Benedict J. Fernandez’s life has followed a path where many fear to tread, combining his interest of social change with his natural ability to document the world around him. As…
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On November 24, 2013, approximately 100,000 civilians joined together in Kiev’s Independence Square (locally known as Maidan), to protest against the Ukrainian government’s decision to reject a proposed political and…
Irving Penn is the photographer who impressed me the most. He was the biggest perfectionist, the most intransigent photographer I ever met. I met him several times. The first was in…
Marie-Claire Montanari photographs women. Her black&white carefully framed images of headless, anonymous bodies caressed by shadows celebrate the female beauty. But, while her work can appear classic the photographer’s approach is…
Magnum photographer Bruno Barbey is of particular interest to the history of the United Arab Emirates as he was one of the photographers responsible for the recording of the ceremony of independence…
“I worked a lot in Egypt, especially in Cairo, between 1987 and 2011. At the time, I focused on the older neighborhoods, the café culture and nightlife. I decided to…
The title of the first posthumous work from Chris Hondros is well chosen. Testament is a compilation of his archives collected by his family, friends and agency, including: Christina Piaia, whom he planned to…
Fashion photographs – glamorous, provocative, beautiful, accomplished, magical – have always been associated with some of the most famous names in the history of photography, such as Edward Steichen, Horst…
Marguerite Duras and Hélène Bamberger met in Trouville in 1980 and became friends until the writer’s death. Accompanying the her, Bamberger photographed the world Duras recreated in houses in Paris, Neauphle-le-Château and Trouville.…
Roger Ballen is one of the most original image makers of the twenty-first century. Asylum of the Birds showcases his iconic photographs, which were all taken entirely within the confines of a house…