Exhibition

Berlin, Just Loomis
Galerie Hiltawsky

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The Hiltawsky gallery in Berlin is displaying until May 21st more than 30 works belonging to the portfolio of the former assistant of Helmut Newton, Just Loomis (*1957, Nevada). The photographs, color and black and white, feature strip-teasers, older folks ...

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In memoriam

Harry Lunn
A touching anecdote

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In response to last Friday’s homage to Harry Lunn, his son Christophe wrote “The Hank O’Neal picture you selected was the last portrait taken of my father, in 1998, at Berenice Abbott’s 100th anniversary celebration. Every year, on her birthday, a small group of ...

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Exhibition

Milan
Viktoria Sorochinski

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Viktoria Sorochinski was born in Ukraine, later settling in Russia, and then in 1990 at the age of 11, she left for Israel. At 17, she went to Canada, where she obtained a degree in fine arts. For over five years, she has been living and working in New York.

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Book

Serge Leblon, ”Fashion” 10 years of photography

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Photographer Serge Leblon recently teamed up with fellow belges at Base Design in Brussels to publish his first book Fashion (Lido). The 256 pages retracing 10 years of his striking photography including work for designers like Rykiel, H...

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Press Review

Paul Melcher:
Websites, part 17

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Sometimes, it becomes necessary to make a distinction between theory and truth. Very often, this is the role of photography. Because it is such a perfect tool to capture our perceived reality, we use it as a tool for proof. You can say pretty much what you want, but until you sh...

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Exhibition

Los Angeles
Oddball at Phil Stern

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A golden-era industry insider, Phil Stern’s access to the greatest legends of the time allowed him to create indelible portraits of some of the most celebrated icons of the 20th century including James Dean, Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe and John Wayne.

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Exhibition

Adama Kouyaté’s Paris Studio

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The son of a master shoemaker, Malian photographer Adama Kouyaté was born in the French Sudanese village of Bougouni (now Mali) in 1928. A contemporary of Malik Sidibé and Seydou Keïta, his introduction to photography occurred in 1946 when on Christmas day, he sat ...

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L'Oeil de La Lettre

Adama Kouyaté
Opening

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During his exhibition, Adama Kouyaté one of the most remarkable Malian historic photographers installs his studio “Photo-Hall Paris” inside of the gallery. Facing a décor conceived specially for the occasion, from May 13 through May 29, 2011, he will be operating his faithful “Rolleiflex” ...

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L'Oeil de La Lettre

David Hilliard
Opening

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If you follow attentively “La Lettre de la Photographie” you know everything about David Hilliard’s work. The opening in the Gallery “particulière” in the Rue du Perche was the opportunity to meet famous and interesting figures. If there is a gallery where to see and be se...

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L'Oeil de La Lettre

Young Talent SFR Prize
Opening

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Le Bal hosted the winners of the “Young Talent” SFR Prize this last Thursday May 12th. The spirit “Djeun” prevailed over the red and white steam from the buffet, rushed over by the perpetual waves of the future big talents of photography. One of the nicest and refreshing evenings o...

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