It was one of the legendary books published in 1980. Police Work by Leonard Freed. It is released again in a new edition today by Reel Art Press. Leonard Freed’s Police Work is an unprecedented record of the New York City Police during the bleak 1970s. In a city beset by economic hardship, rampant crime, and ongoing debates about law enforcement in minority communities, Police Work shows the police on…
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America 1935-1944, is a celebration of an iconic cloth and a revealing portrait of how American workers made denim style’s most enduring inspiration. These photographs, many previously unseen, capture ordinary Americans of every race, young and old, relentlessly toiling – hands, face, boots and denim dirty – to push America out of the Great Depression into the prosperity of its post-War years. And all wearing…
On the 4th floor of the Centre Pompidou, Antoine d’Agata unveils the full expanse of his life in an ambitious 100-day artistic residency titled Méthode. This immersive, intimate, and meticulous experience invites visitors into the heart of the photographer’s creative process. In the modestly sized Room 21bis, until December 31st, a minimalist installation awaits: linear shelves lining the walls and a central structure made of 37 cubes. Here, d’Agata carefully…
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"The series Bientôt nous danserons (Soon we’ll dance) was conceived and produced during the second lockdown. Like many, we view partying as a cultural and social value. Like many, we want it to last. Through these photographs, we navigate through this very special parenthesis of silence, pause, pleasure, desire and anticipation of celebrations, to remember that they are essential to our lives as social beings. The series presents a selection…
Swedish rug publisher and experimental designer Henzel Studio celebrates years of collaborations with women contemporary artists and photographers with the exhibition Erode – Morph – Bloom, currently on view at Twentieth Gallery’s new Hollywood Hills location. Erode – Morph – Bloom features artworks and limited-edition design collaborations by seminal contemporary artists Vanessa Beecroft, Nan Goldin, Kim Gordon, Katerina Jebb, Mary McCartney, and Marilyn Minter. The exhibition, curated by Joakim Andreasson,…
Scenes in the Park I have always made it a point to visit parks, in cities that I have visited over the years. Parks like Central Park in NY, Parc Mt. Royal in Montreal, Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, Hyde Park in London, and many others, offer a temporary escape from the boisterous hustling sounds and intense activity which are common today in these modern cities. Parks serve as a temporary refuge for people;…
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Rizzoli presents the book Guy Bourdin for Charles Jourdan, edited by Patrick Remy. A giant of modern fashion photography, Bourdin lent his surrealist eye to the shoes and fashions of Charles Jourdan. Creating compositions full of movement, color, and sensuality, this pioneering collaboration between designer and photographer still exerts a profound influence on modern fashion photography. The late 1960s saw some of the most dynamic periods in French fashion. And…
As part of its 2024-2025 season dedicated to work, the Cité de l’Économie explores the relationships women have with the world of work through an exhibition by Janine Niépce. The exhibition highlights her photographs, which bear witness to changes in the position of women during the second part of the 20th century. Organized in three parts, it offers an insight into the daily lives of women from the 50s to…
Patty Carroll, winner of the BBA Photography Award 2023, presents Anonymous Women: Domestic Demise at Galerie BBA in Berlin. In Domestic Demise, Patty Carroll examines the relationship between a woman's identity and her domestic space. Each image in the series re-imagines interiors filled with a multitude of settings and objects, often engulfing a solitary female figure. Hidden in her surroundings, the figure represents both the victim and creator of her…
The city as light. Life and light. Ray K. Metzker, born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, developed an emotional affinity with light waves early on throughout his career. The vast cities of Chicago and Philadelphia offered Metzker a world of opportunities to explore, and allowed him to express himself intensely in a field where his peers and predecessors, notably his professors Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind at the Institute of…
The just-published massive anthology Flashpoint! (576 pages and 760 images) presents a global selection of photographs, photobooks, zines, posters, pamphlets, independent journals, and alternative newspapers and magazines that address protest and resistance from the 1950s to the present. These numerous examples of photography in print cover years of a troubled global history defined by worldwide political and social upheaval. By placing photobooks next to posters, DIY zines and independent journals, Flashpoint! explores…
Galerie Fontana presents Jacquie Maria Wessels’ first solo exhibition at the gallery, titled Exploring the Fields. The premiere of Dubious Appeal will be shown alongside previous work of the artist from her series, Garage Stills, Fringe Nature, and Memory Master. Diverse in their thematic underpinnings, Jacquie Maria Wessels’ analogue photography is as poetic as it is sinister. Garage Stills is striking in its surprising use of colour. During the artist’s…
It’s undoubtedly the chicest photography evening of the month in Paris. The inaugural lesson of the Collège international de Photographie, in the presence of Michel Poivert and the photographer Jean de Pomereu, will take place on December 5th at the Auditorium of the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine. This evening is organized in partnership with the International College of Photography, as part of the Images/Cité screening-debate program, which has…
Sarah Ohayon : Revealing the Invisible! Sarah Ohayon is a French photographer based in Tel Aviv, renowned for capturing street scenes and moments of life that often go unnoticed. Her work seamlessly blends analog photography, digital formats, and video to reflect the world around her. Through her lens, she captures street scenes and the unique attitudes of people. She favors raw, unedited moments, allowing the stories of her images to…
The Walther Collection presents Who We Are: Portraits and Vernacular Photography, in its Museum Campus in Neu-Ulm. Who We Are is the first part in a two-year exhibition survey dedicated to vernacular photography, the broad category of everyday images that shape and define our lives and that one might see on a passport, in an old family photo album, in a magazine, or even online. This exhibition, curated by Brian…
David Turnley presents an exhibition at the La Belle Hortense gallery entitled: Paris - L'Amour et L'Espoir. It is accompanied by these few words: David Turnley, Franco-American winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Photography, is considered one of the great photographer reporters of our time. Arriving in France in 1975 at the age of 19, he settled in a small room next to Notre-Dame de Paris and studied French at…
In the early years of the 20th century, Céline Laguarde established herself as an international figure in the history of photography’s first artistic movement: pictorialism. Her body of work has finally emerged from a century of oblivion. The exhibition invites visitors to take part in a dual rediscovery: firstly, of someone who achieved a then unique and unprecedented degree of recognition in France as far as women photographers were concerned;…
The Good Life, Experiencing Leisure, Joy & Luxury is the title of the exhibition that the Holden Luntz Gallery is offering at the JL Modern Gallery in Palm Beach until December 14, 2024. It is presented like this: The exhibition features the works of Slim Aarons, Rodney Smith, and William Helburn, three photographers whose images embody levity, pleasure, and elegance. Through their distinct visions, The Good Life offers an invitation…
Photographer Sam Wright became curious about Traveller communities after learning that his great grandmother had been forced to denounce her Irish Traveller heritage upon marriage. Over the course of two years he journeyed to eight fairs across the UK and Ireland to create a contemporary portrait of the resilient and vibrant Traveller and Romani Gypsy communities he encountered. ‘It was very clear that many people have misunderstood Travellers and Romani…
2025 World Press Photo Contest opened for entries on 1 December 2024. The annual World Press Photo Contest recognizes the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the past year. It is free to enter and open to professional press and documentary photographers from around the world. The winning works, selected by an independent international jury, will be included in our annual traveling exhibition and yearbook, and showcased to a…
Winter's Passage “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” This idea, often linked to Leonardo da Vinci, resonates deeply with my approach to photographic haiga (also called shahai), blending the principles of haiku with minimalist photography. Haiku and minimalist art share a core idea: saying more with less. Both forms strip away the excess, leaving only what truly matters. Haiga brings image and poem together to tell a richer story, creating a…