The population of Nepal is made up of 102 ethnic groups and castes, and the people of Nepal speak more than 92 languages. After recent political and social turmoil, it…
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How to practice photography when partially blinded? This is the troubling question that Nguyen Thi-nhan raises with her colorful, soft, intimate images all linked by an astonishing unity of “seing”.…
During the Khmer Rouge regime, besides the fact that commercial studios were destroyed, most family photographs were either destroyed or concealed , they are often badly damaged. Yet these small…
Chobi Mela, the international festival of photography since its inception in 2000 has been the single biggest photography event in Asia and the first of a regular biannual, one that…
Scattered around the poorer districts of the city of Lahore, are small groups of “hijra”. They are cultural descendants of the Mughal Empire court eunuchs, who now earn their living…
Jonathan Burton has been the artistic director of the London Art Fair since 2005. We spoke with him about the role of photography at the fair and the British art market…
Today, we took time to visit Photo50, the Fair’s annual showcase of contemporary photography. For this year’s exhibition, the Fair’s direction wished to invite a curator and to offer a…
Dans le cadre de la cinquième édition du festival Circulation(s) sont organisées les Fetart Academy. En collaboration avec Michel Poivert, Dalila Amor et une équipe de doctorants en histoire de…
We seek to maintain links with others throughout our lives. Intimacy is not just a wish or a hope but a real need and essential to the fabric of life.…
Anwar Hossain’s work arrived at a time when Bangladeshi photography was divided into two camps. The salon school produced formulaic images designed to win contests. Most press photographers, content to…