LES RENCONTRES d’ARLES 2024: A VISUAL FEAST – LENSCRATCH
Having just spent the first week of July at the opening round of this year’s Rencontres d’Arles (the 55th edition running from July 1st through September 29th), I can readily attest to a photographic feast that tends to overwhelm the senses with diverse photo exhibitions, installations, photo books, music and entertainment that lasts well into
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This year’s theme, “Beneath the Surface” is a deeper probe of a number of underlying themes with a particular emphasis on the creativity and often under-representation of women photographers. The first major retrospective of Mary Ellen Mark since her death in 2015 presents a vast array of images reflecting the intense curiosity that defines her work. One can peruse her contact sheets as the exhibition follows her career through five distinct projects. Whether photographing the homeless or twins in many sizes and shapes, her images are always compelling in their honesty and compassion.