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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Until June 22, Etherton Gallery in Tucson presents an exhibition by Alanna Airitam entitled Black Diamonds. It is a selection of photographic portraits of distinguished, historically Black, “one-percenter” motorcycle club members. The term “one percent” refers to a comment allegedly made in 1960 by a former president of the American Motorcyclist Association, that 99% of motorcycle clubs were law-abiding citizens, implying the last one percent were outlaws. In the series…
To coincide with the release of the new Amy Winehouse film Back To Black directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, The Little Black Gallery presents photographs of the singer taken by Charles Moriarty for her debut album Frank. Asif Kapadia, the director of the 2015 documentary AMY writes : While making the documentary AMY, I did my research by meeting everyone who knew Amy; friends, managers, family, band members, journalists, photographers, everyone…
Le Carré d’Art presents Mouna Saboni’s exhibition entitled Disappearance, a project carried out along route 65 in Jordan, the central point of the “Diagonal of Thirst” which extends from Tangier to China. A project on the disappearance of water, a major crisis of our century that the world will have to confront. Cradle of humanity, marked by History and the great monotheistic religions, a territory which has kept traces of…
This is one of the most surprising portfolios received this week. It is titled: The Last Request and is the work of Rankin. [video_embed_hd url="https://vimeo.com/937569277"] This text accompanies it: "The Last Request" is a poignant film /photo campaign brought to life by British photographer Rankin, celebrating the legacy of the now late Paola, a courageous individual who confronted the reality of…
Until April 27, the Dolby Chadwick Gallery in San Francisco is exhibiting Éric Antoine. The exhibition entitled Abodes is presented as follows: The show’s titular series Abodes speaks to how inextricably linked Antoine’s work is to his home and memories. Different configurations of numbered boxes represent the artist’s past residences, which begin and end in the secluded forest of France’s Alsace region. Within the expansive wooded landscape, Antoine developed his…
I met Kathrin Köhler around 2016, thanks to an introduction by Vincent Peters, who at the time was getting things ready for an exhibition at their freshly opened IMMAGIS gallery in Munich. That initial meeting sparked a series of exciting projects – showcasing Ellen von Unwerth’s Heimat series during Octoberfest in Munich (2017), introducing Greg Gorman to the gallery in 2019, and partying with Olaf Heine and his celebrity friends.…
Contrejour presents Recompositions, the new book of Jean-Claude Gautrand. “To photograph is to engage in a chase against oblivion, disappearance, nothingness. It is a fight against time, a challenge to forgetfulness. (...) It is an unstoppable weapon against cultural genocides or voluntary abandonment; the counterpoison to passivity.” Jean-Claude Gautrand was only 24 years old when he discovered the work of German photographer Otto Steinert, founder of “Subjektive Fotografie” and follower…
Galerie Obsession, the new space of Pierre Passebon and Florent Barbarossa dedicated to the male nude, presents the exhibition “Tomber des nu(e)s” by Marc Martin and Mathis Chevalier. An eponymous book by Marc Martin is being released by Editions Agua. It is the story of a meeting between two men separated by a quarter of a century. On one side, the photographer – attached to the body – who questions…
Bigaignon presents Chris McCaw's first solo exhibition in France from April 23rd to June 1st, 2024. Experimenting with large format cameras and various printing processes, Chris McCaw began building his own cameras in 1995. The artist equips his large format cameras with powerful lenses typically used for military surveillance. Instead of film, Chris McCaw inserts gelatin silver photo paper made from expired fibers directly into the camera. By pointing the…
“Why talk about sculpture when I can photograph it?” - Constantin Brancusi Simple Pleasures is an ongoing series curated by Holden Luntz Gallery, presenting a few of their favorite pictures organized thematically. This is Form and Light : Sculpture in Photography We hope you find these photographs as a gentle reminder that there are always simple pleasures to be found! https://www.holdenluntz.com/magazine/simple-pleasures/form-and-light-sculpture-in-photography/ Holden Luntz Gallery332 Worth AvenuePalm Beach, FL 33480www.holdenluntz.com
On May 7th, the J. Paul Getty Museum is releasing Hippolyte Bayard and the Invention of Photography, the first English-language volume about Hippolyte Bayard, one of the inventors of photography who helped transform the burgeoning medium into an art form. Hippolyte Bayard (1801–1887) is often seen as an underdog in the early history of photography. From the outset, his contribution to the invention of the medium was eclipsed by others…
Seen on the Corridor Éléphant website, this portfolio by Diane Givry, a series of self-portraits taken between 2019 and 2023 (the series is in progress). Diane Givry is a 31-year-old French photographer currently living in Haute-Savoie. She is primarily interested in analog photography, being fascinated by the process, from shooting to dark room printing. She most often uses a Rolleicord medium format camera (6x6), and recently a Toyo camera for…
Stéphane Granzotto: The art of observation. Photographer as well as professional filmmaker, Stéphane Granzotto is first and foremost an enthusiast. As a photographer, he is particularly interested in the underwater world, a passion that dates back to his childhood. He took his first photo when he was just 10 years old, but it wasn't until he was 17 that he seriously considered making a career out of it. He studied…
CAMERA WORK Gallery presents the exhibition Hawai‘i with works by Berlin-based photographer Olaf Heine. The exhibition includes over 40 monochrome, partly large-format works from the long-standing, conceptually conceived series Hawai‘i. The accompanying photo book to the exhibition Hawai‘i (teNeues Verlag) is available now. “Is there any place more thoroughly photographed than Hawai‘i? Even if you’ve never visited the islands, you probably think you at least know what they look like.…
The Package Holiday 1968-1985 compiled by Jake Clark with photography by Trevor Clark is published by Hoxton Mini Press. Archive of images of British tourists on holiday, mainly in Majorca, taken by a photographer for the travel industry. Nostalgic color photos of British tourists abroad in the heyday of package holidays. Brightly colored swimsuits. Factor 2 sunscreen. Relax with a cocktail and a cigarette by a chlorinated swimming pool while…