In his black-and-white photography series "Scared Scientists," Nick Bowers captures a raw element not often associated with scientific knowledge. For the series, Bowers interviewed a selection of scientists in varying fields, capturing the frightened looks on their faces while they contemplated their findings. The photos are minimalist but intense, each...
Harry Gruyaert at Maison Européenne de la Photographie
Harry Gruyaert's photographic work will be exhibited at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, in Paris, from April, 15th to June, 14th. Maison Européenne de la Photographie 5/7 Rue de Fourcy 75004, Paris, France www.mep-fr.org
PhotoBiography: Sze Tsung Leong
Sze Tsung LEONG (American and British, born Mexico City 1970) is an artist based in New York and Los Angeles. His work includes the series Cities, a detailed depiction of urban formations throughout the globe, from medieval towns to recent constructions, that together form a picture of the world at...
Stefano Cerio: Chinese Fun
Stefano Cerio (born 1962) directs his attention to alternative worlds: for his elaborate series he takes pictures of recreational paradises—ski arenas, cruises, water and fun parks. For the artist, Italian street altars even count among these colorful illusory worlds that people create for the purpose of escaping from everyday life....
PhotoBiography: Pieter Hugo
Pieter Hugo was born in 1976 in Johannesburg and grew up in Cape Town, where he continues to live. Hugo is self-taught, having picked up a camera aged 10. He remembers the first image he printed, which was a homeless person in Johannes. Early on in his career he noticed...
Magnum – Contact Sheets in Istanbul
“Magnum - Contact Sheets” is a major exhibition that takes the contact sheet as the basis for exploring the creative process behind some of the world’s most iconic photographs from the Magnum Photos agency. The exhibition gives audiences remarkable access and insight into the decision-making processes of many of Magnum’s...
Alfred Seiland: Imperium Romanum Opus Extractum
For many years now, Alfred Seiland (born 1952 in St. Michael, Austria) has been visiting antique sites around the Mediterranean, capturing them with his analog, large-format camera. His destinations are the ruins of the Roman Empire from Egypt, Libya, and Israel to Italy, and the museums of Spain to Turkey....
Patrick Zachmann: Springtime in China
Patrick Zachmann went to Szechwan province in order to finish a photo series for a book and exhibition he is preparing on China, a subject he has been documenting during the past 30 years. He took this opportunity to spend time with Chinese friends who guided him during the Chinese...
Gordon Parks: Segregation Story
Adamson Gallery is proud to present an exhibit of photography by Gordon Parks, one of the twentieth century's foremost documentarians of American life. This exhibition features a selection of images from Segregation Story, Parks's powerful 1956 photographic series, which documented an extended African American family in segregated Alabama. Originally commissioned...
Moscow in the past (1800s)
The city of Moscow gradually grew around the Moscow Kremlin, beginning in the 14th century. It was the capital of Great Russia, also known as the Grand Duchy of Moscow (or Muscovy), from 1340 to 1547 and then the Tsardom of Russia until 1712 (when the capital was moved to...