery reported the passing of Marvin E. Newman in those words: We are so sad to report that gallery artist, and long-time friend, Marvin E. Newman, has passed away at the age of 95. Marvin was one of only a few photographers who attended both the Photo League in NY and the Institute of Design, Chicago. He was the first graduate to obtain a master’s degree in photography…

The President of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, and La Chaîne Parlementaire – National Assembly (LCP) are launching the National Assembly Political Photography Award – LCP. Bettina Rheims will be the honorary vice-president of this first edition. A jury made up of twelve people, including 6 deputies and 6 personalities from the world of photography or the media, will reward, each fall, a remarkable photograph relating to political news and…

PICTO New York, for the opening of their new space in Brooklyn, present Jean-Pierre Laffont : Ali vs. Frazier, Fights of the Century. Jean-Pierre sent us the following text : This was the match everyone wanted. It was called the “Fight of the Century” and took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 8th, 1971. Both fighters were undefeated. Frazier had the belt. Ali, after more…

September is a month plenty of photography in Italy. For instance, the 32nd edition of SI FEST, which began on the 8th, will continue over the weekends of 16-17 and 23-24. For this occasion, Savignano sul Rubicone, in Emilia Romagna, comes alive with photographers and enthusiasts of photographic images, to discover exhibitions, projects and talks. New for the 2023 edition is Testimone oculare (Eyewitness), an original project, which lines the…

Two galleries are presenting the work of Cécile Plaisance at the end of September: the Lagrange gallery, in Bordeaux and the Clémentine de Forton gallery in Paris. And in her press kit, we can read: Cécile Plaisance abandoned her career in finance more than 15 years ago to devote herself to her passion: photography. She is known for her lenticular photos of Barbie or models, where she denounces the patriarchal…

Brian Finke celebrates a special anniversary. He tells us about it: “Back when I was in highschool I was the newspaper and yearbook photographer running along the sidelines of the football games and my sisters were cheerleaders. All this lead to my first book, published 20 years ago this month, titled 2,4,6,8: American Cheerleaders & Football Players, (Umbrage Editions, 2003).” – Brian Finke 2023 For several years, Brian Finke, traveled…

Gitterman Gallery presents an exhibition of vintage black and white photographs by Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925–1972). This exhibition brings together a selection of rare figurative works, most of which include masks, one of the artist’s most recognizable motifs. Masks have long associations to the surreal and the macabre but Meatyard also employed them to obscure the identities of his subjects. This approach elevated his images from the specific to the…

The Royal Observatory Greenwich announced the winner of Astronomy Photographer of the Year 15. The winners are Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner and Yann Sainty for their photograph Andromeda, Unexpected that captures a surprising discovery – a huge plasma arc next to the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Scientists are now investigating the giant object in a transnational collaboration. It could be the largest such structure nearest to us in the Universe. The…

Nostalgia, nostalgia! His name: André Lejarre. His exhibition was held on the occasion of the Fête de l'Humanité 2023 this last weekend, at its new location, base 217 in Brétigny sur Orge. He has been taking pictures for 50 years; photographing the working world, its struggles, and the daily life in the cities which are his heartfelt subjects. He was one of the co-founders of the “ bar Floréal” and…

 Pierre-Elie de Pibrac : It's all about perception. An artistic heir to his grandfather, Paul de Cordon, Pierre Elie de Pibrac's first photo reportages date back to 2007. Although he only picks up his camera to tell a story, his work was soon rewarded with numerous prizes, including Paris Match, Orange and SFR, which allowed him to join the "Vu photo agency". What's special about his work is that he…