Says Deng: The series on going in regard of the largest group of Chinese immigrants in Paris, France-- the wenzhounese. By chance, I got in touch with the wenzhounese community and started photographing their weddings since 2015. A decent wedding comes first; and behind the elaborate wedding etiquette, it is...
Photochroms of Paris (1890s – 1900s)
Late in the 19th century, Paris hosted two major international expositions: the 1889 Universal Exposition, was held to mark the centennial of the French Revolution and featured the new Eiffel Tower; and the 1900 Universal Exposition, which gave Paris the Pont Alexandre III, the Grand Palais, the Petit Palais and...
Chris Garvi: Marseile
Chris Garvi is an independent photographer based in Marseille, south of France. French born, he studied English litterature and civilisation at university. As a consequence, his work is influenced by both french and american photography at the same time. Chris works on stories, documentary or imaginary, paying a particular attention...
Thibaut Derien: I Live in a Ghost City
Thibaut Derien began to travel France a decade ago, deliberately avoiding major roads and outputs bordered by kilometers of garish signs, bland prefabricated buildings, uniform housing estates and head-spining roundabouts, that years of careless urban policies have emerged as the new aesthetic standards of suburban areas. He was looking for...
Streets of Paris in 1960
France emerged from World War II in the 1960s, rebuilding the country physically and the nation's national identity through the French Fifth Republic. Under the leadership of President Charles de Gaulle (1959–1969), France regained its great power status. Charles Weever Cushman was born in Poseyville, Indiana, on July 30, 1896....
Arnaud Teicher: Alpine Passes
Alpine passes are key places in the understanding of mountainous territory, they pass between two valleys and maintain the surprise about the landscapes that we hide. Since 2012, I bring attention to altitude alpine passes. My approach identifies a topographic work through the photographic medium. Alpine passes help me to...
Interview with landscape photographer Arnaud Teicher
Arnaud Teicher, born 1985, lives and works in south of France. Arnaud has graduated from graphic design, but he spends his time between work as a graphic designer and his passion for photography. How did you get interested in photography? Do you have an educational artistic background? I used to spend a lot...
Interview with Nude photographer Olivier Valsecchi
Olivier Valsecchi was born in Paris in 1979. His work has been published and exhibited around Europe, the US, and Asia. After winning a Hasselblad Masters award for his stunning portrait series Dust, he created Klecksography in 2012. His new Drifting series is a journey through art history where each...