There is a new book of photographs of photographers. But don’t roll your eyes and move on . Behind Photographs, photos and text by Tim Mantoani, is the result of six years of self-financed work and many sheets of 20”x24” Polaroid. The project started when Ma...

23.01.2012[ read full story ]

Perhaps there is nothing so romantic as abandoned buildings, ruins and relics, remnants of what was and what could have never been. Empty, neglected buildings are the things that invite our imaginations for a visit. It shouldn’t be surprising when you consider that the building is a symbol of...

20.01.2012[ read full story ]

From the twilight of the Belle Époque (which was really anything but) to the humiliation of the Occupation, Paris was a beacon of creativity that outshone even the preceding century: philosophers shed light on the world, artists defied conventions, and women ruled fashion. Amo...

18.01.2012[ read full story ]

We overlooked one of the most important photography books of last year: Abe Frajndlich’s Penelope’s Hungry Eyes, published by Lothar Schirmer. "The genesis of this book goes back to when I arrived at Minor White's house for a live-in workshop in the fall of 1970 and my first ...

18.01.2012[ read full story ]

Last week we showed you Abe Frajndlich’s color portraits of photographers. This week we present his black-and-white portraits. What do you do when you see Irving Penn peering back at you through your lens? I’d panic then practice Zen.

26.01.2012[ read full story ]

1940-1945 années érotiques is a book published by Albin Michel. The story of the Occupation of France as witnessed by its morality. The presence of German soldiers in Paris changed French sexuality and sentimentality. Under the control of the German army, whorehouses otherwise f...

17.01.2012[ read full story ]

Patrice Bellot (b. 1972 in Marseille) lives in the South of France and has worked with digital and analog photography for years. His first book, comprised of untouched photos shot with different versions of the iPhone, was published by GLC-Editions. Taken across Europe in...

13.01.2012[ read full story ]

At the end of 2011, Chadwick Tyler created a series titled Tabernacle. Featuring Julia Hafstrom, it is a forecast of the evolution of his work. Through this series, we start to understand the philosophy and the influence behind his images. Each one of them suppor...

12.01.2012[ read full story ]

For over two years, Eliane de Latour photographed prostitutes in the ghettos of Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s largest city. In her book she tells the story of meeting the girls and their “husbands” (slang for “pimp” in nouchi, the local street dialect). She took the first pic...

12.01.2012[ read full story ]

This month, the presidential primary elections begin in the United States, and Americans begin the long process of deciding who will occupy the White House for the next four years. Millions and millions of dollars will be spent in the effort to claim the executive mansion, whic...

11.01.2012[ read full story ]