Rizzoli presents the first monograph on the photographer Denis Piel. Famous for his cinematic approach—asking subjects to play out a role in the same way a director works with his cast—Denis Piel became one of the most sought after photographers of the late 70s and 80s.
While m...

22.05.2012[ read full story ]

For 20 years, Reporters Without Borders has been fighting for freedom of the press. They regularly publish fundraising photo albums devoted to selected photographers, with sales profits going to financing their actions. Martin Parr’s work is being featured in the latest album to be released.

18.05.2012[ read full story ]

In 1970, photographer Martha Cooper spotted a man in a crowd. On his back was a Japanese tattoo, figures drawn in the style of a woodblock print. Entranced by this vision, Cooper followed him until he disappeared, and soon thereafter began questioning her friends about the subject. It was ...

18.05.2012[ read full story ]

“I don't think a journalist should die for his newspaper,” wrote Jean-François Chauvel, Patrick's father, in A rebrousse-poil (Editions Olivier Orban, 1976), a book of reporting stories collected by Philippe Gildas. “If he happens to risk his life, it's for himself, for some idea he ...

21.05.2012[ read full story ]

Behind its leatherette cover, one finds in Ukraina Passport (13 x 5 cm) an example of what makes contemporary photography publishing so captivating. Created by Federico Clavarino, a young Italian photographer living in Madrid, Ukraina Passport’s content, form and layout combine to be just...

16.05.2012[ read full story ]

As a mother of teenage daughters I watch their passage from girlhood into adulthood, fascinated with the transformation taking place, the adult personality taking shape and a gradual self-consciousness replacing the carefree world they had known and lived in so far. I started photogr...

07.05.2012[ read full story ]

Interested in hairs as very functional as well as strange material, Erik Steinbrecher presents with (Frisuerchen) 12 plates with photographic compositions of hairstyles – as worn by mannequins in cheap shop windows, sculptures made by the ar...

14.05.2012[ read full story ]

To have a muse is to appreciate the ebb and flow of energy that exists between the artist and the world. The muse is the one that inspires the creation of something new through the challenging of ideas, feelings, and vibes. The artist is the one that connects to this energy in search of so...

11.05.2012[ read full story ]

Darkroom charts the physical and psychic terrain of photographic printing rooms while conveying their transition from the realm of pure functionality into historical artifact. Indirect portraits of both producer and product, Bartos’ work explores the physical space linking artist to artwork and ...

09.05.2012[ read full story ]

In my work, I am constructing psychological space. My intent is to explore the human psyche and relish the idea that we are all beautifully flawed. These large-scale images (48" x 60") come from the exploration of human behaviors and compulsions. I look for an everyday level to ...

07.05.2012[ read full story ]