The picture of the monkey has been published so often, I call him the monkey on my back. It was taken in 1939 for a story on a Harvard Medical…
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How did a group of seven photographers from all over the world get together to have an exhibition of their work in North East Pennsylvania? And, why in a former…
In the late 1950s, Swedish photographer Christer Strömholm moved to Paris and settled in Place Blanche, the heart of the city’s vibrant red-light district and home to the legendary Moulin…
Magnum Photos arguably is the world’s most famous and influential photographic agency. London’s Chris Beetles Gallery’s current exhibition Magnum 62 is a celebration of this diverse and distinct photographic co-operative…
Within five years after its foundation, Magnum has added many talented photographers to its books, such as Eve Arnold, Burt Glinn, Dennis Stock and Erich Hartmann. Becoming a member of…
The emergence of photojournalism always depended hugely upon technological development of the camera. With the introduction of the 35 mm Leica camera in the 1930s, it was made possible for…
The New York Photo Festival opened yesterday night on the sides of the East River, in DUMBO. Several exhibitions have caught the public’s attention, whose one of the them is…
The Clic Gallery presents the exhibition Cannes Festival Memories, featuring a selection of photographs from the vast Traverso archives. These images were taken by four successive generations of photographers who…
The first 15 gallerist portraits were published on March 30 in La Lettre de la Photographie. “Fantastic,” said Jean-Jacques. “It’s a real success. Let’s keep it going!” But I could…