The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the J. Paul Getty Trust just announced their joint acquisition of art and archival materials by or associated with Robert Mapplethorpe, one of the great photographers of the second half of the twentieth century. The vast maj...

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Reuters chief photographer in Pakistan, Pulitzer prize winner, Adrees Latif has won the prestigious ICP Infinity Award in photojournalism 2011 for his coverage of last years Pakistan floods. As many Reuters photographers he is also in charge of a team. Adrees has built a soli...

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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...

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VanityFair.com presented yesterday a slide show of the photos taken with the very last roll of Kodachrome to come off Kodak’s assembly line. The three dozen frames by photographer Steve McCurry, depict scenes from New York, Bombay, Rajasthan, Bombay, Istanbul, London, and f...

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On this February 8th, James Dean would have been 80 years old. His life tragically ended on September 30th 1955 behind the wheel of his lightening fast Spyder, James Dean (and his romantic rebel image) has remained eternally trendy. During his short life and by way of o...

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Thomas Millet was born in 1977 in Paris. Three years after starting his Architectural studies, he began his career as a photographer, assisting Denis Rouvre. In 2002 he commenced his work on “Hidden Portraits,” a series full of humor and poetry, where the models and the objects fi...

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The International Center of Photography (ICP) announced the recipients of the 27th Annual Infinity Awards. Recognized around the world, the awards are widely respected as the leading honor for excellence in the field of photography. The 2011 honorees will be celebrated at a gala event on...

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