Michael Schmidt: A New German Perspective

EXHIBITION

Michael Schmidt: A New German Perspective

The Jeu de Paume museum, in Paris, pays tribute to one of the most influential German photographers of the 20th century through a major retrospective, the first of its kind in France.

By Laure Etienne

BOOK

Portraits by a Young Boy Who Later Became the Taliban’s Official Photographer

At just 11 years old, Khalid Hadi photographed 10,000 survivors of the decade-long Soviet-Afghan War.

By Miss Rosen

EXHIBITION

Shared Perspectives on the Transatlantic Underground

The Galerie Miranda in Paris features an exhibition of photographs portraying the heydays of the Parisian and New York independent music scenes—two ways to celebrate youth.

By Jonas Cuénin

BOOK

Sara Cwynar’s Multilayered Exploration of Beauty and Consumerism

In her new book 

Glass Life

, Sara Cwynar presents a feminist-inflected investigation of color, culture theory, and image-driven consumer culture.

By Miss Rosen

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TUTORIAL

Shooting Portraits With Artificial Light, by Sanne de Wilde

A member of NOOR Images, Sanne De Wilde explores the medium of photography and effectuates this in regards to subjects related to the role genetics, identity and perception play in people's lives. In this 4-chapter course, she will give you her advice on taking portraits with artificial light.By NOOR Images

MASTERCLASS

Masterclass with Duane Michals

The poetic work of American artist Duane Michals, famous for his existential photo series and for his wacky personality, is punctuated by portraits. Fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, writer Stephen King, the father of dadaism Marcel Duchamp, painter René Magritte. He tells here in video his approach to the genre. By Meero Studio

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Stephen Shore: “Photography Isn’t Very Good at Explaining”

Stephen Shore’s latest publication, 

Steel Town

, released by MACK, depicts the fragility of the region in the United States known as the Rust Belt, devastated by the closing of steel mills in the 1970s.

By Brigitte Ollier & Jonas Cuénin

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