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November 20, 2015 - January 9, 2015 at Ingrid Deuss Gallery Ingrid Deuss gallery is proud to present the new solo exhibition of Spanish-born and Antwerp based artist Isabel Miquel Arques, « Here be lions ». Toon Tellegen’s book, “Letters to Sleeping Beauty”, has greatly inspired this exhibition. The book describes the story of the prince deciding that the time has come to find Sleeping Beauty and kiss her. He doesn’t know where she is to be found, what this voyage shall bring or what to expect from his journey as a whole. During the course of his one-year travel, he writes her letters everyday. Miquel Arques works with the concept of longing and the many forms it might take, as she explains in her artist statement. The core of “Here be lions” aren’t fairy tales, not even “Sleeping Beauty” herself, but another kind of beauty that goes further than hundred years of sleep: longing. In today’s world, which appears to be fed by the immediate and the imminent, the notion of ‘longing’ s...

This year's Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition is now open and is your chance to see fifty-five of the best contemporary photographic portraits from around the world. Alongside informal images of friends and family, this year’s exhibition also features revealing portraits of famous faces, including actor Benedict Cumberbatch and the President of the United States Barack Obama with First Lady Michelle Obama. More information on the National Portrait Gallery website

Magnum Photos and British Journal of Photography have teamed up to offer a brand new programme of professional development workshops in 2016. Led by leading Magnum photographers and industry professionals, the programme presents incredible training opportunities for early & mid career photographers. Each workshop is a two-day photographic masterclass that focuses on demystifying the business of the industry, establishing a professional network of industry contacts, understanding the requirements of the market and identifying entry realistic routes into employment. The first day focuses on lectures from key speakers on specific areas of the photographic industry, giving behind the scenes tips and practical advice explaining how to work and succeed in their area of expertise. A second day of portfolio reviews lead by industry specialists will provide photographers with an honest, constructive and critique of existing work. Each workshop is open to 40 applicants and places will be a...

Kahmann Gallery will show a selection of sublime images of Albert Watson’s (UK, 1942) Moroccan travels, which he made in 1997 and 1998 and published in the book Maroc. With the personal insight of a diarist and the detailed eye of an artist, he has captured the physical beauty and spirit of this remarkable country and its people. An almost impossible task, as Watson says himself:  “It is impossible to capture even a fraction of what this great country has to offer in a single book, so what I have made is really a sketch, done over a period of thirty nine days.” From Casablanca to villages, farms, and remote desert areas, Watson captured the soul of Moroccans from all walks of life in his portraits: “The people are the magic of this country’. His wonderful tale of Morocco is made complete with his extraordinary photographs of landscapes, architecture and animals. Albert Watson is one of the most influential and successful photographers in the world. His iconic images of...

Do not miss the signature of the book Aquellos que esperan by photographers Borja Larrondo and Diego Sanchez on Wednesday November 11, 2015 Where? Stand de l'éditeur Juan Valbuena - PHREE Bateau Concorde Atlatique Berges de Seine Port de Solferino - Paris 7ème More information about the book

Matthew Finn, Joanna Piotrowska and Tereza Zelenkova Jerwood Space, London 4 Nov 2015 - 13 Dec 2015 touring to: Impressions Gallery, Bradford 5 Jan 2016 - 19 March 2016     Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool Autumn 2016 A group exhibition of new photographic works by three artists selected for the inaugural national Jerwood/Photoworks Awards, a new collaboration between Jerwood Charitable Foundation and Photoworks. Each artist has received an award of £5000 to make new work and developmental support from a pool of thirteen mentors including Alec Soth, Gillian Wearing, Broomberg & Chanarin and Michael Mack. Matthew Finn My new body of work is the continuation of an ongoing piece about my mother. The award coincided with a dramatic change in my mother’s health, sadly for the worse, and her re-housing into a 24-hour dementia wing. This had a large effect on both our relationship and the work itself. Read Ann Jastrab article here Joanna Piotrowska Inspired by the ideas...

If you think archives are and old and out of date, think again. A collection owned by the american government is now available online for the public! Everyone now has the possibility to navigate on this platform from the confort of their  own home, thanks to interactive tools. This program is called "Photogrammar", that was developed at Yale University. These images, that were created over a period of 10 years, allow a view of daily life in the US. Do you wish to see what a city was like in 30s? A map is at your disposal, zoom in and look. These photos are just as good as a documentary view and as an aesthetic view. If you decide for example to find out what life was like in 1938 in Charleston, move your mouse to the left. Then, select the spot on the map. You will see these photos and many more: Son of a man living on a houseboat on river reading paper, Charleston, West Virginia, Marion Post Walcott, September 1938 Charleston, West Virginia, Marion Po...

The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography presents the third solo exhibition of a Russian photographer Anton Lyalin Disappearing Africa, which encompasses 13 works devoted to the continent. Anton Lyalin was born and grew up in Sochi. Since 1994 he has been living and working in Moscow. In 2001 he made his first trip to Africa, where he started photographing wild animals. The series, on which he started to work 14 years ago, encompasses more than 200 pieces by now. Since the first photographs were taken, Lyalin has been to eight countries, has visited the majority of national parks, including Serengeti in Tanzania and Kenya, Ruaha in Tanzania, Chobe in Botswana, lakes Nakuru and Amboseli in Kenya. In his works Lyalin strives to bring viewers in contact with the essence of wildlife, its beauty and wisdom. He deliberately turns away from animalistic genre to artistic photography, focusing on composition, choice of vantage point, and landscape background. The photographer captures ...

Reisinger Zsuzsanna is a young Hungarian self-taught photographer who lives in Budapest. What drives me in my photographic work as in life, is the transience, the fragility of life itself. I try to capture this in images, frozen moments in time, taken now or in the past, but all becoming history at the very moment of capture. This vision,or rather this feeling, I try to convey to the viewer mainly through my portraits of women,of femininity. As is often the case, images can transfer my feelings and sensations better than words can. As very aptly said by Lao Tzu: The Tao that can be told..is not the real Tao... Photography, and especially portraiture, is my kind of time travel,I enjoy immensely. During thinking of a concept,making all the arrangements and taking the actual pictures, time stands still... Later on all these pictures are history, of course. My work mainly is about these forgotten times and moments... For more information visit : All About Photo

"Lucy Nicholson, senior staff photographer at Reuters, took these aerial photographs of California. Sometimes images are more powerful than long speeches." Read the full article HERE: http://www.all-about-photo.com/article.php?title=California%20Drought%20in%2010%20images&id=87

Introducing the All About Photo Awards « To take photographs means to recognize - simultaneously and within a fraction of a second - both the fact itself and the rigorous organization of visually perceived forms that give it meaning. It is putting one's head, one's eye and one's heart on the same axis. » Henri Cartier-Bresson Our first ever All About Photo Awards invites photographers from around the world to unfold their visual emotions. In reference to Henri Cartier-Bresson’s photo essay, The Mind’s Eye outlines depth and thoughts behind each image. Prizes : Winners will receive $20,000 in cash awards , extensive press coverage and global recognition. Grand prize: $10,000 2nd prize: $5,000 3rd prize: $2,500 4th prize: $1,500 5th prize: $1,000 All winners will have their work showcased at Jules Maeght Gallery in San Francisco in May 2016. A selection of entrants of particular merit will also be in...

"EverydayClimateChange is a collection of photographers from 6 continents who share photographs made on 7 continents to present visual evidence that climate change doesn't just happen "over there" but that climate change is also happening "right here".  Photographers come from the north, the south; the east and the west; and are as diverse as the cultures in which we were all raised.  We document not only the effects of climate change but also potential solutions to mitigate the effects of global warming on our world." Here are a few photos from the EverydayClimateChange's Instagram to further show how these photographers are  spreading the word about climate change. "Photo by @gideonmendel for#everydayclimatechange. You can see the mud here but you can't smell it. Today we visited the Palna Village in Northern #Bangladesh and met the Mia family shown here- Tamin (6), Tahomina, Malek and Shamin (19). This region consists of ...

"If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere." - Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe was an american actress, model, singer. She was one of the most popular film stars and sex symbols of the 1950's. Even if she left us at a young age (36) the photographs of Norman Jean Baker keep her memory alive. Here we chose 10 iconic photos of the popular culture icon by masters of photography, followed by quotes of the artists. Eve Arnold 1955 "What has changed is that when I photographed, most people that I photographed didn't have "If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere." - Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe was an american actress, model, singer. She was one of the most popular film stars and sex symbols of the 1950's. Even if she left us at a young age (36) the photographs of Norman Jean Baker keep her memory alive. Here we chose 10 iconic photos of the popular culture icon by masters of photography, followed by...

Magnum Photos is excited to announce an exciting new photographic development opportunity for regional and international photographers in Asia. This event is sponsored  by the Hong Kong International Photo Festival Flare 2015 and for the first time is held Hong Kong.  This even is happening at the Jockey Club Cultural Art Center (JCCAC) from October 8th to 12th, 2015. It  will also be directed by the three prominent Magnum photographers Antoine D’Agata, Thomas Dworzak and Richard Kalvar.  The event will be happening over five phenomenal days, and the artists will direct their groups through "a daily program of shooting, reviews, group critiques, mentoring, editing sessions and the opportunity to learn amongst and from their peers, to develop each own visual language," according to the Magnum Photo Blog.  Conditions of the event It is important for the Workshop participants to present a positive level of photographic skil and a amb...