Dominique Baqué’s recently-published study of the ever-paradoxical Helmut Newton takes us deep into his creative psyche. Philippe Garner reports Helmut Newton died fifteen […]…
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A seductive private collection of photographs comes to auction in Paris at Christie’s on June 19th. At the heart of the collection is the […]…
The recent death of Lord Snowdon marks the loss of a multi-talented figure whose own life was every bit as remarkable as that of even the most flamboyant of the…
London’s National Portrait Gallery hosts a splendid exhibition to mark the Centenary of British Vogue, known affectionately in-house as ‘Brogue’. Thoughtfully curated by Robin Muir and imaginatively designed by Patrick…
One of the most influential and innovative film-set photographers of his day, Raymond Cauchetier was for many years the unacknowledged genius behind some of the most iconic images of 1960s French…
The cult film Blow-Up is a unique exploration of the mysteries and ambiguities inherent in photographs. A new book, Antonioni’s Blow-Up by Philippe Garner and David Alan Mellor, evokes Antonioni’s…
This is an exhibition full of surprises. ‘Time will tell’ is a phrase one might apply to so much editorial photography when asking what one means by true merit. As…
I am delighted to send this message of congratulations to Lucien Clergue on his 80th birthday. And in doing so through the medium of L'Oeil de la Photographie, I am…
Elio Sorci was honoured in 1962 with the Paparazzo d'Oro award from the Agenzia Publifoto al Premio Nazionale Fotoreporter. The recognition was surely gratifying, though the award itself had little history,…
April 6th 2006. Fulham Road. It is a truly beautiful spring morning. Family, friends and colleagues gather in the quiet of Brompton Cemetery chapel to say farewell to Bob Carlos…