A Polaroid Portrait of New Hollywood’s Unfiltered Youth
With the recent release of Tight Heads, Candy Clark shares her never-before-seen Polaroids of 1970s Hollywood—intimate portraits of the stars before they were legends.
When Crowds Rise: A Global History of Protests in Images
A photographic manifesto centered on the theme of protest, born from the collaboration between Amnesty International and the MYOP agency.
World Press Photo of the Year Awarded to Samar Abu Elouf
In a year marked by global conflict, climate catastrophe, and mass migration, the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year serves as a searing reminder of the human cost of war. The award, given to Samar Abu Elouf for her deeply intimate portrait Mahmoud Ajjour, Aged Nine, places a child’s trauma at the center of […]
Get Into Thing, the Legendary 1990s Black Queer Magazine
The cult classic is now back in print with a facsimile edition of all 10 issues.
Central America in the Crosshairs of War
An unforgettable account of how misguided and illegal U.S. policies in Central America during the 1980s resulted in tens of thousands of deaths, created many of today’s problems along America’s Southern Border, and helped perpetuate a legacy of hawkish militarism at the expense of democracy and diplomacy.
The Contradictions That Define a City
In The Cloud Factory, Chris Donavan condenses ten years of photography in his hometown, Saint John—a region in Canada known for its oil production, where extreme wealth and poverty coexist.
Vincent Gouriou Photographs Queer Farmers with Tenderness
In a new series, French photographer Vincent Gouriou presents a different image of rural life—not the usual clichés, but that of queer farmers, photographed in their everyday lives.
The Power of Philanthropy in Emerging Photography
Photography is one of the most compelling forms of storytelling. It has the ability to capture moments, emotions, and narratives that words often fail to convey. Yet, many emerging photographers face a significant challenge: securing the financial and institutional support necessary to refine their craft and break into the industry. This is where philanthropy steps […]
The Photographic Memory of Native America
A new book by Taschen offers a moving and insightful deep dive into the complete portfolios of Edward S. Curtis, chronicling the lives of Indigenous peoples in North America at the dawn of the 20th century.
Tyler Mitchell: Making Utopia Feel Real
Until August 17, 2025, Photo Élysée in Lausanne is hosting a captivating solo exhibition by African-American photographer Tyler Mitchell. Titled “Wish This Was Real,” the show invites visitors into a world of portraiture that imagines — and visualizes — a Black utopia.
The Daily Life of a Paraplegic Young Artist
A unique coming-of-age story, Frida Forever documents the daily life of Frida Lisa Carstensen Jersø, an artist who became paraplegic at age 14. An intimate series influenced by women writers who advocate for the visibility of sick, brutalized, powerful bodies.
My Father, the Stranger
Until May 28, the Foam Museum in Amsterdam is hosting “Father” by Diana Markosian. An intimate narrative recounting the painful reunion of the artist with her father, who remained in Russia while her mother fled an economic crisis with her children and settled in America.
The 56th Edition of the Rencontres d’Arles Promises to be Politically Engaged
From July 7 to October 5, 2025, the international photography festival Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles, in France, returns for its 56th edition, celebrating diversity, cultures, and femininity.
The Miracle of the Sun, by Marguerite Bornhauser and Marion Flament
The Galerie Porte B. in Paris presents a dazzling duo show.
Denis Piel: “We Are Born Naked and We Die Naked”
The renowned French-born photographer Denis Piel looks back on more than 60 years of his career at the Staley Wise Gallery in New York. This exhibition presents a rich and varied panorama that celebrates his legacy – highlighting women, flowers, fashion, and cinema, all interwoven with nature and humanity.
Denis Brihat, An Eternal Student of Nature
The Camera Obscura gallery in Paris is presenting an exhibition in tribute to Denis Brihat, who passed away on December 3, 2024. For Didier Brousse, the gallery’s director, meeting the photographer was the beginning of a long and beautiful relationship.
Man Ray, A Dreamer Without Borders
In a world where physical and ideological walls are making a strong comeback, the album dedicated to Man Ray by Reporters Without Borders stands as an ode to unfettered imagination.
Thousands of Military Diversity Photos Deleted by Trump’s Administration
A sweeping pentagon directive removes 26,000 historic images of minority service members and women in a controversial DEI purge.
Sophie Ristelhueber Wins the 2025 Hasselblad Award
This prestigious award, given to the French artist, comes with the largest monetary prize in the world of photography.
Dennis Morris: Of Rock and Reggae
Until May 18, 2025, the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP) in Paris is dedicating a retrospective to British photographer Dennis Morris, titled “Music + Life”.
An Encyclopedic Lie, by Weronika Gęsicka
Published by Blow Up Press, the book Encyclopædia is a visually striking work that illustrates information sourced from various dictionaries. Through this project, artist Weronika Gęsicka humorously questions the reliability of these seemingly authoritative publications.
The Return of Larry Clark
Five decades after the publication of Tulsa, Larry Clark has returned to his archive, creating a powerful vision of his work from 1962 through 1973 to produce his new book Return. The work is as shocking today as it ever has been, even in a moment in which opioid addiction is more prevalent than ever before.
Studio Visit With Todd Hido
Todd Hido is an American photographer known for his portraits and pictures of suburban and urban homes from across the United States. Very detailed and luminous, they show the desolation and anonymity of suburbia, and the despair and loss of the falling housing market. His photographs of homes have a raw elegance that goes beyond […]
Studio Visit With Nadav Kander
Nadav Kander is a London-based photographer, artist and also director, well-known for his portraiture and landscapes. Kander began his photography journey at the mere age of 13 on a Pentax camera that he had bought with money received from his Bah Mitzvah. Kander has produced a number of books; had his work exhibited widely; he […]
Wim Wenders’ Photographic Odyssey Through America
An exhibition at Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York unveils the poetic and cinematic photography of Wim Wenders, capturing the vast landscapes of the American West and intimate moments in Hollywood.
Books that Inspired Ralph Gibson
As part of its series of curatorial invitations, Galerie Bigaignon in Paris has commissioned photographer Ralph Gibson to curate its bookshop. On view: an intimate selection of books that have accompanied him over the past 60 years.
The Ethics of Street Photography
It’s a bustling afternoon in the city. The light is perfect, cutting sharp angles through towering buildings. People flow through the streets, immersed in their own lives, unaware of the silent observer weaving through the crowd with a camera. The street photographer’s craft is built on these unguarded moments, capturing life as it unfolds. But […]
The Costs of School Shootings in the United States
Through the images of photographers Zackary Canepari, Tamir Kalifa, Callaghan O’Hare and Barbara Davidson, an exhibition organized by the Bronx Documentary Center, in New York, highlights the facts around America’s firearms and profile some of the thousands of young people and families who have been affected by school shootings since the Columbine massacre in 1999.
Painting the Town: Carrie Mae Weems and the Art of Erasure
Carrie Mae Weems, one of the most significant contemporary artists exploring race, identity, and power, is presenting one of her latest series, “Painting the Town,” at Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco. This thought-provoking body of work stems from Weems’s return to her hometown of Portland, Oregon, in the wake of the social uprisings following George […]
Deep in the Basque Country
To say that photographer Anne Rearick is fond of the long-term project would be something of an understatement. Year in and year out, she has been returning to the tiny, rural villages that speckle the hills of the Basque country. She has been doing this for—ready?—34 years. In her beautiful and quietly moving new book, […]
“Shifting Landscapes”: The Stories the Earth Tells Us
Until March 23, 2025, the festival “Shifting Landscapes” at Jeu de Paume in Paris invites us to immerse ourselves in territories captured by 15 artists. Through a series of installations, visitors embark on a journey from the creation of the world to its potential disappearance.
Magnum Chronicles: The Power of Collective Storytelling
While president Donald Trump has been in office since January 20, 2025, Magnum Photos publishes a group publication around the theme of the United States, inspired by its long history of collective storytelling.
Diasporas Without Illusions
For J’exile, the French magazine The Eyes entrusted author Sabyl Ghoussoub with the task of delving into migration and diaspora through personal narratives. The result is a striking mosaic that traverses territories and generations to capture the complexity of these concepts.
Bob Dylan: A Complete Unknown… in Photos
As the biopic on the early days of the singer dominates the box office, driven by Timothée Chalamet’s performance, one realizes that Bob Dylan is still mostly associated with his appearance from that era. And for good reason—the artist has enforced a strict no-photo policy for over 30 years.
How James Baldwin Found Sanctuary in 1960s Turkey
For a decade, Sedat Pakay chronicled the most famous American expat since Ernest Hemingway.
A Desire Emerging from the Shadows
With Shadow Cast, a large-format book, Pacifico Silano places a dark veil over his archive of gay erotic portraits. This approach allows him to explore the notions of desire and danger in a world filled with contradictions.
Center for Photography at Woodstock Opens Renovated Kingston Headquarters
The Photography Non-Profit’s New Upstate New York Facility debuts with four exhibitions in a new space that explores not just historically important cultural and social issues but also highlights the current trends in photography through the creativity within the Kingston Community and that of the Hudson Valley.
Éric Houdoyer: Urban Subtleties
Éric Houdoyer photographs the street, particularly in Paris. His candid images transform everyday scenes into artistic compositions in which the anonymity of the subjects predominates. A hand emerges from the shadows, here a furtive silhouette, there a figure hidden under a hat: so many fragments of life that he immortalizes, leaving it up to the […]
In Brussels, the First-Ever Exhibition on AI-Generated Imagery
In the midst of a truth crisis, Le Hangar, as part of the PhotoBrussels festival, invites exploration of the potential of “images of images,” which have become mirrors of our imaginations.
Laia Abril Explores the Symptoms of Oppression
The third chapter in A History of Misogyny, a project launched in 2015 by Barcelona-based multidisciplinary artist Laia Abril in 2015, “On Mass Hysteria” examines strange cases of collective epidemics. Presented at the BAL, in Paris this thought-provoking work reflects a drive to confront the crushing forces of systemic control.
What the Fog Reveals
Until February 22, 2025, Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire in Paris presents Dans tes brumes, a group exhibition that brings together nine Belgian photographers in an evocative scenography. The show explores themes of appearance, disappearance, and all the shades in between.
The Best Pictures of the World Sports Photography Awards
In the world of sports, where every second counts and emotions run high, photography serves as a powerful medium to encapsulate those fleeting moments of triumph, struggle, and passion. The World Sports Photography Awards (WSPA) celebrate this unique field, honoring photographers who freeze the heartbeat of sports into still frames that resonate worldwide. This year, […]
Losing The South Korean Youth
South Korea has gone through many changes in the last few decades, leaving some of its youth adrift. Photographer Yang Seung-Woo has photographed the lives of some of these girls and boys, who, like the photographer, do not conform to the old social norms in the country.
Oliviero Toscani, Famous Photographer of Benetton Campaigns, Dies at 82
Photographer Oliviero Toscani passed away this Monday at the Cecina Hospital in Tuscany. He was 82 years old. Two years ago, he revealed that he was suffering from amyloidosis.
Sally Mann Photographs Seized by Texas Police Amid Accusations of Child Pornography
In early January 2025, the Fort Worth Police Department seized several photographs by renowned artist Sally Mann from the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. This action followed a complaint alleging that Mann’s images, which depict her children in various states of undress, could be construed as child pornography. The photographs in question were part […]
