Vagrants. Travelers. Wanderers. These words have long exerted an influence on literature and the arts. The photographer Kitra Cahana decided to follow marginalized young men and women in America who have chosen…
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When I was seventeen and photography was a lot younger I would sometimes see pictures of by a man named William Mortensen in the photography magazines I read. There was…
Composing in black and white, he was the first to use toys to convey his imaginary of the First World War. He continued to use them for the Second, even…
He is, above all, a journalist. And essentially a photographer. Which does not mean that he defines himself as a photojournalist. His contributions caused scoops to multiply, through photographs that…
Reality is often more surprising than some fictions that we assume to be exaggerated or excessive. Through documenting, permanently choosing the right distance from the spectacle contemplated and thanks to…
The anti-personnel mine, one of the most atrocious death dealing machines around, sophisticated and undetectable, causes thousands of victims every year. Photographed in colour and in the studio, on a…
Although sumo was recently dethroned by baseball and football, it continues to be an extremely popular sport in Japan, especially since it is the oldest and is linked to Shinto.…
As other amateur photographer Jesús de Echebarría photographed his family, his traveling in Europe, his passion for corrida or soccer, the landscapes he loved and he did the portraits of…
Last year, with photographers of different ages, nationalities and aesthetics, we explored the subject of Dreams, which can also turn into nightmares. This edition of GETXOPHOTO coincided with the celebration of the…
Both war and peace are generally incomprehensible for both those who live through them and those who observe and illustrate them. Since 2006 a young Frenchman has visited Iraq on…