Like her pictures, Sacha’s career reads like a fairytale. Born in Rotterdam in the ’40’s, Sacha Van Dorssen studied Fine Arts before starting an internship in Paris in 1963. There she met Peter Knapp who hired her to work for Elle magazine. Both Peter and Elle suggested that she sign he...

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Swann Galleries in New York proposes an auction online only of Performing Arts Memorabilia from January 10th to February 1th, 2011. Among programs and Playbills there is a large selection of autographed photographs featuring bold face names such as Edith Piaf by the Studio Harcourt, Ca...

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Born in Morocco, Lalla Essaydi has been examining the role of the Muslim woman by incorporating layers of Islamic calligraphy applied by hand with henna, in tandem with poses directly inspired by 19th Century Orientalist painting. By appropriating this imagery, the works reflect the “comple...

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Every Monday from now on, Paul Melcher will do the web review. Paul Melcher is a 20 years veteran of the photography business. He has run numerous prestigious photo agencies and was named by American Photo as one of the “100 most influential individuals in American photography”. He is...

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38 pictures from American photographer Wayne Schoenfeld’s “Icones, iconoclasts” will be on display in Paris for four days during the 32nd annual Circus of Tomorrow Festival. This self-taught former businnessman came to photography late in life and has for the past three years ...

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