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Morteza Niknahad : Modernity and Tradition Morteza Niknahad belongs to a lineage of contemporary Iranian artists seeking to preserve and transform their country's cultural heritage within the context of modernity. His work is characterized by a refined, poetic aesthetic that resonates with spiritual and philosophical themes while addressing social and political issues. Niknahad often uses photography as a means of expressing deeply personal and cultural narratives. His mastery of chiaroscuro…

Greg French early Photography presents he earliest known photo of the taking of land from Indigenous People in the United States. This is an important American artifact in the form of a quarter plate daguerreotype. Most of the people depicted in this scene are Indigenous (i.e. Native American Indians). They are of all ages and include females. There may be an African American man sitting over to the left. There…

This is my favorite at Paris Photo 2024. This astonishing photo by James Ensor entitled The Seven Seal and captioned as follows: A sportive surf girl meets Ingmar Bergman, Hans Holbeins Dance of Death and the archetypes of the Tarot. It was presented at the Bart Ramakers gallery. Jean-Jacques Naudet www.bartramakers.com

The winter Fine Photographs auction at Swann Galleries features more than 100 lots from the Collection of Neil Robert Berzak, alongside a selection of works from various owners. The sale is a timed, online auction open for bidding now through Tuesday, December 17. Lots will begin closing at 12 PM ET. Bidding is available on the Swann Galleries App and on www.live.swanngalleries.com www.swanngalleries.com

Release of a special issue of LIKE magazine. 25 photographers tell their stories. LIKE the magazine Special issue VOL. 01 https://www.touslesjourscurieux.fr/produit/hors-serie-like-la-revue

AFP publishes Focus, the book which looks back on the news of the past year. Published by Éditions La Découverte, Focus has been available in bookstores since December 5th. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the AFP and this edition is a reminder of the extent to which the Agency's content constitutes a reference in world news. Focus dives into the heart of the highlights of 2024 with AFP…

The December 2024 issue of The Photograph Collector is out with numerous auction previews and extensive auction reports and analysis, plus a lot of news from galleries and museums, and truly extensive listings of upcoming auctions. www.photoreview.org

New York Triangulation Beyond the geometric intricacies, lies the unspoken dialogue between subjects, a silent exchange of emotions and energies that transcends the confines of the frame. Each gesture, each glance, becomes a brushstroke in the canvas of narrative, weaving a tapestry of connections and contrasts. In the landscape, visual triangulation unfolds as a meditation on the interplay of elements. https://www.karzen.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marckarzen/

The Empire of Never This series is a natural reaction of the body to the changes happening in Russia. My homeland is a corporation controlled by shareholders, selected based on their bloodlines and talent for sycophancy. My homeland is poverty of hope amid an abundance of technology. Silence, steeped in fear. We are mired in a cyberpunk dystopia. The war traps people in a virtual space of bad news and…

Northern Territory Serie taken during a travel in Northern Territory from North to South. Exploring some isolated town and road houses you find on your way through the bush. Some of them can be the only thing you see for 5 hours of driving. Isolated from the rest of the world they stay the same through the years, untouched and or influenced by the rest of the world. Life is…

This project explores how dance can be used to reveal things that are usually invisible. Through dance, we can go beyond our limits and connect with our bodies and the world around us. The movements we make can take us to new places that are difficult to reach otherwise. The photographs taken for this project show how dance can express the human condition and our experience of life. The moments…

Tuktoyaktuk In October 2024, I travelled to Tuktoyaktuk or ‘Tuk’, an Inuvialuit village located beyond the Arctic Circle in Canada's Northwest Territories, bordering the Arctic Ocean. The village is built on tundra, where no trees grow and there is virtually no relief apart from a few pingos (ice hills). In winter, the night stretches on for more than a month and a half and it's not unusual for temperatures to…

Pareidolia Pareidolia (/ˌpærɪˈdoʊliə, ˌpɛər-/;[1] also US: /ˌpɛəraɪ-/)[2] is the tendency for perception to impose a meaningful interpretation on a nebulous stimulus, usually visual, so that one detects an object, pattern, or meaning where there is none.(Wikipedia) This series of images were taken in the Mojave Desert of So. California in the town of Yucca Valley and in Joshua Tree National Park, Since first visiting in 2012 and moving here in…

Rural Mutations A long-term project, a portrait of contemporary rurality in mutation in this first part of the third millennium. It began in the Centre region, particularly in Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Loiret but also in Eure-et-Loir. A region relatively close to Paris, more or less 200km, but already semi-deserted. All activities are increasingly concentrated towards the already large attractive centers. This is a work of exploration of the vast hexagonal rural…

Release by Schilt Publishing & Gallery and La Fábrica of the book by Mar Sáez entitled Terza Vita: Lido di Ostia Roma. Terza Vita, a third life. This enchanting book delves into the rebirth of interpersonal relationships among adolescents after a two-year compulsory break. Mar Sáez photographs the reappearing residents, and, above all, the yearning young lovers, in sensual, almost dancing attitudes, reflecting the classical images of sculptures and paintings…