This imposing 540-page book of 450 photographs celebrates the career of Robert Doisneau, one of the best representatives of the trend of “humanist photography” popular in the 1950s. It features…
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In memory of René Burri who passed away on October 20th, 2014, the Burri-Bischof family and Magnum Photos Agency would like to invite you to a commemoration in his honor.…
To coincide with the exhibition at the Tate Modern in London, Conflict, Time, Photography, Emeric Lhuisset will present his series I heard the first ring of my death. Lhuisset invites viewers…
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The international jury of the 58th World Press Photo Contest named a photo by Mads Nissen as the World Press Photo of the Year 2014. The picture shows Jon and…
For Doisneau, 1947 was a landmark year. First of all, there was the birth of his second daughter, Francine. It was also the year in which he received the Prix…
In the 1960s, everything ground to a halt. In France, photography went into a sudden decline and, for many photographers, these were the wilderness years. Publications and exhibitions were increasingly…