Author L'Œil de la Photographie

In 1936, hired by the Keystone agency, André Kertész left Paris to settle in the United States. The move proved difficult. Apart from a few photographs in Vogue and…

Sylvain Stym-Popper (1906-1969) studied at the Ecole des Beaux-arts in Paris, earning an architecture degree in 1932. A history buff, he began his career as chief architect of the historical…

By the time that Médéric Mieusement (1840-1905) approached the Minister of Education with a project to photograph France’s historical monuments, he already had a considerable experience photographing architecture. He made…

In the years following World War II, there were photo exhibition in railways compartment that traveled thru France , free for all to see. The exhibition featured the most beautiful…

A lawyer and amateur photographer growing up in the comforts up the industrial bourgeoisie, René Desclée (1868-1953) had the privilege of being able to indulge in all of his passions.…

From 1947 to the end of the 1960s, Denise Colomb (1902-2004) produced a series of portraits of artists working in their studios. The starting point for this work was a…

Amateur photography saw a tremendous rise in popularity during the last third of the 19th century thanks to technical advancements. The work of Amélie Galup (1856-1943) is a significant example.…