Stephen Shore on His Latest Book, Steel Town

BOOK

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

EXHIBITION

Restoring a Forgotten Chapter of Modern Photography History

In her final exhibition for the Museum of Modern Art, curator Sarah Meister explores the work of a highly influential group of Brazilian amateur photographers.

By Miss Rosen

FREEDOM OF PRESS

Shafiqul Islam Kajol: Photographing Bangladesh Through Turbulent Times

After an almost 30-year career as a photojournalist and editor, Shafiqul Islam Kajol has been charged under Bangladesh’s Digital Security Act for social media posts that are critical of his government. He faces up to three years in prison if found guilty.

By Robert E. Gerhardt, Jr

EXHIBITION

Hélène’s Journeys Far and Wide

While journalists and publishers are familiar with the Roger-Viollet Agency, a new exhibition now allows everyone to learn that Hélène Roger-Viollet, the woman who founded the agency 83 years ago, was also a photographer. She had set out to document the world.

By Sophie Bernard

BOOK

Susan Kandel’s Domestic Worlds

Shooting for a decade in various homes in Massachusetts, Susan Kandel found whole universes opening up behind every front door she entered. Her new book, 

At Home

, records family life in all its messy, multifarious glory.

By Diane Smyth

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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.By Meero Studio

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

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