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Le portrait officiel de François Hollande, 24e président de la République, a été réalisé par Raymond Depardon, mardi 29 mai, dans les jardins de l'Elysée © Le documentation française / Magnum photos

Trends in Portraiture

January 17, 2013  by Robert Philip

After judging the Zilveren awards, Rob Philip identifies some clear trends in contemporary portrait photography.

Marilyn Monroe © Sir Cecil Beaton / Courtesy Cecil Beaton Studio Archive Sotheby's London

From The Archive - Cecil Beaton

January 11, 2013  by Crawford, Jonathan

It's Oscars season once again!

The Kate Show © Terry Richardson

From The Archive - The Kate Show

December 07, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

This week much of the press (the British press, at least) has been about a certain 'Kate', her recently announced pregnancy and morning sickness.

Palmyra Street New Orleans © Diederik Meijer

From The Archive - Diederik Meijer

November 02, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

The arrival of storm Sandy on the east coast of the US this week made me wonder how this kind of natural disaster has been portrayed by photographers in the past.

Sunset, Ireland 2012 © Joss McKinley

Musings on the work of Joss McKinley

October 10, 2012  by Knoppers, Kim

Kim Knoppers takes some time out to consider the work of Joss McKinley and his exhibition Gathering Wool.

Working on Commission © Evan Baden

Working on Commission

September 07, 2012  by Baden, Evan

Evan Baden reports on aiming for the right balance between commissioned work and personal photography projects.

Rebecca Toma, London 2012 © Wendy McMurdo

The World in London

August 17, 2012  by McMurdo, Wendy

Wendy McMurdo took part in The World in London, a project conceived by The Photographers' Gallery for the 2012 Olympics.

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A little shining diamond making a difference

July 12, 2012  by Mertens, Harry

Harry Mertens reviews the Foam Amsterdam's education project, 'Young and Old in New West'.

Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall depart Mizuno Gallery en route to L'Ermitage Hotel, January 16, 1983, Beverly Hills, California © Ron Galella

Ron Galella - Paparazzo Extraordinaire!

June 20, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

Foam curator Kim Knoppers takes us through the exhibition by Ron Galella, Paparazzo Extraordinaire!, on show in Foam Amsterdam until 22 August 2012.

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Mikhailov v. Sander

April 11, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

The DLK Collection blog reviews the August Sander/Boris Mikhailov exhibition at Pace McGill in New York.

Actress Gabourey Sidibe: Precious. From the Secret Lives of Girls,” Published February 21, 2010 © Hellen van Meene / Courtesy Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York

Hellen van Meene

April 02, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

Hellen van Meene talks with Kathy Ryan, Marcel Feil and Erwin Olaf about the perils of photographing celebrities for The New York Times Magazine.

Musician Maya Arulpragasam (M.I.A.) “Maya Takes to the Streets,” Published May 30, 2010 © Ryan McGinley, courtesy Team Gallery, New York

Ryan McGinley's Exhibition Image

March 27, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

In this excerpt from her talk at Foam, Kathy Ryan of The New York Times Magazine explains how the image of MIA by Ryan McGinley was achieved.

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Titans of the Stage

March 22, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

Kathy Ryan of The New York Times commissoned Nadav Kander to shoot portraits of some of theatre's leading lights for its London issue.

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Rineke Dijkstra at SFMOMA

March 19, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

Rineke Dijkstra, one of the photographers featuring in the next issue of Foam Magazine, is on show at SFMOMA.

Gerhard Richter Keulen 2010 © Anton Corbijn

Classic Shot- Anton Corbijn

February 20, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

Gerhard Richter turned 80 this month and has a major retrospective in Berlin at the Neue Nationalgalerie.

Dora Fobert, 1942, Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin © Foam

Dora Fobert

January 09, 2012  by Olof, Colette

How difficult and dangerous for well-known photographers to touch upon such a cliché as naked women without becoming cheesy, or a Terry Richardson clone.

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