On January 14, 2013, at the Jeu de Paume in Paris, the Prix Roland Barthes 2012 was awarded to Elisa Baitelli for her Master’s thesis, “L'image du fait divers dans la revue "Détective" de 1928 à 1940.” A special mention was given to Nelly Taravel for her thesis, “La photogra...

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For the past thirty years, the American photographer Bruce Weber has sought to define American glamor. An acute observer, he also has a passion for works directly or indirectly related to photography, all of which have informed his own practice. These “lessons in creativity” hav...

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The Robert Klein Gallery and Ars Libri present Inside Outside: The 1970s in Black and White, a diverse show of photographs that attest to the productivity and creativity of the era. In a decade marked by anti-war protests and the Watergate scandal, American photographers wer...

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Between 1910 and 1930, Australia was a busy place. In particular, big cities like Sydney. Freshly out of their successful first involvement in the far away first World War and eager to put past them the hardships of war, Australians were busy building a society ready to challenge old...

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As we announced last November, thirty years after its disappearance, the first issue of the magazine Camera is back on magazine stands with a similar design, logo, paper density and look. Camera was founded in 1922 by Adolf Herz and the Swiss publisher C.J. Bucher. It played a decisive role in...

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Proud Chelsea presents a collection of Debbie Harry portraits from 1977 - 1988 taken by acclaimed photographer and personal friend Brian Aris. With her two-toned bleached-blonde hair, plucky punk outfits and intoxicating stage presence, Harry is the ultimate 70s icon. The front...

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Like Aaron Siskind and Harry Callahan, Kenneth Josephson has a penchant for light, the radiant kind of light that brings leaves to life and illuminates their details with silver rays. In these black-and-white nature photographs, Josephson tracks the slightest bea...

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After spending a year locked in my room, shooting naked women lying on a bed for the series La chambre rose, it seemed like it was time to go out into the world, get lost, somewhere in the forest, and photograph a divine kind of reality, feline and feminine. I find that our illusions are as m...

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In 1944, I was in France when I got a coded message from Life magazine that spelled out in bright letters to me: MacArthur was returning to the Philippines. By the time I got to Leyte, though, the landing was over and a picture of MacArthur coming ashore there had already be...

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MONO Volume One is the first hardback of a trilogy, showcasing an inspiring collection of contemporary black & white photography.
Its 270 pages feature a broad scope of internationally renowned artists such as Antoine D'Agata, Trent Parke, Anders Petersen and Roger Ballen, alongside a vibrant select...

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Every year sees another haul of useless books that served only to destroy trees. At the same time, there are books whose release we would love to celebrate, but which will never see the light of day. That’s the case for the photographs of Léon Herschtritt. You have to be lucky to catch...

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Whether is was Saint Catherine’s Day, dining on the riverboat “Délices,” chartered for the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes Art-Deco, or for a simple children’s snack: every occasion was a reason to celebrate at fashion designer Paul...

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