by Nicolas Genty | Oct 3, 2023 | Blog
Undoubtedly, Robert Doisneau stands as France’s most renowned and celebrated photographer. I stumbled across a large exhibit of his work in Caen this Summer titled “The crossing of a Century”. Although his photographs are well known and visible...
by Nicolas Genty | Oct 3, 2023 | Blog
I discovered the photographs of Steef Zoetmulder at the occasion of an exhibition in the Rotterdam Kunsthal. After moving through the different levels and corners of the building, we finally found the small room dedicated to his work. Zoetmulder photographed a wide...
by Nicolas Genty | Sep 3, 2023 | Blog
To complete the survey of “Women at the front”, I cannot not mention the last three photographers presented: Susan Meiselas, Carolyn Cole, both still active, and Anja Niedringhaus who lost her life tragically at an Afghan checkpoint way too early and was robbed of...
by Nicolas Genty | Sep 2, 2023 | Blog
These are Catherine Leroy, Christine Spengler and Françoise Demulder. All three born just after WWII. All three left a name as photojournalists, all before their time, a the top of a profession, supposedly reserved for men (the others). Catherine Leroy is well known...
by Nicolas Genty | Aug 26, 2023 | Blog
Two remarkable women photographers who made history in the world of photojournalism, at the beginning of the 20th Century are featured among the “Women at the Front” presented at FotoMuseum Den Haag. The exhibit is the same that I visited one year ago in Paris and...
by Nicolas Genty | Aug 23, 2023 | Blog
Robert Frank, a famous Swiss-American photographer who died in 2019, left an indelible mark on the world of photography with his groundbreaking work. His most renowned work, “The Americans,” which has a privileged position on my bookshelves, captured the...
