The Best of Blind

Once a month, Blind invites you to delve into its archives. It's a chance to (re)discover memorable and often timeless articles and images.

•  An Interview With Annie Leibowitz
•  Bill Biggart: The Photojournalist Who Died Photographing 9/11
•  Paranormal Activity: Photos of Unexplained Phenomena
•  Revisiting the Hedonistic Bliss of New York’s Legendary ‘90s Nightlife Scene
•  Must we stop taking pictures to save the planet?
•  Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Vivian Maier
•  Hustling Polaroids in Amsterdam’s Red Light District
•  Through James Webb’s Astronomical Eye
•  Rachel Fleminger Hudson’s Seventies

Annie Leibovitz: “A lot can be told in those moments in between the main moments”

She is one of the world’s most iconic portrait artists who, over five decades, has consecrated some of America’s biggest celebrities. Recipient of the William Klein Photography Award from the Académie des Beaux-Arts, Annie Leibovitz was in 2021 the subject of an exhibition at the Institut de France, in Paris, while simultaneously releasing her first book devoted entirely to the world of fashion.

By Nathalie Dassa

Bill Biggart: The Photojournalist Who Died Photographing 9/11

Bill Biggart was the only journalist casualty in the 9/11 tragedy. When the first plane hit the first tower of the World Trade Center, he picked up his cameras and walked the twenty blocks to the building on fire. He was killed when the second tower collapsed.

By Jonas Cuénin

Paranormal Activity: Photos of Unexplained Phenomena

In 2022, as part of the PhotoSaintGermain festival, the Museum of the History of Medicine at Université Paris Cité focused through images on unexplained phenomena in the face of science. It exhibited disturbing photos of scientists confronted with the unseen…

By Michael Naulin & Philippe Baudouin

Revisiting the Hedonistic Bliss of New York’s Legendary ‘90s Nightlife Scene

A new book looks back at the iconic 1990s nightclub scene when sex, drugs, and dance music created the perfect cocktail for iconic parties that catered to revelers every imaginable whim. Let’s revisit the blissfulness of New York 90’s club scene.

By Miss Rosen

Must we stop taking pictures to save the planet?

Photography, even—or especially—when it deals with environmental issues, leaves a greater ecological footprint than we might think. Every technique comes with its own set of problems: while digital photography implies built-in obsolescence, silver-based film entails toxic waste. As we confront a climate crisis, is there such a thing as eco-friendly photography? Three photographers address the question.

By Charlotte Jean

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Vivian Maier

While in France the Musée du Luxembourg devoted in 2021 an exhibition to her, the first accomplished biography of Vivian Maier, penned by Ann Marks and published by Simon & Schuster, offered an intimate look at the life and work of Vivian Maier, revealing a darker side of the myth.

By Clara Bastid

Hustling Polaroids in Amsterdam’s Red Light District

Revisiting Marc H. Miller and Bettie Ringma’s dynamic portrait of a city in transformation.

By Miss Rosen

When Hair Metal Ruled: The Unsung 80s Bands That Redefined Cool

“Heroes of the Metal Underground” charts the rise and fall of local bands who thrashed against conformity during Reagan America.

By Miss Rosen

Of Dragons and Men

Socotra, the small island in Yemen, in the Indian Ocean, is well-known for its endemic species, which have led to its inclusion on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Sort of a giant mushroom, made up of dozens of interlaced branches, the Socotra dragon tree is native to the island.

Photographs by Benoît Palusinski