The Death of Hiro

OBITUARY

Hiro, Celebrated Fashion Photographer, Dies at 90

Yasuhiro Wakabayashi, the Japanese-born American photographer known as Hiro died August 15, 2021, at the age of 90 in his country home in Erwinna, Pennsylvania. Best known for his fashion and still life work, Hiro’s surreal vision of glamour established him among giants of the industry including his mentor Richard Avedon. 

By Miss Rosen

EXHIBITION

Richard Mosse: Image Explorer

The MAST Foundation in Bologna, Italy is exhibiting nearly 80 large-format photographs by the Irish photographer Richard Mosse in the first major retrospective of this unique body of work that combines photojournalism and contemporary art.

By Michaël Naulin

BOOK

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.

By Robert E. Gerhardt

EXHIBITION

Pictures From One Summer in Italy

In summer 1979, the photographer Paolo Di Paolo and the writer Pier Paolo Pasolini, collaborated on a report on summer holidays in Italy for the magazine 

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By Sabyl Ghoussoub

DISCOVERY

Pieter Hugo: The World through the Eyes of Others

Bringing together a hundred portraits, the exhibition “Être présent” (Be present), featured at the Rencontres d’Arles, covers some fifteen years of Pieter Hugo’s work involving a traditional practice that subtly manipulates its codes.

By Sophie Bernard

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MOVIE

Joakim Eskildsen, Nothing Special

Joakim Eskildsen is a Danish documentary photographer praised for his work on the Roma people and poverty in the United States. After traveling the world to document the stories and the lives of others, Joakim is now telling his own story and that of the people around him in this 38-minutes film. At first glance, it doesn’t seem like their stories are anything special. By Meero Studio

MASTERCLASS

Masterclass with NOOR Photographers

In the following masterclass, several NOOR photographers, including Andrea Bruce, Nina Berman, Kadir van Lohuizen, Tanya Habjouqa, Jon Lowenstein and Sanne de Wilde will give you their advice on creativity, the art of sequencing and toning, and will explain you how to create a sustainable business model as a photographer.By NOOR Images

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Afghanistan: Photographing a High-risk Country

In 2019, the MuCEM in Marseille featured a splendid exhibition of contemporary Afghan artists. They shared the experience of living in a country fraught with danger and terror. Two among them were photographers.

By Jean-Baptiste Gauvin

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