In 1929, André Gide published a landmark book, Travels in the Congo, illustrated by 64 photographs by Marc Allégret. This rare, large-format and numbered work, never reissued, was the fruit of ten months…
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Our profession pushes us to reflect, to go further, to look differently and, above all, to evolve. I’m always looking for new ways to photograph, to share. I’m familiar with photojournalism, I…
For the past 25 years, Frédéric Brenner has studied the Jewish diaspora in an attempt to answer the question: what does it mean to live with a portable identity? Winner of…
It all started in an elevator. It was the summer of 2003, in the former building of the International Center of Photography, a beautiful space on the corner of 94th street…
José Ortiz Echagüe is one of the leading figures in twentieth century Spanish photography; his work received international acclaim for its unique if unclassifiable style. Though his photographs share certain features…
The multidisciplinary artist Paolo Ventura uses photography to document a fictional reality of his own making. He meticulously constructs miniature cities, streets, buildings and interiors populated with small men and women. From…
Presented in Rome at the Gagosian Gallery last Spring, Scopophilia was the renowned photographer's first major exhibition in Rome. The Greek term Scopophilia literally means "love of looking," but also refers…
His meeting with Jean-Paul Goude would prove decisive. Jean-Paul came to New York to work as an art director forEsquire. Very soon he wanted to take his own photographs but…
American photographer Mary Ellen Mark has been taking pictures for more than 50 years. In May the Stills Gallery in Sydney hosted her first solo exhibition in Australia featuring a number of…
I first met Bob in 1995 when I was a celebrity publicist and he was photographing one of my clients Tamara Beckwith (now my partner in The Little Black Gallery). …