Articles par L'Œil de la Photographie, The Eye of Photography Magazine

Savile Row –For the joy of men

January 3, 2011

A street, a neighborhood, a principality in the heart of London:Savile Row. In this kingdom where since the 18th century, tailorsrule, one sacrifices all to the cult of custom made…

Ruins of Detroit

L'Œil de la Photographie

January 3, 2011

Romain Meffre and Yves Marchand are two young French men who spent five years taking pictures of the city of Detroit, the world’s now abandoned car construction capital. Here…

The magical lights of Léon Gimpel (1925 – 1933)

L'Œil de la Photographie

January 2, 2011

Leon Gimpel (1873 – 1948) was one of the greatest staff reporters for L’illustration, but also loved experimenting. Among his creations, a series of autochromes (the first color process developed…

Merry 2011: Elliott Erwitt

L'Œil de la Photographie

January 2, 2011

There is a rare moment during the weeks leading up to the New Year,the moment when the holiday greeting card from Elliott Erwitt arrives. Amidst the onslaught of impersonal cards…

Claude Guillaumin: A christmas passion 1

L'Œil de la Photographie

January 2, 2011

For fashion and advertising photographer Claude Guillaumin, the twomost magical Christmas cities are New York and Strasbourg. For 23years (his daughter’s age), he has been visiting and photographingthese cities…

Claude Guillaumin: a christmas passion 2

L'Œil de la Photographie

January 2, 2011

New York, 1969. Claude Guillaumin begins working for Glamour magazine. Several years later, this photographer returned to France where he would work for Vogue, Elle, Marie-Claire, Le Jardin des Modes.…

From Girls 2011: –A Manifesto

L'Œil de la Photographie

January 2, 2011

This is not a calendar, but a political statement. The From’ Girls calendar defends French values and art de vivre. Profits will be donated to the Association for Local…