Book

Anderson Scott: Whistling Dixie

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In the introduction of his book, “Whistling Dixie”, Anderson Scott has this amusing remark: “I approached the battleground in my Toyota Prius. I felt like a minnow in a sea of whale-sized dually pick-up trucks.” It was 2007 and Scott, a fine art photographer o...

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Portrait

Stephen Mayes by Stéphanie de Rougé

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When he was 10, someone gave him a cheap Kodak camera and he started taking photographs “without really thinking about it.” When he graduated in psychology he realized he didn’t want to be a psychologist. While in this void, a friend of his took him to a dark room and he remember...

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Book

Photojournalisme en crise: Please Hold

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"DR - Um Diário da República" (literally, “A Journal of the Republic”) is a project of the collective [kameraphoto] that began in 2010, the hundredth anniversary of the Portuguese Republic. It aims to create a collective memory for the period from 2010 to 2020. On even-...

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Exhibition

Caen: Autochromes
1903-1931

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Organized in partnership with Ardi-Photographies, the exhibition En couleurs et en lumière la photographie autochrome 1903-1931 will be on display in Caen until September 29, 2013. Curators Céline Ernaelsteen and Alice Gandin introduce visitors to autochrome. The selection brin...

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Portfolio

Claire Mallett:
Un amour perdu

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Is a story of heartache and the loss of love. A reflection of choices I have made in my life that led me down the path I tread. Having recently gone through a stressful and dark time, each image tells a story of the journey of my heart and soul, resilient strength and perseverance. D...

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Book

Contemporary Swedish Photography

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Contemporary Swedish Photography is an outstanding book. Generous in format and richly illustrated, it provides an overview of Swedens photography scene, from the legendary Christer Strömholm to todays wide range of eminent photographers. The book covers the work of over 50 ...

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Exhibition

Arnault Joubin: Portraits, Paysages et Doudous

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The VOZ’Galerie in Boulogne Billancourt is currently presenting three series by Arnault Joubin, Portraits, Paysages Naturels and Doudos, through September 20. Joubin has photographed big names from César to Woody Allen in his characteristic deep, shadowy...

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Magazine

Brazil: Zum photo magazine

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The Instituto Moreira Salles has just released the fourth issue of its magazine Zum and announced that submissions are now being accepted for its photography grant, the Bolsa de Fotografia 2013. Featured in this issue are: street photographs by Katy Grannan (taken in San Francisco and Los A...

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Magazine

Warsaw: doc! photo magazine

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The eleventh issue of doc! photo magazine is now available. Every month, this Polish magazine publishes eight portfolios of international photographers and an interview with a personality from the photo world. This month, doc! photo magazine interviewed Tadeusz Rolke</stro...

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Portfolio

Sao Paulo: Nadia Maria
Journal Intime

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Nadia Maria is a photographer from Sao Paulo, Brazil, she started taking pictures when she was 7/8 years old, photographing her dolls, films have always been her favorite game. Since then she studied,and explored photography. When she was18 years old she studi...

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Exhibition

Georges Gasté: Orient of light and shadow

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The Musée du Montparnasse will present until May 31st a retrospective of the artist Georges Gasté (1869-1920). Along with fifty paintings depicting North Africa and India at the turn of the century, the exhibition brings together 80 photographs taken by Gasté in the same dec...

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Exhibition

Metz: Chefs-d'œuvre de la photo aérienne

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This exhibition shows how views from above—ranging from the first aerial photographs in the 19th century to the satellite images of Google Earth— transformed the perception of artists. Through over 400 photographs, paintings, drawings, films, architectural models, installati...

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