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Galerie Bene Taschen presents HIP HOP – Living a Dream, an immersive exhibition showcasing the works of renowned photographers Jamel Shabazz (*1960), Joseph Rodriguez (*1951), and Gregory Bojorquez (*1972). From the early 1980s on, each of these three American chroniclers provides distinct insights into the rise and global impact of American HIP HOP culture. HIP HOP delves into the lifestyle that, in combination with music, graffiti, breakdancing, and fashion, evolved…

Hans P. Kraus Jr. Fine Photographs presents Mountains and Streams from Paper and Glass Negatives through December 20th, 2024. The exhibition includes striking views of the Alps by the Bisson Frères, of the Pyrenees by Joseph vicomte Vigier, and of Yosemite by Carleton Watkins, Eadweard Muybridge, and Alvin Langdon Coburn. Also on display are works by William Henry Fox Talbot, Édouard Baldus, Dr. John Murray, and John Payne Jennings. Andrew…

As Danielle Mémoire writes “love presides over the path – there is no path where there is no love”. But on his way, the pictures of such a creator create mysteries to get closer. Boris Muskevich was initially an autodidact born in 1969 in Tallinn (Estonia). He became a professional photographer in the early 90s. At first he worked as a photojournalist for two Estonian publications, but he also branched…

Galerie Maubert presents an exhibition by Irmel Kamp: Portraits d’architectures. Franck Balland writes: Since the late 1970s, Irmel Kamp (1937, Düsseldorf) has been photographing architecture. Her images are characterized by a certain distance from the subject, shown in its entirety, as if seen through the eyes of a wandering passerby. Without seeking to emphasize the volumes or specific shapes of each structure, but with a constant concern to present them…

The exhibition which presents a rich selection from the collection of the  André Kertész Memorial Museum in Szigetbecse, was created in collaboration with the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center in Budapest and the Hungarian Academy in Rome. "In his work, the Hungarian André Kertész created a universe of his own, in which he laid the foundations of the approach of the modern photographic language. Through his photographs, he teaches us until the end of…

The Galerie Bigaignon presents “Macadam Noir” by Bernar Venet, produced in 1963. This is the first time that Bigaignon dedicates an exhibition to him since the announcement of the representation of his photographic work at the beginning of 2024. With the series “ Macadam Noir”, Bernar Venet explored formal abstraction with photographs made from close-ups of tarmac on the ground. Bernar Venet became known through his works of conceptual art…

For its first edition, the Thinking Sustainability Prize rewarded the Peruvian artist Ana Elisa Sotelo. Nature and human interaction with the natural world are central themes in Ana Elisa Sotelo's work. Thinking Sustainability is an international program created in 2024 by Audrey Bazin, artistic director of the Louis Roederer Foundation, and designed to respond to perpetual changes in perspectives and situations related to sustainable development. It is structured around two…

The 77th album in the RSF collection (Reporters without borders), 100 photos for the freedom of the press, is dedicated to Martine Franck. The hundred-page portfolio offers a stroll through the work of Martine Franck and opens with a foreword of her friend Ariane Mnouchkine, founder of the Théâtre du Soleil. The photographer born in Antwerp focuses on children, women, the inhabitants of the distant Irish island of Toraigh and…

“Brazilian Photographic Archives at the BnF” presents works by Vik Muniz, Claudia Andujar, Bob Wolfenson and Rosangela Rennó at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Since 2019, the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) has been enriching its photographic collections through a collection that testifies to the diversity, rigor and talent of contemporary Brazilian photographers. “A Brazilian photographic collection at the BnF”, started in 2019 under the leadership of Denise Zanet, Brazilian…

In fact, we have all been in love with Alice in Wonderland. This is a favourite of ours! This portfolio by Maggie Taylor sent by A Gallery for Fine Photography in New Orleans. It is accompanied by a text by Mark Sloan. JJN "The time has come", the Walrus said, "To talk of many things: Of shoes - and ships - and sealing wax - Of cabbages - and kings-…

La Filature, in Mulhouse pays tribute to Olivier Metzger through an exhibition dedicated to the photographer born in Mulhouse in 1973 who died in a road accident in November 2022. A graduate of ENSP Arles in 2004, Olivier Metzger was quickly sought after by numerous editorial staff for his portraits with their unique dramaturgy. His style was distinguished for its complex lighting, enigmatic decorations and a melancholy atmosphere. A photographer…

This book is wonderful. Its title: Portrait and Place: Photography in Senegal, 1840-1960. It is by Giulia Paoletti and published by Princeton University Press. It is presented as follows: JJN When the daguerreotype first arrived in sub-Saharan Africa in the early nineteenth century, local kingdoms still held power in Senegal and the French presence was limited to trading outposts along the coast. The pioneers of photography in Senegal worked within,…

The Analog Chronicles will be exhibited until February 15, 2025, at the 99 Cameras Museum, located in Studio Harcourt, in Paris. This exhibition brings together five photographers - Mathias Depardon, Ismail Ferdous, Théo Giacometti, Gaia Squarci, and Alessandro Silvestri - who photographed the summer of 2024 with five iconic cameras, manufactured between 1935 and 1964. These documentary photographers, renowned for their discerning appreciation of today's world, embraced the challenge of…

Editions Incanacio, publishers of the erotic magazine Normal, publish Memories, the first book by Bruno Fabbris. The latter presents it as follows: After several years of creative work I published my first book Memories. The often postponed project is finally seeing the light of day. It brings together a selection of my most personal images as well as the collection series. My view of the body is the result of…

On the occasion of its 14th edition, EAT Photos introduces us to the personal work of photographer Bryan Liston, represented by the Cadence agency. UNTITLED Photographer: Bryan Liston This work is selection of black + white series based on recent dreams. Cadence : https://cadence-image.com/artists/bryanliston Bryan Liston :  https://www.instagram.com/inkaliston_/ EAT Photos is a show intended for professional buyers only, bringing together for one day a cutting-edge selection of French and foreign…