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Gregory Crewdson is one of my favorite photographic storytellers. He invites you into his enthralling—sometimes melancholic—but always beautiful world where you become fully immersed in the scene. You can dive into the situation he has created for you, or join the protagonist in your mind and come up with the next scene. During the opening of his exhibition at LUMA Arles in summer of 2023, I had the pleasure to…

The Maison Galerie Hélène Aziza presents the exhibition by Gérard Uféras: A day at the museum until November 20th, 2024. It is introduced as follow. Over the past decades, museums have taken an increasingly important place in our societies and our collective imagination, sparking massive interest in art and attracting an increasingly young audience. The modern museum has become a place where concerts and performances, conferences, and educational programs come…

The National Museum of Anthropology / Madrid presents A New Story, an exhibition of photographs by Isabel Muñoz. François Cheval, the curator of the exhibition, presents it as follows: A photographer, Isabel Muñoz, went into the archaeological sites, the excavation sites of Karahan Tepe, Göbekli Tepe, in Turkey. These excavations not only renew our knowledge but literally leave us stunned. Faced with these disconcerting remains, faced with these monumental megaliths,…

The Eye of Photography presents on a monthly basis features from The Agents Club such as their Insta News, Master Series or Profiles. This is a selection of their portfolio : Hot Lips The Agents Club, founded in 2018 by Alexandre and Wanda Orlowski, is a unique mobile platform showcasing the most sought-after photography agencies worldwide and the exceptional image-makers they represent. This feature was first published by The Agents Club. www.theagentsclub.com

Arte presents Kharkiv, capitale de la photo rebelle, a documentary series on the history of Ukrainian photography for which Kharkiv was an important capital. Fifty years ago, in reaction to censorship and the socialist realist dogma that governed Soviet arts, eight photographers laid the foundations of an unofficial school in Kharkiv. This movement was to be celebrated in its hometown by a museum. While Russian aggression delayed its opening, this…

We're not serious when we're twenty, that's the title of the exhibition that Julia Gragnon presents in her gallery to celebrate its 20th anniversary. She wrote this very pretty text on this occasion! At the end of October 2004, an adventure began for me, the outcome of which was then completely unknown to me... After finding the name of the Gallery in a dream, I had to begin my first…

Until march 9th 2025, the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation presents the exhibition “Look at Us. 25 Years of Art Collection Deutsche Börse”. The collection of contemporary photography was established in 1999. The exhibition presents more than 120 photographs by 22 international artists: Sabiha Çimen, Lynne Cohen, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Mitch Epstein, Lucas Foglia, Samuel Fosso, Paul Graham, Marvel Harris, Candida Höfer, Lebohang Kganye, Hsu-Pin Lee, Helen Levitt, Dana Lixenberg, Daniel Jack…

For the first time in Germany, the KW Institute for Contemporary Art hosted the works of Pia Arke (1958-2007), an important figure in Inuit-Danish art. While Denmark kept Greenland under colonial rule for more than two centuries, shaping Western perceptions of the island and its inhabitants through an exotic lens, this artist's work is deeply imbued by this dual heritage. Photographs, collages, writings and installations explore the tensions of a…

The Perfect Imperfect: The Wedding Photographs of John Dolan redefines the genre. For over 35 years, Dolan has chronicled the ritual of marriage in all its chaos. Following Dolan’s 2021 exploration of the wedding, this expanded edition published by Damiani Books features more than 35 new photographs, with images of Gwyneth Paltrow, AnnaSophia Robb, and a poignant portfolio of the White House wedding of Naomi Biden. Stunning locations include those…

The book has a nice title: Écosse fantastique : L’appel de Merlin (The call of Merlin). The photographer: Dimitri de Larocque Latour. The book is presented as follows: “Men still hear his call, says the legend, but they can neither understand nor interpret it”, states one of the great dreamers of humanity, Carl Gustav Jung, about Merlin – who symbolized for him the unconscious. Photographer Dimitri de Larocque Latour set…

What is common between a photographer who tries to capture ghosts, an experimenter who tries to record his thoughts by placing a sensitive plate on his forehead, a fairground operator, a magician in a darkroom, happy amateurs, some hunters of reflections and anonymous producers of enigmatic images? Nothing, except their belonging to this vast photographic category still insufficiently studied by historians of the medium: the vernacular. Vernacular photography is most…

Michael James O’Brien : All about perceptions Known for his humanistic approach and ability to capture the beauty within the diversity of human experiences, Michael James O’Brien is also a teacher, curator, poet, and activist. After studying art at Yale University, he collaborated with renowned magazines such as Vogue, GQ, and The New York Times Magazine, while also working with influential designers like John Galliano. His work, both artistic and…

The strong commitments characterizing the links between Fnac and photography - works and artists - have marked French society for decades. From 1966 on, after allowing amateurs to pick up a camera, Fnac transformed its stores into exhibition galleries, further strengthening the democratization of photography. To testify to this very special relationship between Fnac and photography, a 300-page book “Regards. A century of photography, from Brassaï to Martin Parr. Masterpieces…

Elizabeth Waterman has a new book, Candyland releases by London-based Unicorn Publishing Group. Candyland features 24 female adult film stars including Stormy Daniels – who also wrote the book’s foreword – and Kenzie Reeves, who is on the cover, also wrote a piece about her experience at the book’s end. The images were captured mostly outside in Los Angeles during the pandemic. It follows up Waterman’s acclaimed book Moneygame, featuring…

We received this email. The images seduced us. Here they are with their text. Hello! We, Carolina Dutca and Valentin Sidorenko, want to submit our collective photography project. The title, and introduction to the body of work No Man’s Wedding, 13 photographies and 1 fairytale. No Man’s Wedding is a twisted wonderland filled with symbols, rituals and games, which from time immemorial imitated life and death. The avenue we've chosen…