Burris likes black—not just the black that contrasts with white backgrounds, human skins and other trappings. He likes black hair, black stripes, black fabric, black hats and boots, and…
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It is often easier to work with renowned photographers, rather than with young pretentious and arrogant ones. Like Ralph Gibson. I hadn’t worked on a book with him…
Jean Dieuzaide was my only photographic reference when in 1968 I timidly entered his house on rue Erasme in Toulouse to get some wise advice. At the time, he was…
I had just turned 16 and it was clear that my studies would lead nowhere, which forced my father to put me to work. I had the choice between three…
What ghosts is Graham Walzer chasing? Past loves, tossed into a swimming pool? Childhood, innocence, meaning? No text is provided to help elucidate the mystery of his zine Chasing Ghosts:…
Someone looks at the eclipse picture, and they think, “All he did was just go click, click, click, click.” But what happened in 1979 was first that I had to…
The Mexican photographer Héctor García died this week. Born in Mexico City in 1923, García studied under Manuel Alvarez Bravo and Gabriel Figueroa. Beginning in 1945, he worked as a…
Monumental, elemental, transcendental - Marius Tegethoff''s photographic work presents virtually unseen, yet mysteriously familiar views: imagery of supernatural scale. The viewer is immersed in skyscapes of color, space, and distance.…
After twenty years of civil war Somalia is one of the poorest and most dangerous nations in the world. Avoiding the risk of been killed or forced to fight…
Spanish photography is on display at the VOZ’Galerie in Boulogne Billancourt. Through July 31, visitors can immerse themselves in the worlds of Alfonso Brezmes, Marga Garrido, Lola Guerrera and Maria…