The photographs of Sam Shaw have long appeared on the covers of Life and Look. He photographed the Hollywood stars of the 1950s and 60s: Ingrid Bergman, Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn, Marlon Brando, John Cassavetes, Anthony Quinn, Woody A...

23.01.2013[ read full story ]

The Republic of Niger, the largest nation in West Africa, ranked 186 of 187 on the United Nations’ Human Development Index for 2011. With over 80 percent of its land covered by the Sahara desert, the country’s predominantly Islamic population of 15 million is mostly clustered in the far so...

25.01.2013[ read full story ]

Remember the White Horses opens with an image of a road running through woodland on a summer’s day. A journey begins. But this is no classic road trip. Instead, the journey is a familiar one, both in the sense of a family outing and a metaphoric journey. The images – mono...

22.01.2013[ read full story ]

The Japanese photographer Shomei Tomatsu died last December 14th at the age of 82. 
Until very recently, the Berlin publisher Roland Angst worked with the photographer to produce his latest book, Shomei Tomatsu. Photographs 1951-2000, which was presented for the...

21.01.2013[ read full story ]

Every year sees another haul of useless books that served only to destroy trees. At the same time, there are books whose release we would love to celebrate, but which will never see the light of day. That’s the case for the photographs of Léon Herschtritt. You have to be lucky to catch...

17.01.2013[ read full story ]

MONO Volume One is the first hardback of a trilogy, showcasing an inspiring collection of contemporary black & white photography.
Its 270 pages feature a broad scope of internationally renowned artists such as Antoine D'Agata, Trent Parke, Anders Petersen and Roger Ballen, alongside a vibrant select...

17.01.2013[ read full story ]

For the past thirty years, the American photographer Bruce Weber has sought to define American glamor. An acute observer, he also has a passion for works directly or indirectly related to photography, all of which have informed his own practice. These “lessons in creativity” hav...

17.01.2013[ read full story ]

Long a source of fascination, twins have often been the subject of myths and legends, starting with the ancient figures of Remus and Romulus. Twins can share the exact same DNA, tastes, habits, and have eerily similar life experiences. But in his latest work, the American photog...

16.01.2013[ read full story ]

The feminine ideal: she is an industry unto herself, a vision of beauty held above all, as a thing to aspire towards, or to have and to hold. She exists because we need her to be, a vision of power or submission, whatever the frame may be. She is both muse and mistress, demanding our atten...

22.01.2013[ read full story ]

For twelve years, Chirodeep Chaudhuri has returned each fall to his native village in Bengal to attend the ceremonies celebrating the worship of the Hindi goddess Durga. A Village in Bengal shows daily life in a rural village, from community meetings and religious holidays to...

10.01.2013[ read full story ]