What I love about shows like Photo L.A. is that they function as anti-museums, places where hi-art and street art vie for your attention without the intervention of a curated…
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Held from November 10 to 13 in the Grand Palais in Paris, Paris Photo is celebrating its 20th anniversary. At this gigantic fair for the still image, 153 galleries and…
Since Paris Photo moved to the Grand Palais, it was my dream to open a photo studio during the fair and to have all the people we love in the…
Mona Kuhn’s long awaited new series, “Poems,” had it’s debut showing with five extraordinary images at Paris Photo last week at Jackson Fine Art Gallery. The images are slightly reminiscent…
Planche(s) Contact, a festival of photographic creations, is celebrating six years and its seventh edition. Six years old, that’s the age at which children go to the “big school”. For…
Is the title a joke? Unfortunately not! The festival is a wonderful ensemble of astonishing exhibitions, some deeply moving, with many eye-opening projections. However, the heart of…
What a dream weather to celebrate, on the edge of the ocean, the ten years of one of the most original European festivals. Getxo is still unusual. You access it…
The third edition of the 2016 Shanghai Photofairs was marked by a certain maturity. To illustrate it, here is an interview with Alexander Montague-Sparey, its artistic director.…
The Rencontres d'Arles photography festival opens today with a stunning programme of events. This is the second year that Sam Stourdzé has been in charge of the festival and he…
Eight thirty a.m., the day starts with a cup of coffee, the exchange of two or three groggy words, aching limbs, a quick smoke. It’s going to be a long…