Author L'Œil de la Photographie

After a few weeks off, I’m delighted to return to my modest column here on La Lettre. Then came the tragic news that robs me of all my lyricism (if…

“Art is either plagiarism or revolution,” Marcel DuChamp said. It is possible that there are other categories. Art can be commerce, status, or fame. It can be self-expression or propaganda—it’s…

Paolo Roversi is one of the most esteemed fashion photographers currently working. His preference for work in his Paris studio, a back drop of a ragged grey blanket, bare…

These images were not intentional. I did not set out to make this body of work. These photographs are an organic response to an experience that is at the same…

The weekly review of photography in the U.S. media returns as protests erupt in Afghanistan and Syria explodes with in a brutal civil war. We also find a different kind…

In Earth Laughs In Flowers David LaChapelle appropriates the traditional Baroque still life painting in order to explore contemporary vanity, vice, the transience of earthly possessions and, ultimately, the fragility…

It is a New York tradition that Swann Galleries kicks off the photography auction season. Among the 113 lots you will find pieces ranging from early photographs to contemporary work…

The photobooks part of the auction includes many classics and several rarities. Take a look at the portfolio of our favorites.…