One of the highlights of Paris Photo Los Angeles is the Guy Bourdin exhibition at the Louise Alexander Gallery. A selection from the oeuvre of Bourdin is on display; vintage…
April 29, 2014
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1975 is the year I mark as being my first as a professional, I was twenty years old. I decided I wanted to be a portraitist after studying with Philippe…
They are very hard to look at, these pictures. Mainly, they come from about the time I was a little boy so I connect with them as a child might…
In part it’s the casual juxtaposition, the chance occurrence, the people that turn out when eighty major dealers from around the world bring their best to show. And then there…
The Overseas Press Club of America announces its four photography awards : Tyler Hicks wins The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award (Best published photographic) reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage…
In the 1920s, August Sander conceived of The People of the 20th Century, a seven-volume series that would encapsulate the face of the times, and to this project he dedicated the better…
“I’m interested in stories, which are always told by someone, whether the story is a myth, a tale or an anecdote. Photography allows me to plumb the depths of personalities…
Two anniversaries are being celebrated this year in Germany: the 50th anniversary of the death of August Sander in 1964 and the 40th anniversary of the creation of the publishing house Schirmer/Mosel…
Photography was George Thiry’s obsession : ‘I take photos to amuse myself’, he would explain. For over forty years, his Rolleiflex dangling as a third eye on his chest wherever he…