(Sur)reality in the Photography of Kati Horna
Kati Horna photographed both the real world and the surreal. She was a modern photographer who used her camera to document a civil war and to escape...
Natalia Tiberio 2 October 2021
Photography
A Unique Artist Encounter: When Ara Güler Met Pablo Picasso
Whether photography is purely art or a branch of journalism can be a subject of discussion. For photographer Ara Güler, the artistic quality of his...
Merve Parla 16 September 2021
Vanishing Pyramid: JR’s Art at the Louvre Museum
In 2016, the urban photographer “JR” decided to visually remove the famous pyramid known as the modern symbol of the Louvre. Three years...
Montaine Dumont 23 August 2021
Masterpiece of the Week: Andreas Gursky, Rhine II
It seems to be one of those pictures you may accidentally take on holiday when the weather is bad. Rhine II by Andreas Gursky is not a photo we...
Joanna Kaszubowska 22 August 2021
The Queen of Neoclassical Photography: Nelly
For many, photography is merely a sophisticated way of immortalizing the current and carrying that frozen moment—which is impossible to recreate...
Erol Degirmenci 21 August 2021
Theodore Marceau – The Genius Pioneer of Photographic Studios
Theodore Christopher Marceau (1859-1922) was an American photographer who pioneered the creation of a national chain of photographic studios in the...
Zuzanna Stańska 21 August 2021
See Rare Photographs Taken by Edgar Degas
Today is World Photography Day. On this day, August 19th, in 1839 the French government bought the patent for the daguerreotype and released it...
Zuzanna Stańska 19 August 2021
12 Women Photographers Who Changed the World
Quick, how many women photographers can you name? From fashion photography to photojournalism in times of war, women photographers have covered it...
Ruxi Rusu 19 August 2021
Scandalous World of Hans Bellmer: Dolls, Ropes, and Erotic Photography
“I am human, and I think nothing human is alien to me”, said Terence, Roman playwright sometime in the 2nd century BCE. I think that art...
Magda Michalska 18 August 2021
The True Star of Early Photography: Virginia Oldoini
Virginia Elisabetta Luisa Antonietta Teresa Maria Oldoini- in short, Countess of Castiglione- was a real celebrity of her times. I imagine that in...
Zuzanna Stańska 17 August 2021
The Shadow of the Wind: Francesc Català-Roca and His Neorealist Catalonia
He was one of the finest photographers of the 20th century, yet not many know his name. He captured the reality of the post-war era in a minimalist,...
Magda Michalska 17 August 2021
Best 15 Fashion Photographers of All Time
From the very first moment of the invention of photography in 1816 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, the newly discovered medium became used in various...
Caroline Mokrohajská 16 August 2021
