by Nicolas Genty | Dec 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
While at the Photographers’ Gallery in London, I came across a small-scale exhibit of the work of Julie Cockburn. Curious and eager as I am, I investigated further… Julie Cockburn takes old found photographs, portraits and landscapes, and gives them a new...
by Nicolas Genty | Dec 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sometimes, some conjunctions take place… seeing one picture makes you think of another… Helen Levitt met Henri Cartier-Bresson and yet, her picture is anterior to that of HCB. Coincidence? I don’t know. In any case, Helen Levitt’s street...
by Nicolas Genty | Dec 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
I stumbled upon another marvel, while browsing for photo galleries in London: the work of Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen. Sirkka Liisa is a Finnish photographer who has worked in the UK since the 1960s. After studying photography in London in the 1960s, she moved to Newcastle...
by Nicolas Genty | Dec 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
A visit to London was the occasion to check out a magnificent retrospective of the work of Helen Levitt at the no-less magnificent Photographers Gallery located in the heart of Soho. Helen Levitt was an avid street photographer. From the 1930s through the 1990s, she...
by Nicolas Genty | Nov 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Coup de ♥️ for the pictures of Emmanuelle Biadi. Emmanuelle’s eyes are the first thing one notices when meeting her. Surrounded by her iconic red glasses, they sparkle and shine. She cannot be mistaken for someone else. Woman with a real presence, She is an expert, a...
