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The UWLF Project: Underwater Large Format – Back to the Future

11 March 2018 0

The photographs made with the film large format cameras still remain popular nowadays. Herewith the story of the underwater large format seems to be unrevealed. After the works of Louis Boutan, Jacob Reighard and other researchers in the late XIX…

Lee Friedlander: Chain Link

10 March 2018 0

Lee Friedlander is celebrated for his ability to weave disparate elements from ordinary life into uncanny images of great formal complexity and visual wit. And few things have attracted his attention―or been more unpredictable in their effect―than the humble chain…

Debiprasad Mukherjee: God Never Talks. But the Devil Keeps Advertising

8 March 2018 0

On the banks of Sipra River, Ujjain (India), ‘exorcism’ took a greater height, where in the name of religion, people were being beaten up ruthlessly during Kumbh Mela. Thousands of pilgrims had accumulated here in the name of pilgrimage. They…

Neal Preston: Exhilarated and Exhausted

5 March 2018 0

“Shooting live music performances is something few photographers do really well. I just happened to discover one day that I was pretty good at it.” Neal Preston is one of the greatest rock photographers of all time. Exhilarated and Exhausted…

Lower East and Upper West: New York City Photographs 1957-1968

3 March 2018 0

The vibrant street life and people of New York City’s Lower East Side and Upper West Side in the 1950s and 1960s are presented in this book of black-and-white photographs by Jonathan Brand. A census taker and later an advertising…

The Shadow Archive An Investigation Into Vernacular Portrait Photography

2 March 2018 0

The Walther Collection is pleased to present The Shadow Archive: An Investigation into Vernacular Portrait Photography, an exhibition that examines the uses of photography to document, record, and identify individuals from the 1850s to the present. The Shadow Archive inaugurates…

David Hurn: Arizona Trips

1 March 2018 0

His documentary photographs are distinguished by their quiet observation and remarkable insight. “Life as it unfolds in front of the camera is full of so much complexity, wonder and surprise that I find it unnecessary to create new realities,” he…

Elizabeth Heyert: The Outsider

27 February 2018 0

Known for her unconventional approach to portrait photography, most notably her classic trilogy The Sleepers , The Travelers , and The Narcissists , Elizabeth Heyert again assumes her role as observer and voyeur in her latest book, The Outsider ,…

Borys Makary: They were

26 February 2018 0

The “They were” project boils down to the “Man Rey-esque” form of negatives, on which signs and digits, symbolising the personality of the character in the picture, were painted by hand. The starting point was numerology, certain symbols which were…

Edvard Munch: The Experimental Self: Edvard Munch’s Photography

25 February 2018 0

Internationally celebrated for his paintings, prints, and watercolors, Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863–1944) also took photographs. This exhibition of photographs, films, and a small selection of prints by Edvard Munch emphasizes the artist’s experimentalism, examining his exploration of the camera…

Robert Adams: Tenancy

24 February 2018 0

The book’s theme of tenancy expresses the idea of “temporary possession of what belongs to another”–specifically, the natural environment. Adams’ recent photographs of the landscape reference the current and imminent threats of clearcutting, environmental degradation and natural disasters along the…

Pogus Caesar: From Jamaica Row, Rebirth of the Bullring

23 February 2018 0

These powerful images have been selected from over 500 in the OOM Gallery Archive to illustrate the demolition of the past and a premonition of the future for the City of Birmingham. Jamaica Row is the pedestrian route situated between…

Daniella Midenge: Sex & Cigarettes

20 February 2018 0

Strong women, accentuated by their beauty and sensuality, are the hallmark of fashion photographer Daniella Midenge. Her pictures evoke intimacy and passion, beyond the outer shell. Black-and-white or color, her photos have an incredible power of expression that draws the…

Eric Williams: Conduits of Steel

19 February 2018 0

The shiny twin rails of steel disappear beyond the curve to places we can’t see. Some are real and some imagined. These rails are conduits of trade and commerce, linking us geographically. To us, they are conduits of memories, imagination…

Ricky Adam: Belfast Punk: Warzone Centre 1997–2003

17 February 2018 0

The “Warzone Collective” formed in the Northern Ireland city of Belfast in 1984, when a few local punks decided to secure their own venue. In 1986, the Collective opened Giros, with a vegetarian cafe, a practice space and screenprinting facilities.…

Michael Kirchoff: Sanctuary

16 February 2018 0

When Michael Kirchoff photographs he “takes a great deal of time trying to see in a less than literal way.” He says, “The techniques and tools with each project or series often change, but the perspective, drama, and passion of…

David Wrangborg: Traversing Tranquility

15 February 2018 0

Svalbard is a remarkable place for wilderness adventure. Springtime ski touring on the glacier plateaus is a personal favorite. This series is meant to capture some of the grandeur and tranquility experienced during a June visit. Untouched snow surfaces, nunataks…

Anders Petersen: Zoo

13 February 2018 0

Zoo is a wild ride through Anders Petersen’s oeuvre, a racy edit of his work that has animals as its central theme. Whether they be conscious portraits of animals or a haphazard photographic encounter with a woman’s legs in python-print…

Henry Horenstein: Tales from the 70’s

12 February 2018 0

Starting out in the 1970’s, Henry Horenstein was a flat-out documentary shooter. He came from a background in history, not art, and he wanted to shoot for LIFE magazine and maybe just maybe join Magnum. But over the years Horenstein…

The UWLF Project: Underwater Large Format – Back to the Future

Lee Friedlander: Chain Link

Debiprasad Mukherjee: God Never Talks. But the Devil Keeps Advertising

10 Iconic Beauties Who Defined 1930s Style

Neal Preston: Exhilarated and Exhausted

Lower East and Upper West: New York City Photographs 1957-1968

The Shadow Archive An Investigation Into Vernacular Portrait Photography

David Hurn: Arizona Trips

Elizabeth Heyert: The Outsider

Borys Makary: They were

Edvard Munch: The Experimental Self: Edvard Munch’s Photography

Robert Adams: Tenancy

Pogus Caesar: From Jamaica Row, Rebirth of the Bullring

Daniella Midenge: Sex & Cigarettes

Eric Williams: Conduits of Steel

Ricky Adam: Belfast Punk: Warzone Centre 1997–2003

Michael Kirchoff: Sanctuary

David Wrangborg: Traversing Tranquility

Anders Petersen: Zoo

Henry Horenstein: Tales from the 70’s

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