Nik Wheeler’s portrayal of life among the marshmen of southern Iraq is the only in-depth photo-reportage in the marshes ever authorized by Saddam Hussein’s regime. The photos, originally shot as…
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An extreme right-wing group is teaching young white South Africans to eschew Nelson Mandela’s vision of a multicultural rainbow nation. The boys, born after apartheid, are part of the “born…
Ethiopian faith radiates from two cities: Jerusalem and Lalibela, in Ethiopia’s highlands. ‘Jerusalem of Africa’ is one of the names given to Lalibela, also known as ‘Black Jerusalem’. It is…
For fifteen years, Doug Menuez documented the daily lives of a secretive tribe of innovators in Silicon Valley as they created technology that would change our culture and behavior. This…
From Martine Franck, I knew the photographs. For a week, I have been collecting stories from people who knew her, and I realize that her images draw a sincere self-portrait…
The story of the Voies Off festival is closely tied to the story of the Ecole Nationale de la Photographie (ENSP) in Arles. Founded by Christophe Laloi while still a…
This is the event at Arles: the invitation-only lunch given every year by Maryse Cordesse, the godmother of the Rencontres d’Arles. Prepared by Paul, former owner of the restaurant Le…
I regard "My Journey as a Witness" by Shahidul Alam as the most remarkable book by a single photographer since a messenger brought me a first copy of "The Decisive…
Eve Arnold, born in Philadelphia in 1912 daughter of Russian immigrants, died on January 4, 2012, in London. Her career began in the mid ‘40’s in a New York…