VANUATU, THE HIDDEN FACE OF OCEANIA
Still unknown to tourism, the islands of this volcanic archipelago of the Coral Sea conceal natural treasures and preserved traditions. An invitation to lose yourself. Many people have never heard its name, and for those who know it, the location of Vanuatu is often uncertain. Not far from Australia and Papua New Guinea – all […]
LUCA WERNER OR SENTIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Luca Werner was born near the mountains in Munich, Germany. At first passionate about snowboarding, he expressed his wish to become a champion in the discipline until an accident closed the door on this dream. But no matter, he will decide to capture moments of life while sharing them with quotes bringing him as close […]
IMMERSO: A HOTEL IN COMMUNION WITH NATURE
Five stars with a view! This five star hotel with 37 rooms was founded by Pedro Lopes in the town of Ericeira, 45 minutes from Lisbon near the Costa Oeste. Hidden in the nature Immerso invites us to a place where the views of the ocean are spectacular. Nestled in a valley, it is surrounded […]
SPANISH HOUSE, THE NEW BOOK OF PHOTOGRAPHS BY ARTIST GERRY JOHANSSON
For more than three decades, Gerry Johansson has immortalized places around the world. Born in 1945, the Swedish photographer developed an interest in photography as a teenager and moved to New York City in the early 1960s. Spanish House invites the reader to visit central Spain and retrace his steps. On a hill near the […]
A LOOK AT THE NEW BLACK AVANT-GARDE
The exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery in London highlights fifteen international photographers who are liberating the black figure from imagery dominated by white aesthetics. The New Black Vanguard continues to break down established societal dictates, celebrating black creativity in front of and behind the lens. Photographic works include black stylists, models, makeup artists, and creative […]
STEVE SCHAPIRO, GREAT CHRONICLER OF AMERICA
Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles celebrates the legacy and remarkable career of this iconic photojournalist in a commemorative retrospective. Steve Schapiro (1934-2022) immortalized the upheavals and key moments in American society of his time. An avid photographer from the age of nine, influenced by Henri Cartier-Bresson, he produced powerful reports on the civil rights struggle, […]
MUYAKA SHITANDA AND SWEET NOSTALGIA
The artist Muyaka Shitanda, born in Nairobi, Kenya, photographs the world while offering viewers an escape from reality for a moment to contemplate and be guided through the stories he captures with his eye and his work of image construction. A world whose beauty is defined by a certain aestheticism that he has developed by […]
HORST P. HORST, TIMELESS ELEGANCE
The SCAD FASH Museum in Atlanta, USA, pays tribute to Horst P. Horst, one of the most aesthetic photographers of the 20th century, through more than 80 of the most avant-garde images of fashion. Nicknamed the “photographer of elegance,” Horst P. Horst, born Horst Paul Albert Bohrmann (1906-1999), captured the icons of fashion, film, and […]
ELLIOT AND ERICK JIMENEZ BETWEEN TWO WORLD
Born of Cuban immigrant parents, Elliot and Erick Jiménez grew up with a strong cultural heritage. Between stories, legends, saints, and divinities, these brothers have succeeded, over the years, in retranscribing, through their photographic work, the cultural diversity and their Cuban-American upbringing, mixing both spiritual worlds and history. Passionate about art history and historical paintings, […]
ERWIN BLUMENFELD : THE ETERNAL FEMININE
“TO BE A PHOTOGRAPHER IN ITSELF,” writes in capital letters Erwin Blumenfeld in his book of memoirs, Jadis and Daguerre,1 where he explains to have wanted, following the example of Man Ray, to make of photography an “art for art.” If from his beginnings as a professional photographer in Paris, between 1936 and 1939, his […]