Since hostages were taken in Ouvea in 1988, Denis Rouvre has been intrigued by the mystery of the Kanak. Who are these dark-skinned French men and women living 22,000km…
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A 2010 graduate of the École nationale supérieure de la photographie d’Arles (ENSP), Dorothée Smith was the breakout star of the Rencontres d’Arles 2012. This 27-year old photographer surprised and…
Vanessa Winship has lived and worked for nearly ten years in Turkey and the border regions of Armenia, Iraq, Iran and Syria. In each of these countries, she took portraits…
Compared to the many established photo festivals in France, Le Rendez-vous photographique de Vichy, which opened on June 14, is a newborn. The event, devoted entirely to portraits, lasts all…
Inside his car, the driver is alone with his thoughts. In the series Car en Sac, Pascal Aimar enters the privates space of ordinary drivers, seeking to make visible, through…
A master of camouflage, Lui Bolin uses his body as a means of expression. The photographer and performer conceals himself in landscapes like a chameleon. He stands motionless for hours…
Celebrity photographer of the worlds of politics, music, cinema, fashion and literature, Jérôme Bonnet is one of France’s most famous photographers. His portrait of Dennis Hopper earned him a World…
The first photobooths appeared in the 1920. Accessible to all, this cheap, automated process replaced the photographers. Alone or with others, in the privacy of the booth, a few coins…
Only sport is able to bring together so much of the world, across borders and ages. It’s electric and emotional. PIctures of sports are a particulary dramatic form of documentary.…
The beautiful and disturbing figures of Marlous van der Sloot (Netherlands, 1986) allow her to explore the human body through opposite and complementary perspectives. The proximity evoked by her images,…