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The FSA: The Unconscious of Roy Stryker

The FSA: The Unconscious of Roy Stryker

Photographer Jean-Christian Bourcart has assembled a selection of photographs discarded by the Farm Security Administration, the US agency created to aid poor farmers during the Great Depression. In 1937, the FSA hired several photographers — including Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans — to document the rural conditions. Bourcart’s work, available in NFT format, questions the act of curating images.

Best Regards, Robert Frank

Best Regards, Robert Frank

They are the successors of Wright Morris, Walker Evans, Jakob Tuggener… Their images continue to enrich the world history of photography and our own impatient eyes. Blind shares the memories of some magical encounters with these virtuosos of the camera, soloists in black & white or in color, artists faithful to gelatin silver photography or bewitched by digital technologies. Today: Robert Frank, on the side of intuition.

Michael Ormerod: Roads to Nowhere

The book “American Photographs” and the recent exhibition “Vanishing Point” celebrate previously unseen work by Michael Ormerod. For 20 years, the British photographer traveled on the road throughout the United States, timelessly capturing rural America.

Christian Patterson: Going out of Business

Christian Patterson’s book “Gong Co.” is a haunting yet nostalgic documentation of the gradual decline of a family-owned grocery store in the Mississippi Delta.

Photo courtesy of the Todd Webb Archive

Treasure and Junk

Which trinkets did Robert Frank and Todd Webb keep for decades—and why? The stories behind the objects.

On the Road

In 1955, photographers Robert Frank and Todd Webb set out to capture a rapidly changing America. Now, for the first time, a new exhibition in Houston shows their photos together — and reveals how what they saw forever changed their view of the country.

FSA Archive: Shifting the Focus

FSA Archive: Shifting the Focus The book “Omen” reexamines the Farm Security Administration’s photographic archive, revealing a lesser-known narrative that challenges traditional views of American

Second Street, Ashland, Wisconsin, July 9, 1973, de la série Uncommon Places, 1973-1986 © Stephen Shore. Courtesy 303 Gallery, New York and Sprüth Magers

Stephen Shore: On the Road, on the Rails, and in the Air

The Fondation Cartier-Bresson in Paris presents a comprehensive retrospective dedicated to American photographer Stephen Shore, celebrated for his colorful explorations of America. The exhibition, complemented by a publication from Atelier EXB, showcases a selection of approximately one hundred images that highlight how various modes of transport are integral to his creative process.

Melinda Blauvelt’s Soft Portraits in Brantville

Brantville, published by Stanley Barker, looks back at the work of Melinda Blauvelt, who took a series of photographs in this small town of Nova Scotia between 1972 and 1974.

Beauty Salon, Milan, 2022 © Anastasia Samoylova

Capitalism’s Urban Poetry

With “Image Cities”, Anastasia Samoylova begins a reflection on the city, the realism of images and, more broadly, our contemporary lives. A work exhibited for the first time in France at Paris Photo.

The Forgotten People of Appalachia

For over 40 years, photographer Shelby Lee Adams has traveled the mountain of Eastern
Kentucky to photograph. Now in his 70's, Adams has been exploring his archive of
unpublished work to see what may have been overlooked. His new book, From the Heads of
the Hollers, contains 90 of these unpublished photographs, portraying the culture and people
of Appalachia.

Gregory Crewdson. Woman at Sink, Cathedral of the Pines series, digital pigment print, 2014. Courtesy of the artist.

Gregory Crewdson: Quiet Desperation

With an exhibition at La Mécanique Générale in Arles, Crewdson explores the intimacy and vulnerability of feeling alone in the world.

Life of Steen19 © Ingeborg Everaerd

Documentary Photography Revolution Is On

Since 2015, the Salon Photo Doc in Paris (May 12–14) has been putting new documentary photography in the spotlight. This is an opportunity to look at how the genre has evolved and discover new forms of expression in what has long been considered the most noble of the photographic genres.

Aux jours inoubliables / ©Gaël Bonnefon with the kind permission of the editions SUN / SUN

The Photobook: An Independent Art 

Throughout its history, photography has been diversifying modes of production and distribution. Among them, the photobook is certainly one of the best known and the most consistent, making the Eighth Art indissociable from paper. To create book-objects, many publishers engage in a creative competition. Many do it out of love, and know how to take risks that encourage emerging talents. Before we enter this world apart, let’s take a look at what happens on the other side of the page.

Frederick Langenheim Looking at Talbotypes. William and Frederick Langenheim, 1849-51. (Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005/The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

Revisiting Susan Sontag

An illustrated edition of Susan Sontag’s classic On Photography breathes new life into the essays by a woman who, with unflinching passion, showed the sometimes-decisive influence of photography on our society.

©MichaelNaulin

Welcome to The Leica World

Sported by the greatest photographers, Leica has defined the history of photography, and in the process became a true luxury item. Blind has traveled to Wetzlar, a small town near Frankfurt, Germany, where it all began.

William Klein, Fondation Nationale de la Photographie, Lyon, 1978 © Jacques Revon

William Klein: The Life of a Nonconformist Photographer

The American photographer, who became known for his street and fashion images, died peacefully on September 10 at the age of 96 in Paris, his beloved city. Blind traces the career of the man who helped revolutionize photography.

Peter Lindbergh.

Peter Lindbergh, The Authentic 

“It should be the responsibility of modern photographers to free women, and ultimately everyone, from the tyranny of youth and perfection.” This says everything. Peter

© Babette Mangolte

Movement and Space Through the Eyes of Babette Mangolte

The photographer, filmmaker, cinematographer, artist, and author of critical essays Babette Mangolte is being honored with the Women in Motion Photography Prize at the Rencontres d’Arles photography showcase for her body of work, which spans fifty years and has focused on dance, performance, cinema experimental cinema, subjectivity and the spectator.

Jeanloup Sieff

Jeanloup Sieff : A Photographic Journey in the Death Valley

Through the publication of a biography by Claude Nori and the reissue of La Vallée de la Mort [Death Valley], a work published in the 1970s that has been out of print for more than a decade, Contrejour editions are once again shining the spotlight on Jeanloup Sieff, who passed away in 2000.

Jean Dieuzaide: Beyond the Visible

Jean Dieuzaide: Beyond the Visible

Jean Dieuzaide would have been one hundred years old this year. The Toulouse City Hall, in France, which was entrusted with much of the artist’s collections at his death in 2003, celebrates this anniversary with a retrospective. Curated and edited by the historian of photography Françoise Denoyelle, an exhibition and a book publication take us on a journey through 60 years of photography with more than 200 works and documents, many published for the first time.

Jamie Hawkesworth in His Kingdom

Jamie Hawkesworth in His Kingdom

The British photographer Jamie Hawkesworth refines his approach to portraiture in The British Isles, published by Mack.

Edward Grazda: A Diary of Afghanistan Before the United States Came to Call

Edward Grazda: A Diary of Afghanistan Before the United States Came to Call

For more than 20 years, from the start of the Soviet-Afghan War through the rise of the Taliban and their control of the country, Edward Grazda photographed Afghanistan. The photographs he made show an Afghanistan going through great changes, and mirror what is going on in the country today.

Barkley L. Hendricks' Little Known Photography

Barkley L. Hendricks’ Little Known Photography

A captivating new book celebrates the role photography played in the life and work of Barkley L. Hendricks, who made pioneering contributions to Black portraiture and conceptualism.

Commuting Under the Divine Light

Commuting Under the Divine Light

In his new book entitled Roosevelt Station, New York photographer David Rothenberg captures his subjects – commuters, airport-bound travelers, panhandlers, missionaries, and others – awash in the radiant, cathedral-like light of Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street train station’s concourse. These otherwise candid, rush-hour images assume an otherworldly theatrical guise.

KBr: A New Photography Center Comes to Barcelona

KBr: A New Photography Center Comes to Barcelona

KBr discreetly opened its doors last month in Barcelona’s Port Olímpic district. The pandemic did little to discourage the public who flocked to this new space dedicated to photography to see the two inaugural exhibitions: Bill Brandt and Paul Strand.

A History of Documentary Photography, Part II

A History of Documentary Photography, Part II

The peculiar thing about documentary photography is that, since the inception of the medium, documenting has been the very purpose of photography as a whole. Here, historian Guillaume Blanc continues his in-depth look at what many consider to be the nobility of photography. Read the first part of the course here if needed.

A History of Portrait Photography, Part I

A History of Portrait Photography, Part I

In photography, portraiture is a constantly evolving genre. Writing a history of portrait photography amounts to writing a history of photography itself. Historian Guillaume Blanc gives us insight into a practice appreciated by many photographers.

A History of Portrait Photography, Part II

A History of Portrait Photography, Part II

In this second part of our lesson on the history of portrait photography, the historian Guillaume Blanc continues his exploration of the genre by theme, starting with the social question. Read the first part of the course here if needed.

agnès b.’s La Fab: Photography under the skin

agnès b.’s La Fab: Photography under the skin

In the newly opened space dedicated to the collection of the famous fashion designer agnès b., photography dialogues with every form of visual art. La Fab in Paris offers a fresh look at works of photography which we find scattered throughout the venue.

Thomas Sauvin: Salvaging Lost Images in China

Thomas Sauvin: Salvaging Lost Images in China

Thomas Sauvin is one of the recurring names in today’s vernacular photography. This French artist and long-time resident of China has given new life to negatives found in a landfill in northern Beijing through daring exhibitions and publications. A sprawling project that enables viewers to discover photographs of anonymous people from the Middle Kingdom.

Nelly Rau-Häring: Germany from East to West

Nelly Rau-Häring: Germany from East to West

A world traveler, cab driver, and teacher, Nelly Rau-Häring is, above all, a photographer. Born in Switzerland in 1947 she made Berlin her home in the mid-1960s. Like no one else, she recorded the city’s life, boredom, joie-de-vivre, struggle, and exuberance. A selection of her photos of West and East Berlin spanning over four decades are showcased in at f3–freiraum für fotografie in Berlin.

The Plaines of America by Joel Sternfeld

The Plaines of America by Joel Sternfeld

To celebrate an expanded edition of American Prospects (first ed. 1987), released by Steidl in November, the Xippas Gallery is showcasing for the first time thirteen photographs selected by the artist.

Guido Guidi: In-between in Italy

Guido Guidi: In-between in Italy

Considered to be one of the major figures in Italian photography, Guido Guidi has spent years exploring northern Italian landscapes. In his latest book, In Veneto, 1984–89, published this fall by Mack, he brings out a series devoted to the eponymous region. We visit the artist whose Italy doesn’t fit into postcards.

Valérie Belin's precious reflections

Valérie Belin’s precious reflections

Regarded as the most celebrated French photographer working today, Valérie Belin explores surface, identity and artificiality in her work. Each of these themes is given prominence in her latest series Reflection, which was commissioned by the V&A in London, and takes its inspiration from the museum archives

From photography to poetry at the gallery Le Réverbère

From photography to poetry at the gallery Le Réverbère

Until April 20, the Lyon gallery Le Réverbère brings together the works of four photographers who share similar concerns. Serge Clément, Baudoin Lotin, Julien Magre, and Bernard Plossu are all tireless gold seekers, obsessed by the Abstract poetry of the real.

Diane Arbus’s freak carnival

Diane Arbus’s freak carnival

The work of this iconic photographer is now on display at the Hayward Gallery in London, with over a hundred early images, for the most part printed by the artist.

Luigi Ghirri: A cartographer of the invisible

Luigi Ghirri: A cartographer of the invisible

An exhibition at the Jeu de Paume in Paris traces a prolific decade in the work of the Italian photographer. A pioneer of color photography, Luigi Ghirri (1943–1992) was able to turn photography into an instrument for better capturing “earth writing” and the “architecture of the ephemeral.”