Category: Portfolios &amp; Galleries

Nic Persinger: The States Project: West Virginia It’s around 11:30pm, and I am sitting on my porch, smoking, assembling the image files for the States Project. Nic Persinger calls me on the land line. We share some key common ground: humor tinged with sarcasm, a love of dogs, motorcycles, and ornery old via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2017/10/nic-persinger-the-states-project-west-virginia/…

A Young Japanese Photographer’s View of Harlem in the Nineties | The New Yorker

Oct 5, 2017

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A Young Japanese Photographer’s View of Harlem in the Nineties When Katsu Naito, a newcomer to the area, worked up the courage to ask if he could take his neighbors’ pictures, no one said no. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/a-young-japanese-photographers-view-of-harlem-in-the-nineties In 1983, at the age of eighteen, Katsu Naito left his small Japanese city of…

The fifth edition of 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair – The Eye of Photography

Oct 5, 2017

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[contentcards url=”http://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/2017/10/05/article/159967698/the-fifth-edition-of-154-contemporary-african-art-fair/”] The fifth edition of 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair – The Eye of Photography 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair is one of the leading international art fairs dedicated to contemporary African art. It takes place at Somerset House, in London, until this Sunday October 8th, 2017.

Thibaut Derien, Angèle and the New Word – The Eye of Photography

Oct 4, 2017

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[contentcards url=”http://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/2017/10/04/article/159967591/thibaut-derien-angele-and-the-new-word/”] Thibaut Derien, Angèle and the New Word – The Eye of Photography After Une Ville Phantome, a series he continues to work on since 2013, French photographer Thiqbaut Derien presents his daughter Angèle discovering the “new world”.

Mikiko Hara, In the Blink of an Eye – The Eye of Photography

Oct 3, 2017

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[contentcards url=”http://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/2017/10/03/article/159967481/mikiko-hara-in-the-blink-of-an-eye/”] Mikiko Hara, In the Blink of an Eye – The Eye of Photography Based on Japanese photographer Mikiko Hara’s recent book Change, this exhibition features twenty of her color photographs spanning over two decades from 1996 to 2009. Hara’s square color snapshots involve no noticeable high drama. Her portraits – men and women, adults,…

Elaine McMillion Sheldon: The States Project: West Virginia | LENSCRATCH

Oct 3, 2017

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Elaine McMillion Sheldon: The States Project: West Virginia When Elaine McMillion Sheldon was a young girl in Logan, West Virginia, her neighborhood was ripe with events that she would observe and write about. She loved writing, and wanted to be a journalist – journalism could be an avenue for her to go see the via…

Canada and The Times: The Faraway Nearby – The New York Times

Oct 3, 2017

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Canada and The Times: The Faraway Nearby A Canadian exhibit of New York Times photos shows how one country covers another, from the usual tropes to surprises. via Lens Blog: https://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/canada-and-the-times-the-faraway-nearby/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Multimedia&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body “We worry when you look hard at us, but we are also touchy about being overlooked,” then-Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson of Canada told…

Robert Dawson: Public Library Project | LENSCRATCH

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Robert Dawson: Public Library Project “Robert Dawson’s work is an irrefutable argument for the preservation of public libraries. His book is profound and heartbreakingly beautiful.” – Toni Morrison In November, photographic artists, educators, and students in the West and Southwest will conve via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2017/09/robert-dawson-public-library-project/ Robert’s focus on literacy goes back two decades as he…

Photos of race and compassion in the Mississippi Delta – The Washington Post

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Perspective | Finding race and compassion in the Mississippi Delta Brandon Thibodeaux spent eight years photographing rural communities in the Mississippi Delta – exploring race, religion and his own identity along the way. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2017/09/29/finding-race-and-compassion-in-the-mississippi-delta/ Brandon Thibodeaux’s eight-year journey in the Mississippi Delta, which resulted in the poetic images of In That Land…

Innovative solution providers tackle the ever-growing headaches of photo management and storage – Kaptur

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Innovative solution providers tackle the ever-growing headaches of photo management and storage – Kaptur Consumers have no idea which of their photos are stored where, for how long, at what resolution, and what would happen if their house was indeed destroyed, or their phone stolen. via Kaptur: http://kaptur.co/innovative-solution-providers-tackle-the-ever-growing-headaches-of-photo-management-and-storage/ It’s a given: we are all overwhelmed…

More Photos of the Crisis in Puerto Rico – The Atlantic

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More Photos of the Crisis in Puerto Rico Eight days after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, some relief and supplies are beginning to arrive in San Juan, but little aid is reaching outlying areas. via The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/09/more-photos-of-the-crisis-in-puerto-rico/541428/ Eight days after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico with devastating force, some relief and supplies are beginning to arrive…

Randal Levenson, In Search of the Monkey Girl and other works – The Eye of Photography

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[contentcards url=”http://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/2017/09/29/article/159967256/randal-levenson-in-search-of-the-monkey-girl-and-other-works/”] Randal Levenson, In Search of the Monkey Girl and other works – The Eye of Photography This exhibition at Joseph Bellows Gallery in La Jolla, features American photographer Randal Levenson’s photographs selected from three bodies of work: Americana, Mexico, and In Search of the Monkey Girl. The three distinct groupings range from the…

The seventh edition of Cortona On The Move – The Eye of Photography

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[contentcards url=”http://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/2017/09/29/article/159967205/the-seventh-edition-of-cortona-on-the-move/”] The seventh edition of Cortona On The Move – The Eye of Photography A sense of elsewhere and the research for new contemporary expressions of space, time and reality: that’s the focus connecting the projects within the Cortona On The Move International Photography Festival, at its 7th edition.

This Hotel Used to Be a Base of the Communist Party | FotoRoom

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This Hotel Used to Be a Base of the Communist Party Karol Palka’s fascinating images bring us inside a decaying resort in Czechoslovakia which the local Communist party used as their base. via FotoRoom: http://fotoroom.co/edifice-karol-palka/ For our latest Cameo we’re having 25 year-old Polish photographer Karol Palka. Karol shares with us Edifice, a series shot…

Naomi Harris: EUSA | LENSCRATCH

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Naomi Harris: EUSA It’s hard for me not to love Naomi Harris’ photographs. A medium format film camera, a flash, a sense of humor, a sense of adventure, a global perspective, intelligence, and a really nice person all combines into a party that I want to attend. Her new ser via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2017/09/naomi-harris-eusa/ It’s hard…

Army Troops Deployed in Rio Slum to Fight Drug Gang Violence – The Atlantic

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Army Troops Deployed in Rio Slum to Fight Drug Gang Violence Hundreds of soldiers were sent into the narrow streets and alleys of Rocinha to fight warring drug traffickers last week. via The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/09/army-troops-deployed-in-rio-slum-to-fight-drug-gang-violence/541284/ Recently, rival drug trafficking gangs and factions in Rio de Janeiro’s giant Rocinha favela have fought several frightening street battles for…

These photos show the human side of seal hunting – The Washington Post

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Perspective | Showing the human side of seal hunting For many communities in Canada and beyond, seal hunting is part of the social fabric, says photographer Yoanis Menge via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2017/09/27/showing-the-human-side-of-seal-hunting/ Yoanis Menge was waiting for his train in Paris when he first saw the ad. “There was this huge poster for a campaign…

Weegee: King of the Nighttime Streets – The New York Times

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Weegee: King of the Nighttime Streets Weegee’s images of swells and speakeasies, crime and crowds, or perps and play are a singular record of New York City in the 1930s and 1940s. via Lens Blog: https://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/09/28/weegee-king-of-the-nighttime-streets/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Multimedia&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body In this cast of characters, Weegee was the Dante of New York’s nighttime demimonde. His photos, of swells and…

Paolo Ventura, Eclipse – The Eye of Photography

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