by Nicolas Genty | Dec 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
It is never too late to be exposed to new or unknown (by me) artists. I did not know of the existence of Vincent Mentzel, although he had a rich career as photojournalist since the early 1970s. His work was published mainly in the major Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad...
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...
