by Nicolas Genty | Aug 11, 2025 | Blog
As so often, it is happenstance that leads to new discoveries. In this case, while walking along the Hôtel de Ville of Paris, I stumbled upon the work of a photographer I had never heard of before: Nicole Lala. The exhibition Nicole Lala Photographs Her City presents...
by Nicolas Genty | Aug 6, 2025 | Blog
A friend recently introduced me to a gem exhibited at the Jewish Museum in Amsterdam: Photo League: New York 1936–1951. This exhibition tells the story of a group of photographers who documented everyday life in New York City during that period. As pioneers of street...
by Nicolas Genty | Aug 5, 2025 | Blog
After meeting Eddy van Wessel in Hilversum a couple of weeks ago, I felt compelled to visit his exhibition “War Stories. Ukraine Up Close” at the Military Museum in Soesterberg. There, a powerful selection of his most striking photographs is presented in a somber,...
by Nicolas Genty | Aug 4, 2025 | Blog
I stepped into the parallel universe of Scarlett Hooft Graafland through a kind of portal. At first glance, the world she creates with her photographs feels familiar: the vast salt flats of Bolivia, the icy expanse of the Canadian Arctic, the huge baobabs of...
by Nicolas Genty | Jul 31, 2025 | Blog
Mister Lui passed away. This is a sad day for me, and for Singapore photography. A simple man, Lui Hock Seng quietly documented Singapore through decades of transformation. His work, mainly the black and white photos takein in the 1960’s and 70’s, was...
