Losing the North Diptychs I was born in northern France, where I lived from childhood until I was 19, in a small working-class town between slag heaps and glassworks. Sixteen years later, when my daughter was born, I returned with my camera to capture the faces of those who had never really known me as I was. My country, my family, our otherness. I look at them today with tenderness,…
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Our beautiful Camargue, a treasure on borrowed time? (Here is an overview of my work with 15 photographs. Full report 60 photographs). "How beautiful is my Camargue". I've said this phrase so many times since my earliest childhood. As a native of the magnificent Gard department, my parents introduced me to it at a very early age. This land of the Petite Camargue is very dear to my heart... I…
Shipyards For a long time, I thought about how I could tackle this subject, which was close to my heart, but which I found so difficult to tackle in a rational and, if possible, original photographic study. In memory of all those thousands of workers involved in shipbuilding for several generations, who had lost their tools of the trade, with the direct consequence of losing their jobs to shipyard workers…
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Denier Being a woman is what distinguishes a woman, in every time and place. Her womanhood, her empathic beauty, not synonymous with perfection but beauty as a unicum, a harmony with the world that comes from an inner balance and is reflected in her aesthetic side. In this photographic series of mine entitled "Denier", a metaphor for the heaviness of the stocking -a veil that nevertheless does not suffocate but…
With whom Arthur Elgort has not worked with, might be easier to answer than with whom he actually has, because the gifted photographer probably has shot for all renowned magazines. He has created portraits of famous models and fashion icons which stand out through their unconventional and refreshing style. Those portrayed—such as Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista, or Christy Turlington—appear carefree and at ease. One can tell that Arthur Elgort brings…
For his second exhibition at the in camera gallery, the Catalan photographer Txema Salvans guides us, as usual, through a candid journey far from any artifice. Industrial areas, cargo ports, power stations and evanescent seaside resorts, the series “My Kingdom” documents with humor and light tenderness the gloomy summer adventures of the Spaniards. “I photograph my own culture, people and landscapes. I have to feel a physical connection with the…
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The galerie Liehrmann in Liége presents Photographies Subaquatiques by Harry Fayt, an immersion in the universe of the Belgian underwater photographer; He introduces himself as follows: "Very curious by nature, inspiration comes to me from everywhere. From an object found at a flea market, a news story, an image, a scene in the street, my mind proceeds as it does with a puzzle. Different elements come together to create an…
The latest edition of Phot'Aubrac has just ended. The so special atmosphere, of this festival attracts thousands of aficionados who come to drown there. Almost everything is still there! President Jean Pierre Montiel addressed a good word to everyone, he wriggled like a fish in water. Nathalie Jurot forgot to turn off her switch since last year, she is everywhere at once, she managed her team of super volunteers masterfully, she…
Tayloe Piggott Gallery presents Burn, a new series of large- scale photographs by artist Tuck Fauntleroy, running in congruency to Yellowstone National Park’s 150th anniversary. This new body of work focuses on the wildfire burn regions in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Fauntleroy’s new series visually displaces the viewer in a similar way to his previous Waterline series (released in 2018) and Elements series (released in 2020). Burn similarly…
Daniel Nassoy participates to the Festival of Surrealist Photography 2022 in Fréjus with his series "Homme Feuilles". 6 photos will be exhibited from October 1st to 9th, 2022 at the Villa Aurélienne in Fréjus 9.30 a.m.-12 p.m. and 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Opening October 1, 2022 at 12 p.m. Come and discover the works of 30 artists! Villa Aurélienne Parc Aurélien 85 Avenue du Général d'Armées Jean Calliès 83600 Fréjus, France…
Until November 6, the 10th Epau Photo Season is held at the Royal Abbey of Epau. The aim of this photo season is to question the visitor through the eyes of a dozen photographers, about our relationship to our environment, to others, to our collective memory, to our representations and to the evolutions of society in a disturbing or unusual way... 10 years of exhibited photographs outdoors or indoors, from…
For several years, Éric Pillot has been photographing animals, wild animals, some of them will no doubt only survive in zoos in the years to come. Without using any retouching or digital editing, he began his "in Situ" series in European parks, and then expanded this work to another culture and other spaces, those of the United States. Saison Photo de l'Epau 2022 Until November 6th, 2022 Abbaye Royale de…
“We need to find again, rediscover the one we talk about a lot but that we no longer really listen to and that we no longer take the time to look at. To celebrate our reunion, it wouldn't take much... Simply enjoy the awakening of the birds and the first tirades of an insomniac blackbird in the morning light or, at the end of the day, the coolness of the…
“My father came to Madagascar from China in the 1930s, during the Sino-Japanese conflict. He settled in Farafangana, on the southeast coast. I thus spent my childhood at the edge of the sea, rubbing shoulders with fishermen, men and women, their children with whom I played, even if my father was a trader, and all the people whose profession was related to the sea. The seashore place of meetings, reunions…
This is how the photographer presents his pictures: “In the Republic of Congo, the sun does not decline, it falls! As soon as it disappears, an inky night engulfs Brazzaville… Due to the incessant power cuts, as soon as night falls, the students go to revise their lessons by the light of the street lamps. The thirst for learning is the strongest; To learn, all means are good. At home,…
Located on the west coast of Scotland, Eigg is a small island in the Inner Hebrides. 20 years ago the inhabitants made themselves famous by buying their pretty rock. Today, they are self-sufficient in electricity and have created a model of citizen self-management. Tired of the succession of landlords with multiple promises but no concrete effects, the inhabitants of Eigg succeeded, thanks to various funding and a beautiful story, in…
Series produced and initiated in France in 2014 with Food Banks on the theme of "Fighting against waste" and continued in 2021/2022 with exotic fruits endemic to Brazil during a creative residency in Rio de Janeiro at the invitation of the French Embassy. The issue of food waste concerns us all, including food photographers who have to waste food and often find themselves the first prescribers of the dictatorship of…
“Chim used his camera the way a doctor takes his stethoscope out of his bag, applying his diagnosis to the condition of the heart; his own was vulnerable.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson The life of Dawid Szymin – Chim, as he liked to be called– follows an extraordinary trajectory. From struggling student in Paris to world-leading legendary photographer, his partnership with Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and George Rodger led to the…
With a focus on four seminal events of the 1960s—the building of the Berlin Wall, the Beatles’ first American tour, the James Meredith March Against Fear, and the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy—Harry Benson: Four Stories features approximately three dozen works that incisively capture defining moments of this tumultuous period. On view at the Addison Gallery of American Art through January 30, 2023, the exhibition presents the photographs that catapulted…
Oh watchmen! Are you not weary of lying in wait for the light in our salt And the incandescence of the rose in our wound Are you not weary, oh watchmen? Mahmoud Darwish, State of Siege (2002) Faced with turbulence, hotbeds of creation It was in 2002, during a resurgence of violence aimed at suppressing the second intifada, that the great Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish wrote these lines in State…
The must attend opening is the SI Fest 2022’s one in Savignano sul Rubicone (near Rimini), on October 1-2. It’s a fine time to perceive the very identity of the place, that is known as the City of Photography. A couple of weeks later, there is the launch of the ColornoPhotoLife Festival, in Colorno, near Parma (October 14-16). But those who want to take advantage of a single trip along…