Through an ironic manipulation of identity, Je suis Winnie l’Ourson (I’m Winnie the Pooh) seeks to arouse some thought on the stigmatisation of the Other by presenting the fears that…
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Riva Press presents Famadihana a series on the “turning of the bones” ceremony unique to the Malgasy people of Madagascar. Ancestors are central to their conception of life, death and…
Franck Boutonnet, of the photography collective ITEM, traveled to Argentina to create “Conscienza,” a photographic essay documenting a poetic and political vision of Argentina, a country unafraid to confront its…
Let's make the most of the death of Sipa to praise his sense of timing. ounce more a wink at history as a cliché of cyclops, giant…
A friend had advised to have the films I had shot in Koweit processed in the new E6 lab of Sipa press in the Rue Roquepinne in Paris…
On Wednesday morning, photography became an orphan. Göksin Sipahioglu passed away at the American Hospital in Neuilly. He was an explorer, mentor, the ‘papa’ of photography, friend, and adviser to…
Göksin was fascinated by the May 68 events and covered them all, day by day, hour by hour. He was present at the very first demonstrations in early May. He…
Göksin got interested in photography after journalism studies at the University of Istanbul. His first big reportage was carried out in October 1956 during the Sinai War. After that came…
Göksin passionately loved women. All women and especially prostitutes. They fascinated him. Everywhere he went, he always took the time to visit the red light districts of the place and…
Last August, fotokluba gallery in Split, Croatia presented an exhibition of Göksin’s work. It was called “The Best off (sic) Göksin Sipahioglu”. The exhibition gathered together Göksin’s most important photographs.…