It is hell. Hell on earth, today, in Ghana, which in recent years has turned into one of the main destinations for electronic waste from Europe and the United States.…
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In 2001, this artist, who defines himself as an activist, produced a series of photomontages that evoked the memory of the students massacred in 1976, the great numbers of military coups…
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 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…
The painter and sculptor Clifford Ross turned to photography in the mid-1990s. The photographs in the series Hurricane were taken in Long Island, New York. Standing waist-deep in the ocean and held by ropes,…