Sam Stourdzé was happy during his five-year tenure as director of the Musée de l’Elysée. In fact, he says, he never would have left that idyllic setting were it not for…
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I met René Burri in Vevey, Switzerland, on the sunny terrace of a lakeside hotel. He told me, in the space of a few minutes, several stories about the good…
The constant requiremnt for the finest quality has always been the quest of Hermès. Since its establishment in 1837, six generations of enterprising and […]…
For 20 years I was an art director for leading lingerie and swimwear brands, and I was always a little jealous of the photographers. This is how, indirectly, I learned…
To speak of a city with photography, different elements of language are available to us. The simplest, most direct one is the cliché. To communicate the identity of this city,…
We all have a blind spot, both literally and metaphorically. Ansel Adams had one so big and powerful that he, Beaumont Newhall and a few others “disappeared” some very important…
Images is the name of the visual arts festival currently underway in Vevey. The festival, which opened on September 13th, is a gem, probably the most interesting and creative event…
A feverish red light shines on an androgynous nude body being whipped by a chain that might be a purse strap or a sex toy. To its left, two hands…
Magnum Photos is the legendary photo agency responsible in part for breaking barriers in photography, which, until the end of World War II, was separated into editorial, commercial and artistic divisions.…