by Nicolas Genty | Jul 26, 2023 | Blog
I was asked recently, “why is Henri Cartier-Bresson your favorite photographer”? I reflected upon that question for a second, and said: it’s his approach that I admire, the placement of the person, his view point, his discretion, being present without being...
by Nicolas Genty | Jul 24, 2023 | Blog
Mark’s visit was the right occasion for another visit of the World Press Photo exhibit 2023 before it was too late. Year after year, new generations of photographers tell stories about pain, sorrow, blood, disasters and sometimes hope. Musuk Nolte took pictures...
by Nicolas Genty | Jul 9, 2023 | Blog
I saw the photographs of Cas Oorthuys on 20 October 2018 at a wide retrospective “dit is Cas” at the Nederlands Fotomuseum, and reported about it in this blog. This time around, the completely renewed Verzetsmuseum in Amsterdam is giving a small...
by Nicolas Genty | Jul 5, 2023 | Blog
It is at the occasion of a business trip that I took the opportunity to skip lunch and visit a large solo photo exhibition of Abe Frajndlich’s work, given at the Fotografie Forum Frankfurt (FFF). I did not know of the existence of either before that time. FFF is a...
by Nicolas Genty | May 31, 2023 | Blog
Art is a delicate wisp, an ethereal essence that defies permanence. Its ephemeral nature is like a breath, a fragile existence that can vanish with the passing of time. Yet, photography has the power to capture those fleeting moments in a few milliseconds, freezing...
by Nicolas Genty | May 30, 2023 | Blog
Melancholy, with its inherent sense of longing and sadness, has long been a subject of artistic exploration. Through photography, melancholy can be evoked by capturing desolate landscapes, decaying urban environments, or introspective portraits that reflect a profound...
