Tag: Photography
Heliography: what is it?
Heliography is the very first photographic process that we owe to the engineer Joseph Niépce (1765-1833), around 1822, considered the inventor of the photography. It is by studying the bitumen…
Citizen science: participate in the conservation of butterflies on WhatsApp!
Friend of the Earth launches a butterfly census campaign in the world: thanks to a simple photograph and a sending on WhatsApp, everyone can participate in the knowledge of the…
Astrophotography: aurora borealis, what is the cause of this extraordinary phenomenon?
Known as the ‘Aurora Borealis’, the Auroras, these bright, colorful bands of light that move and ripple, are a majestic sight in the night sky of the Northern Hemisphere. But…
What is an aurora borealis, when to observe them and how to photograph them?
Known as the ‘Aurora Borealis’, the Auroras, these bright, colorful bands of light that move and ripple, are a majestic sight in the night sky of the Northern Hemisphere. But…
“Talashi”, a photo book of Syrians before their exile
Alexis Cordesse, photographer, did not put his own images in his latest book published by Xavier Barral. He collected photos from Syrian immigrants that they took with them before being…
“The Salt Road” by photographer Lazare Mohamed in northern Mali
La Route du sel is the title of Lazare Mohamed’s photo book which has just been published by Autre Monde. The Franco-Algerian photographer crisscrossed the north of Mali in the…
Photograph: “The world of Steve McCurry” at the Maillol museum
Many of you are probably familiar with one of her most famous shots: that of a young Afghan girl with green eyes, immortalized more than 30 years ago on the…
a traveling exhibition of young photographers in working-class neighborhoods
In Goma, two young photographers from the Goma Oeil collective exhibit their works outdoors. From the Paralympic stadium to the volcanic lava fields, “Without limit” is a traveling exhibition which…
Samuel Fosso, the “chameleon” of African photography
He is, with Malick Sidibé and Seydou Keïta, one of the biggest names in African photography. Samuel Fosso exhibits his self-portraits, his trademark, at the European House of Photography in…
Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth seen from the heart
The photographer and president of the Good Planet Foundation Yann Arthus-Bertrand publishes his intimate and committed autobiography “Legacy, the heritage of a life”, with editions of La Martinière, as well…