Heralding in the 63rd Cannes Film Festival, as a part of exhibition “Cannes fait le mur” that will take place until 12th July at Cannes, giant portraits of world renowned celebrities decorate the city of Cannes. These prestigious clichés were taken by one of the most sought after photographers of the 7th art, Lorenzo Agius, for the agency Contour, of Getty Images. He agreed to give us the “behind the scenes” interview.

Share Up to Fargo for “Individual to Icon,” an exhibit currently on display at the Plains Art Museum, Alec Soth met with our two correspondents, Jane Gudmundson and Antony Anderson, to discuss the inspiration behind his Little Brown Mushroom Tour, the outlook of a book photographer, and the importance of experimentation in photography. To read [...]

Quaintly tucked away in a historical brick building, Jeremiah Dart, David Miao and Scott Frances created HOUSE, a company intent on easing the frenzied New York pace and infusing good old traditional values into their digital post-production company.

Amidts the high energy buzz of art vending and champagne sipping that was Show Off 2009, one photo series set itself apart from the rest: The Birthday Party. A native Australian, but long time Parisian resident, Vee Speer’s most recent series is a provacatively elegant look at childhood. In the following interview, Vee discusses her main photo projects to date, her experiences being a female photographer and her upcoming series « Immortal. »

Doug Pensinger is a photographer for Getty Image and enjoys privileged access to shoot the best moments of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. While this is a privilege, it is also a great deal of professional pressure – every day you must bring back sensational pictures and immediately send them to the agency to be sold. This American photographer, and true sports fan, tells us the story of his « gold » picture.

To meet Nick Brandt, you need patience first of all, as this photographer is highly demanded and extremely bus, case in point: his latest work – “A shadow falls” – was opening in three European capitals within ten days! Lesphotographes.com managed to catch him in Brussels before he left for Paris: patience was rewarded. Nick Brandt is a photographer with a real and genuine passion for his subjects, African animals. His pictures bring this well-known photography genre to another level, adding intimacy and romance. He took his time (and missed his train) to share thoughts with lesphotographes.com on his work and the current condition of African animals.

Refined is the first word that comes to mind upon seeing one of Cathleen Naundorf’s photographs. It isn’t so much the world of high fashion that makes Cathleen’s work refined, but rather the portraits themselves, the elegant poses and the magnificent clothing by top fashion designers. Her unique artistic style resembles a painter’s and evokes a desire to collect these stunning photographs.

On a chilly December afternoon, I scuttled into the Winnipeg Art Gallery and entered into the world of Arno Rafael Minkkinen. As I walked through the exhibit, the beauty of each image was nearly intoxicating. I wondered at this creative form of self-portraiture and his body’s playful, yet graceful, interaction with the landscape. Nearly a year later, I had the honor of connecting with Arno for this interview, where we discussed his beginnings, his motivation and his artistic process.

One might ask the question, how does a scientist find his way to photography? For Carll Goodpasture, the connection between entomology and photography isn’t that far fetched. Though his photographic path began with explorations of identity, memory, people and place, his career has come to focus on environmentalism. Currently living and working in Norway, Carll shares with us his reflections on the meaning in his photographs and his art’s dedication to advocating for nature consciousness.

In a classical sense, the word ‘landscape’ evokes images of picturesque views, rural scenery, and extensive vistas. Photographer Wayne Gudmundson sees beyond this simplistic definition and employs landscape photography to explore his personal and geographical history. He has spent decades visually investigating how landscapes can represent both past, present and future generations. Following a retrospective show in 2007 and a television documentary in 2009, Gudmundson discusses a variety of photographic aspects, from literary influences to planning an exhibit.