John Kobal was very keen to find a way in which he could see his own enthusiasm for photography continued after his death. In 1990 he formed The John Kobal…
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John Kobal was a friend. He was handsome, sumptuous, flamboyant. He lived only for his passion: photography from the golden age of Hollywood film studios. The legend says that whenever…
John Kobal, who died twenty-one years ago this month, was a pre-eminent film historian and collector of Hollywood film photography. The author of over thirty books on film and film…
George Hurrell started work at MGM at the beginning of 1930 and almost immediately transformed Hollywood photography. Brought to MGM at the insistence of Norma Shearer, his task was to…
Migration is the title of the work done by visual artist Claudia Tavares. Walking the streets of London, back after a decade to the city where she lived for three…
Today, society requires each and every one of us to adapt quickly. We are pushed into increasingly precarious conditions which cause stress: a General Adaptation Syndrome. I wanted to make this…
Cette série a été réalisé à l'occasion d'un voyage à deux en camion sur les routes du sud de la france pendant trois mois. Ce sont des instantanées en couleurs…
I recently encountered a real relic of the past, a typewriter repair shop here in St. Louis. It was full of all forms of typewriters, from very old to electric…
The Empty Quarter returns to showcase yet another eclectic and thought-provoking collection from seven of the finest photography talents from around the world. With Identity, the exhibition presents different perspectives…
Kominek Gallery presents a solo show by Maja Forsslund (*1975 in Stockholm) as part of the European Month of Photography in Berlin. The exhibition features photographs from the series “AKT”.…