Last night at the Asia Society in New York, a packed auditorium attended the ceremony that presents this prestigious grant. There are many awards and grants ceremonies in our industry, and all aim to celebrate and highlight the work of talented women and men, however, there is ...

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Coming of age for Swazi girls is tough. A tiny African nation of one million, Swaziland is ruled by one of the world's last remaining absolute monarchies. Its age-old tradition of polygamy and its relaxed attitude toward sexuality have met in a devastating combination for women...

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Dominic Bracco II specializes in documenting the effects of Mexican and North American policies on the border region where he was raised. He has degrees in journalism and Spanish literature from The University of Texas at Arlington. Past clients include The Wall Street Jour...

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We have a disturbing relationship with animals, perhaps founded in the idea that we are not one of them. As humans, we enjoy creating hierarchies where there may be done, consistently creating artificial tests of intelligence that elevate us above the animal kingdom. Does anyone think it stra...

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Bogdan Konopka (born in 1953 in Poland) began taking photographs in the mid-1970s, first pointing the lens of his camera at the city where he lived and which had been - for the most part - destroyed in the World War 2; the city with double identity: Breslau – Wrocław....

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Led by its consultant Agnès de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, the Société de Ventes Volontaires Piasa is holding an auction of vintage, modern and contemporary photographs from the origins to today. It will take place Friday, October 28 at 2pm in Room 6 of the Drouot Richelieu auction house.

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Under the expertise of Viviane Esders, the Société de Ventes Volontaires Yann le Mouël is holding an auction for modern and contemporary photographs on Thursday, October 27 at 2pm in room 9 of the Hotel Drouot-Richelieu.

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Eight years ago, Portugal did present itself as a new landscape in my life - both literally and metaphorically. Since then, I have photographed exclusively along a very small stretch of its southern coastline. Returning to this specific place, I've sought out its nuances. In doing so, I have ...

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This week we watched as the battle for Col. Muammar el-Qadaffi’s last redoubt, the city of Surt, fell to fighters of the Libyan National Transitional Council after intense street fighting. The world-tour of imagery takes us then to Pakistan, where gunmen turned a convoy of NATO...

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This week, you are going to notice a few of my “tropisms.” I have a soft spot for revolutionary movements, and it’s a genuine pleasure to see every day in the papers those spirits and bodies reacting against the elements of a priggish, know-it-all society. They are the ones oc...

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