by Nicolas Genty | Jul 30, 2023 | Blog
I did not know of the existence of Julia Pirotte before being made aware of an exhibition at the Shoah Memorial. There is no more impressive place in Paris. The weight of history, the intangible presence of the 75,000 jews deported from France during the war, the...
by Nicolas Genty | Jul 29, 2023 | Blog
The main battle of Letizia Battaglia was against the Mafia in Sicily, where she was from. Born in 1935, she was one of the first female photo reporter of Italy. The Italian Cultural Institute in Paris, located in the beautiful Hôtel de Galliffet, 50 rue de Varenne, 5...
by Nicolas Genty | Jul 28, 2023 | Blog
Elliott Erwitt is one of a kind. Not only one of the most important photographers of the 20th century and member of Magnum Photos since 1954, two features he shares with Henri Cartier-Bresson, but also because of his breadth of themes and humoristic approach to...
by Nicolas Genty | Jul 26, 2023 | Blog
Now that the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson has two exhibition areas instead of one, it can offer its walls to events, such as the personal exhibition of Vasantha Yogananthan “Mystery Street”. The alliance between the Fondation, the Hermès Foundation and...
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...
