In partnership with the Camera Obscura gallery, the Maison de la Photographie Robert Doisneau, located in Gentilly is presenting through April 30, 2011, works by Lucien Hervé, “Vivants”. In the introductory text by artistic director Annie-Laure Wanaverbecq, the exhibition’s title can be und...

10.02.2011[ read full story ]

Henri Huet died in Laos on February 10, 1971. He was one of the mythical photographers of the Vietnam war, his unforgettable pictures featured on the world’s magazine covers. The exhibition at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie is an homage to his work. You can read more about hi...

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In 1977, I was the head of the cultural department of Le Monde. An article by Hervé Guibert ran during the summer. From the Festival d’Avignon, he described his experience at the Gueuloir, it was his first article, and I noticed him. One day in the fall, we met i...

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After his first trip to Brazil in 1999, when Vincent Rosenblatt discovered Rio and the favelas that surrounded the official city, he returned from 2005 to 2010 to explore the world of Bailes Funk (parties where Funk Carioca, a kind of music, is played):

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The Maison Européenne de la Photographie is featuring a retrospective of Marc Trivier’s work, from the ’80’s to today. Born in 1960, Marc Trivier lives and works in Belgium. One hundred prints demonstrate the depth of his portrait and landscape work.

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Jacques Prévert’s first exhibit of collages in 1957 consisted of 60 works at Galerie Maeght. Over half a century later, Prévert’s playful and colorful collages, which will be displayed at the Maison Europénne de la Photographie are as visually resonant as ever.

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In addition to his street portraits, Bruce Wrighton also tried to capture environments. Not because he wanted to be close to his subjects, but to show that he felt for others, that it wasn’t just a body experience. Cars, household interiors or advertisements were ...

08.02.2011[ read full story ]

Born in Zlina, Slovakia in 1971, Martin Kollar began his Nothing Special series in 2001. “This project resulted from my reaction to what was happening in post-communist Eastern Europe, the clash with the new system. You are 18 years old, and you are told th...

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For the past three years Katy Grannan has roamed the streets of Los Angeles and San Francisco, photographing strangers. Her subjects are most often people whom others pass by without notice, anonymous individuals who have now been transformed by photography’s peculiar magi...

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Born in 1904, Roger Schall was one of the most renowned photographers of the 1930’s and ‘40’s. He worked in all photographic disciplines from fashion, portraits, nudes, still lives and especially reporting.

02.02.2011[ read full story ]