Summer 1983. While wandering the streets of Paris, Sophie Calle finds an address book with an enticing red cover. Overwhelmed by curiosity as she turns the pages covered in casual…
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At the turn of the 20th century, photography was restricted to two groups: explorers, compiling their exotic archeological and ethnological findings; and pictorial photographers, long disparaged for their lack of…
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Massimo Berruti received a W. Eugene Smith Fellowship Honoree award on October 17th 2012 for a body of work that is stunning for its consistency and the depth of the…
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The book Pinky Promise is an investigation in which photography is just one of the many tools used to represent, as accurately as possible, a difficult subject: the sexual abuse…
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The Paris Photo / Aperture Foundation Photo Book Prize was granted by an international jury to Anders Petersen for his book City Diary, published by Steidl. The book is made…
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With Silenzio!, Francois Fontaine has built the silent inventory of a cinephile. These hazy photographs of iconic movie scenes exude sweet nostalgia, revealing slowly the intensity of their emotions.…
In Marseille, Le Percolateur has just completed its second season. The space offers an alternative way to present photography. Instead of exhibitions, the program focuses on “seasons” of artist residencies,…
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The Magnum Foundation (MF) was founded in 2007 in New York. The organization is independent of the agency but relies on the historical values of its members to support documentary…
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The exhibition of Marc Asnin opened yesterday in New York. Laurence Cornet met Marc on this occasion. Here is a review. « I burned on that stoop. The warm weather…
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The work of Frances Dal Chele in Turkey is tinged with documentary formalism. It follows her discovery of a rapidly developing country experiencing considerable social upheaval. Each step corresponds to…
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