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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Ira Stehmann Fine Art celebrates the summer and its good vibes with an online exclusive exhibition. The depiction of the beach, sea, and sun provoke strong summer feelings. These good vibes and emotions are transported in an uplifting selection of well-known photographs by renowned artists, among them Norman Parkinson, and Jeanloup Sieff as well as by up-and-coming talents such as Albarrán Cabrera. Let the lightness that these photographs breathe have…
Because only the print on the wall can show you what the photographer intended. Seeing the pictures currently on display at Peter Fetterman’s gallery is a revelatory experience. First, because Fetterman is a consummate collector and his holdings represent a lifetime of choosing with a discerning eye. Then because the images reveal themselves to be even more beautiful this way than seeing them on any screen. Most readers of L’oeil…
The exhibition Bande-annonce, The Pigozzi Collection in Cannes proposes a journey through contemporary African creation, one of the most dynamic art scenes in the world. This event also foreshadows the new museum project of the City of Cannes, devoted to contemporary African art and Jean Pigozzi’s world-renowned collection. The Gare maritime of Cannes, a hub for meetings and exchanges and a symbol of travel and new horizons, is the ideal…
It was one of the most original exhibitions of the Gaspesie Festival. It is called A Fragile Landscape. It is signed by Ewa Monika Zebrowski. It is accompanied by her text. Venice continues to seduce me: limpid, operatic, ephemeral. A destination of 118 islands, 177 canals and 400 bridges. suspended between heaven and earth. A city floating in time and space. I always prefer to visit Venice in winter when…
The Bonne Espérance gallery based in Paris is one of the most specialized in contemporary artistic creations and works from Southern Africa. In the field of photography, the gallery is the custodian of a large part of the photographic work of the great German photographer Jurgen Schadeberg. The major part of his activity was in South Africa and was devoted to the important evolution of this society over half a century. His…
Robert Mack, photographer, visual artist, photographed and filmed criminally insane men for his project, Not Guilty By Reason Of Insanity. These extremely rare black and white photographs were taken in 1981 and are compassionate yet sobering portraits of insane patients many who have committed murder. The legal courts determined these men to be dangerous to themselves or others, and so they are were sent to a maximum security hospital for…
John Alinder, son of a farmer, was born in 1878 in the village of Sävasta, Altuna parish, in Uppland, a province in eastern central Sweden. Alinder remained in the village all his life. He chose not to take over his parents’ farm and instead became a self-taught photographer and jack of all trades. He was a music lover, holder of the Swedish agency for the British record label and gramophone…
Nature * Patterns is a multidisciplinary photography-based exhibition presented by Galerie Caroline O’Breen (Amsterdam). Italian artist Maura Biava approaches her exhibition Nature * Patterns in a collaborative, sustainable and inclusive way, inviting visual artist Anne Geene (NL) and Emily Joyce (US) and a fashion designer Saskia Van Drimmelen (NL) to elaborate with her on the theme of patterns. The show combines several techniques and opens up photography to fashion, performance…
Hungarian photographer Anna Fabricius loves to portray people and more particularly today's modern women. Her portraits are a mixture of genres. Her approach to images is very cinematic while flirting with the world of comics. She meticulously directs the entire scene and the placing of the protagonists in the image. She also likes to take situations and people out of context to get a new perspective, while adding a humorous…
Bruce Silverstein presents Michael Wolf: Facade, a special online exhibition featuring the abstracted images of one of the artist’s most recognizable subjects - skyscrapers. Wolf’s highly detailed large-scale photographs, shot from windows, rooftops, and terraces, depict the architecture of steel and glass and offer a dystopian view of the exteriors of the urban habitat while leaving traces of the lives within. Michael Wolf investigated new perspectives on urban life and…
Once upon a time before crack, inner-city communities were blighted by poverty and unemployment—but not by the drug wars that tore families apart, destroying lives with needless violence and mindless addiction. Once upon a time before crack, pride and style were as inseparable as a beatbox and mixtape, or as a pair of shoes and matching purse. Once upon a time before crack, Jamel Shabazz was on the scene, working…
Her name is Séverine Sajous. She sent us a very touching story. Here it is ! Nestled between the very chic Galeries Lafayette and the Opéra Garnier, in the heart of the opulent 9th arrondissement of Paris, a former five-star luxury hotel (the W), which has never reopened since the first confinement, has been transformed until July 2022 in an emergency reception center for 82 women and 63 children in…
Vancouver Beaches Beaches, mountains and forests surround Vancouver and frame the glass towers and other usual city dwellings created by humanity. Perhaps this is why Vancouver excels in surveys which judge quality of life. This natural beauty is a constant reminder that we are the ones that are invading nature and that nature will always be bigger than us. There are several beaches that can be enjoyed throughout Vancouver and…
On August 6, 1965, exactly 20 years after the destruction of Hiroshima, Kawada Kikuji (born 1933) published his landmark photobook Chizu / The Map, a searing humanitarian statement about the profound effects of the nuclear bombings in Japan. Today, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has announced the important acquisition of the book’s 87 photographic images as well as their negatives, Kawada’s binders containing contact sheets and personal notes, and…
Declaration of love to Nature: photographer Joel Sartore photographs 20,000 species and fights against mass extinction. A former photographer for National Geographic magazine, Joel Sartore is the founder of the National Geographic Photo Ark. His personal commitment is clear: to photograph every species in captivity in the world. He was approached by CNN as part of the Call to Earth initiative. He explains the project: “The Photo Ark is the…