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Terry O’Neill was born in the East End of London and left school in 1952, aged 14, with the firm ambition of becoming a jazz drummer. He was already accomplished,…

We have already presented to you the series by Gwenn Dubourthoumieu, “Les Palais de Mobutu”, in the March 10th edition of La Lettre. Here today is the series on Jecoke.…

The first major exhibition in over 30 years dedicated to the photographer E.O.Hoppé has opened at the National Portrait Gallery. Hoppé (1878-1972) was one of the most important photographers of…

From crooked police, politicians and judges, through to the shysters, hucksters and thugs who ran Sydney’s sub terrain, few cities have experienced such overt corruption as Sydney during the 20th…

In 1960 Ida Kar (1908-1974) became the first photographer to have a retrospective exhibition at a major London art gallery. Fifty years after her groundbreaking installation at the Whitechapel Art…

Unknown in the West, Albanese photography is perhaps one of the most important in the Balkans and maybe one of the most consequential in Europe. The story begins with Pjetër…