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.…
Category
PhotographyArchives
Subscribe for full access to The Eye of Photography archives!
That’s thousands of images and articles, documenting the history of the medium of photography and its evolution during the last decade, through a unique daily journal. Explore how photography, as an art and as a social phenomenon, continue to define our experience of the world. Two offers are available.
Subscribe either monthly for 8 euros (€) or annually for 79 euros (€) (2 months offered).
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…
Miners, perhaps more than other workers, form part of the history and mythology of revolutionary and social struggles. Working hard and fighting hard, they embody courage and bravery. Systematically photographing…
Representation of conflict and of the combatant; Functional focus on conflict; Media influences and preconceived ideas; Virtual, reality: confusion of genres? These are the categories into which a young man…
Evidence, proof, traces; these stained torn garments are all that is left of missing people. Which will, perhaps, allow them to be identified. Choosing to approach the drama of his…
The Fondation Cartier-Bresson is holding an exhibition devoted to the American photographer Emmet Gowin. This retrospective features 130 prints by one of the most original and influential photographers of the…
The Dutch saying “a Jan Steen household” originated in the 17th century and is used today to refer to a home in disarray, full of rowdy children and boisterous family…
The incredible story of Gilbert Garcin, aka Mister G, began nearly 20 years ago. This retired Marseille native discovered his passion for photography after an internship at the Rencontres d’Arles. He…