Fashion

Christian Kettiger
Apparence

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Exhibited at the Galerie Madé during Fotofever, Apparence is a personal work by Christian Kettiger, a commercial photographer who specializes in beauty products and lingerie (Marie Claire, Vogue, ELLE, La Roche-Posay, Ligne Roset, Lierac).

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Book

Julius Shulman’s Los Angeles

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The perfect gift for those obsessed with Mad Men chic is the small, smartly designed small survey of architectural images by Julius Shulman. The Getty Research Institute has put together this sweet little book from his photography archive in their special collections. J...

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Portfolio

Frieke Janssens
Smoking Kids

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A YouTube video of a chain smoking Indonesian toddler inspired me to create this series, Smoking Kids. The video highlighted the cultural differences between the east and west, and questioned notions of smoking being a mainly adult activity.

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Exhibition

Vivian Maier
Street Photographer

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Last year’s photo discovery of the year is now accessible to all thanks to the release of an exceptional new book and a current New York exhibition. Vivian Maier, Street Photographer is the simple story of an unknown street genius.

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Exhibition

Christian Tagliavini
Cut out & Keep

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The work of Christian Tagliavini can be experienced in many ways. Its duality of expressive artistry & meticulously controlled portraits, display a beautifully curated world of sitters posed within the handcrafted clothes made by the artist himself. Set against t...

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Book

Wolfgang Tillmans
Abstract Pictures

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At what point does a photograph stop being descriptive? When does the paper become more than just a support for an image? Wolfgang Tillmans is one of those few artists who in practice truly and constantly challenges the structures of photography and art. His abstract work is now...

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Exhibition

Joachim Bonnemaison
Holistic Portraits

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Recent photos by Joachim Bonnemaison on display at the Michèle Chomette gallery. We received the press release, perhaps the most abstruse we’ve ever received, and couldn’t resist sharing it with you in its entirety.

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Advertising

7 over 7: Seven Shows in Seven Days

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The new art space, United Photo Industries, opened on December 1 in the DUMBO section of New York City. A most unusual exhibition was scheduled in honor of the opening: 7 days with 7 different photographers. 7 over 7 included works by Bruno Pulici, Alexis Courtney, Bob Miller, How...

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Exhibition

Richard Aujard
Blood for blood

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Richard Aujard was born in Hasparren, in the Basque region of France. A photo enthusiast, he moved to Paris at 19 where he became a studio assistant for Vogue. He later decided to change optics, looking for new horizons.

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Holidays

Celebrations and holidays pictures

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Celebrations and holidays are here again. They are also back for the La Lettre team. Like this summer, if you wish, you will take over for us. The theme is celebration. Former, current, or future celebrations. Celebrations in the largest sense of the word, open to your inte...

02.12.2011[ read full story ]

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