The Trauma of War in Japan, by Kikuji Kawada

BOOK

Chizu: the Trauma of War in Japan as Seen by Kikuji Kawada

If you ask photobook aficionados what the "greatest" photobook of all time is, there will be a whole bunch of answers. Somewhere in the top ten, you’ll find 

Chizu

 (also known as 

The Map

), by Kikuji Kawada.

By Colin Pantall

BOOK

Sweden: A Hundred Years Ago

A self-taught photographer, John Alinder spent his life in Uppland, a region north of Stockholm. His portraits of the inhabitants of his village are brought together for the first time in book form: images unusual for the time, taken in a garden-turned-studio to better highlight the character of the sitters.

By Laure Etienne

DISCOVERY

Portraits of Chicagoans by South Side Native Patrick D. Pagnano

An exclusive look at the early work of Patrick D. Pagnano, who used photography to uplift the working class.

By Miss Rosen

EXHIBITION

Exploring America's Political Divisions Through Family Photos

"Family Matters," both a book and an exhibition, explores how photographer Gillian Laub's family's support of Trump changed everything.

By Abigail Glasgow

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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

MOVIE

Kourtney Roy, Desperate Dreamer

In eccentric self-portraits, Kourtney Roy embodies atypical characters. She enjoys the world by using it as a film set, transforming reality into fiction. In this film, you will follow the photographer in Cancùn, in the footsteps of her latest project, The Tourist, published in book form by André Frère.By Meero Studio

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Discovering Sudanese Photography

Destination Sudan, accompanied by photographer Claude Iverné, who in 2005 founded Elnour,* a not-for-profit that is both a photo agency and a library with a collection of more than 20,000 photos, books, films, and other documents. Objective: the conservation and dissemination of this little-known chapter in the history of African photography. 

By Sophie Bernard

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

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