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Josef Koudelka: A Vagabond’s Breviary

Aperture publishes the fifty years of notebooks scribbled in by the photographer with wind in his soles. Part manifesto, part travel log, they lay bare the inner life of a man forged in exile and radical destitution.

Friday May 15, 2026

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Aperture publishes the fifty years of notebooks scribbled in by the photographer with wind in his soles. Part manifesto, part travel log, they lay bare the inner life of a man forged in exile and radical destitution.

By Guénola Pellen

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With Burnt Eyes, published by Skeleton Key Press, the French photographer signs his second African monograph. A visual poem traversed by the phantasmagorias of a continent that inhabits him.

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In Hendaye, the Basque photographer brings to the surface the buried memory of the cromlechs and sentinel-trees of Mount Okabe.

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Faced with cancelled exhibitions, festivals, and commissions, the entire profession is feeling the impact of anti-Covid-19 measures. We have gathered testimonies from photographers, who are on lockdown and anxious, but adapting and keeping up good spirits.

By Michaël Naulin

Photographer From 2020 to 2021, photographer Maxime Riché documented the devastation wrought by the megafires in Paradise, California. In a book published by André Frère, his stunning infrared landscapes and raw portraits of survivors provide a distinctive lens on this climate catastrophe.

By Jonas Cuénin

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