“In 1959, I was a young lieutenant working as a photographer on board the USS Tanner. In my spare time I would explore the shipʼs library. A slim volume attracted…
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Over more than fifty years, photographer Eikoh Hosoe has built up a body of work that shows a unique mastery of photographic techniques. Early in his career, he abandoned the…
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William Klein draw his inspiration from three of his photos chosen from the collections of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie. These are three vintage prints that revolutionized fashion photography…
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The rediscovery of Saul Leiterʼs work in recent years is clearly a major event in the history of photography. From being a fashion photographer known only to specialists, he has…
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The Pierre-Alain Challier Gallery presents an exhibition of its artistʼs work, designed to shed light on the close relationship between painting and photography.…
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Photography appeared in Africa in the middle of the 19th century and still its recognition as an art form is a recent phenomenon. In the Fifties, the appearance of the…
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Sexual images are very commonplace today – at least in western society. Nowadays, they are digital images, and this transformation has only served to increase their number and make them…
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These pieces by two young Russian artists reflect and express the sensitivity and anxieties of a new generation facing the present crisis and the direct and indirect social, psychological and…
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Prints by Weegee borrowed from the collections of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie form the starting point for our American journey. It all begins with Weegee, “Weegee the Famous”…
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In the MEP collection, there is a well-known photograph entitled: “lʼenfant flou” (Blurred Child) by Jean-Philippe Charbonnier. Although Jean-Philippe is no longer here to give his opinion, we know that…
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