Through James Webb’s astronomical eye

Summary

•  Discovery : Through James Webb’s astronomical eye •  Book : Bare Handed•  Exhibition: Burt Glinn: Half a Century as a Magnum Photographer•  Exhibition : Okaerinasai !

•  Exhibition : The Introspection of Frank Ockenfels 3

Launched in December 2021, the American James Webb telescope is beginning to send us images of the universe and the galaxies in it. Taking photographs in the infrared, it offers a new and fascinating vision of the universe, while improving our understanding of it.

By Benoît Dupuis-Tordjeman

Photographer Holly Lynton pays tribute to work, in a book entitled Bare Handed, published by L'artiere. In this book, hands are elevated to the status of symbols of work well done.By Max Hirshfeld

After a stint in the army during World War II, and following working for LIFE magazine, photographer Burt Glinn joined Magnum photos in 1951. A book celebrates the compelling, elegant, and expressive ways Glinn experienced the world through photography over his decades long career. Highlighting his extraordinary talent for picturing iconic and everyday scenes from the second half of the 20th century, this is the first monograph covering the breadth of Glinn’s storied career.

By Robert E. Gerhardt, Jr.

Okaerinasai ! Almost thirteen years after the triple disaster that hit Japan and the Fukushima nuclear power station, Cécile Asanuma-Brice is taking a photographic look back at the disaster. In this work, on show until 9 March at the Maison de la Culture du Japon in Paris, the scientist reveals traces of life before the disaster.By Benoît Dupuis-Tordjeman

At Fotografiska, the photographer goes on a personal journey through his career.By Elyssa Goodman

Claudine Doury is a french photographer who lives and works in Paris. After having been a photo editor in Paris for the “Gamma” Agency and the newspaper “Liberation” as well as for the agency “Contact Press Images” in New York, she became a freelance photographer. She is a member of the VU’ agency and is represented by In Camera Gallery in Paris.

From May 26 to June 2, 2024 in Ferme de Brouage (France)

Robert Beck: “How to Stand Apart From the Pack”

Through the Eyes of Film-Set PhotographersTheir stills are among the most shared images and attract film audiences worldwide. However, their names remain unknown to the general public. They are film-set photographers whose task is to capture the essence and the feel of a film, apart from the trailer, even as they document the history of cinema.By Nathalie Dassa

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