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Richard Avedon: The Living Forces of the American West

For the first time in Europe, the Cartier-Bresson Foundation is exhibiting the entire series In the American West, which beats its rhythm on the walls of the Parisian institution as it does through the pages of this cult work.

May 15, 2025

Thursday May 15, 2025

Summary

For the first time in Europe, the Cartier-Bresson Foundation is exhibiting the entire series In the American West, which beats its rhythm on the walls of the Parisian institution as it does through the pages of this cult work.

By Nathalie Dassa

Today, as part of the competition to win his Nikon D5, Laurent Ballesta tells Blind about his beginnings in underwater photography and gives advice on this exciting, sometimes technical, but accessible practice for all lovers of the sea.

By Jonas Cuénin

The first monograph by Carla Williams now at its second edition, “Tender” is a visual memoir created in private between 1984 and 1999 that explores self-representation, and desire through the eyes of a young, queer, Black woman.

By Gaia Squarci

Through 400 photographs rigorously selected from the 450,000 that comprise his body of work, the exhibition “Instants donnés” (Given Moments) at the Musée Maillol in Paris is not a simple retrospective.

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Photographer Sarah Mei Herman’s book “Julian & Jonathan” gathers over two decades of intimate portraits of her half-brother and their father, tracing a delicate relationship that drifts between closeness and distance.

By Gaia Squar

Lost Photos from the 1971 Glastonbury Festival

Photographer Paul Misso revisits the fabled fair that became the blueprint for the world’s greatest music festival.

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Throughout its history, photography has been diversifying modes of production and distribution. Among them, the photobook is certainly one of the best known and the most consistent, making the Eighth Art indissociable from paper. To create book-objects, many publishers engage in a creative competition. Many do it out of love, and know how to take risks that encourage emerging talents. Before we enter this world apart, let’s take a look at what happens on the other side of the page.

By Julien Hory

Blind financially supports the production of visual stories and invites all photographers to submit their portfolios.

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