Author Michel Philippot

It’s been weeks since I’ve said anything treacherous or embittered and laid out my jealous mind for all to see. That’s over now. The results of the World Press Photo…

Again this week there are reasons to celebrate. The days are slowly overtaking the dark nights. Birds sing for the arrival of the last flowers of winter. In six months…

“Timbuktu is outraged! Timbuktu is broken! Timbuktu has been martyred! But Timbuktu has been liberated! Liberated by itself, by its own people, with the help of the French army.” (Original…

Ah, the agony of the blank page... Have no fear, I don’t consider myself a writer. Before I write, I have to choose a photo, a news story... Dilemmas, dilemmas...…

What a week! I don’t know where to turn. France went to Bamako, and in the grand tradition of the French army: “Move along, nothing to see there...” There was…

It seems this year we've woken up on the wrong side of the bed. Like the same time last year, it feels as though the newsrooms are still nursing a…

The 77-year old British photojournalist Don McCullin recently announced his plan to travel to Syria on assignment. Why did he get involved in this mess? If I have to be…

This is the final review of the year. It’s time to take stock—but don’t count on me to do it. You won’t find any judgment here, qualitative or quantitative. Newspapers,…

This week is dedicated to one of my friends who, after happily spending “a little bit” of time with photography, discovered in Burgundy a new joie de vivre. She loves…