Articles
-
PHotoESPAÑA 2019
anais lopezalbarran cabreraJune 18th, 2019eventsFor this year’s edition (2019) of PHotoESPAÑA, Susan Bright has been invited as Guest Curator. Her proposal Déjà Vu? includes five exhibitions that together center around the themes of art history...
View article -
Éphémère: An interview with Paul Cupido
paul cupidoJune 4th, 2019interviewPhotographer Paul Cupido (1972, The Netherlands), who was on the cover of New Dutch Photography Talent 2018, has just launched two photobooks: Continuum and Éphémère. Apart from creating an...
View article -
Krakow Photomonth 2019: Food For Thought
various artistsMay 31st, 2019Photography, in the context of this annual festival, is considered a form of art while it is also seen as an opportunity to trigger socially engaged dialogue. ‘Krakow’ provides a framework of ideas and what it requires, in return, is critical spectatorship. In line with many photo books being...
View article -
The Island of Dragonflies
julien mauveMay 20th, 2019In L'île aux Libellules (The Island of Dragonflies), Julien Mauve (b. 1984, France) combines his love for nature with his fascination for discovering mysteries, solving riddles and living an eternal adventure. As a boy, Mauve was hooked on books like Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and...
View article -
Introduction to GUP #61: Escape
esther teichmannMay 16th, 2019Summer is on its way! For many, this season delivers a chance to escape the daily routine. People seek all kinds of refuge: they pack their bags and leave, or they remain and withdraw into the plethora of loopholes available nearby or online. The need to escape can come from different things: to...
View article -
All American Girls
remsen wolffMay 13th, 2019In 2019, many people are still fighting for self-expression and self-acceptance while being oppressed by their peers and by governments. We still have a long way to go, and this is why queer photography is such a relevant theme.It is experiencing something of a comeback. A perfect contemporary...
View article -
Acts of Disappearance
morten barkernuno barrosoMay 10th, 2019Parallel presents the exhibition Acts of Disappearance at Photo London 2019.The pan-European photography organisation, established in 2016 in Lisbon, invited multidisciplinary artist and musician Bruno Humberto to curate the exhibition. It focuses on the idea of the subjective landscape: an...
View article -
Migration as Avant-Garde
michael dannerMay 2nd, 2019Michael Danner (b. 1967, Germany) tends to include political and anthropological elements in almost all his photographic projects. Hence, he doesn't only photograph countries or cities, but he investigates their histories and vectors of oppression and privilege. His latest series explicitly shows...
View article -
Interview with Elena Subach and Viacheslav Poliakov
elena subachviacheslav poliakovApril 23rd, 2019Combinations of seemingly unrelated images, handmade collages, striking colours and use of flash make the images of Ukrainian photographers Elena Subach and Viacheslav Poliakov very attractive and almost exotic to the Western audience. However, the citizens of their motherland might never be able...
View article -
RHOME: An interview with Caimi & Piccinni
jean marc caimivalentina piccinniApril 12th, 2019Jean-Marc Caimi (b. 1966, France) and Valentina Piccinni (b. 1982, Italy) are an artist duo who started collaborating in 2013 for projects focused both on documentary and more personal, intimate photography. Their new project RHOME is a journey through the multiple microcosms of Rome, moving far...
View article -
Slow Motion: interview with Rogier Houwen
rogier houwenApril 1st, 2019Rogier Houwen’s (b. 1992, the Netherlands) thoughtful approach to photography makes his work a rare gem in our society obsessed with everything fast and new. GUP interviewed Houwen, who has been represented by Kahmann Gallery since 2015, about his new project Slow Motion, which is a meticulous...
View article -
Open Call: The International Summer School of Photography
the international summer school of photographyMarch 29th, 2019The International Summer School of Photography (ISSP) is an annual educational and networking event for emerging photographers. It provides the opportunity to immerse into 9 days of intense visual experience in the Latvian countryside. ISSP 2019 is themed ‘Photography and the World’, and it will...
View article -
Death Book: interview with Edith Bergfors and Matthew Holroyd
matthew holroydedith bergforsMarch 21st, 2019Death Book examines taboos that surround sex and death in contemporary society. It shows the unique point of view of editor Matthew Holroyd (b. 1980, Germany) and photographer Edith Bergfors (b. 1986, Norway). The creation of Death Book was especially important for Bergfors, who lost her mother...
View article -
Thin line between truth and fiction: interview with Camille Picquot
camille picquotMarch 15th, 2019Camille Picquot (b. 1990, France) is a photographer and cinematographer who works with documentary and fiction. Her visuals can be called both attractive and uncomfortable at the same time. They trigger our senses and present uncanny juxtapositions which create a precise representation of our...
View article -
Foto Wien
peter braunholzeva szombatFebruary 21st, 2019eventsThe city of Vienna will be flooded with photography during the first edition of a renewed Foto Wien. The festival, part of the European Month of Photography initiative and organised this time around by a team from Kunst Haus Wien, offers an insight into what’s going on in both the local and...
View article -
Open Call: VII Tutor Program
stefano de luigiFebruary 19th, 2019Since 2001, the renowned Officine Fotografiche together with VII Photo Agency have been bringing public attention to contemporary photographers in the field of documentary. This year, as a result of their fruitful partnership "VII Tutor Program" was born: the workshop focused on discovering new...
View article -
Introduction to GUP #60: Tribute
carl de keyzerFebruary 12th, 2019GUP Magazine is celebrating! What’s more, we’re doing so in great company. This is our 60th issue and to commemorate the occasion we pay tribute to a number of esteemed photographers who have reached or will soon arrive at the remarkable age of 60.Three established current or former members of...
View article -
New Haute Talent 2019
joost termeermerel schoneveldFebruary 8th, 2019This year, photo fair Haute Photographie once again presents a great selection of new talents. GUP talked to some of them at the vernissage on February 6 and asked a couple of questions about this entirely new and exciting experience. Nora Papp (b. 1975, Switzerland) Graduated from the Gerrit...
View article -
Atelier Smedsby: Applications open for photography workshop
January 15th, 2019newsFrom April 2019 until March 2020, Atelier Smedsby will once again run a one-year photography workshop in Montreuil (near Paris, France) and online. Deadline for applications is March 18, 2019.Founded in 2010 by photographers JH Engström (b. 1969, Sweden) and Margot Wallard (b. 1978, France),...
View article -
Matrimania: An interview with Mahesh Shantaram
mahesh shantaramDecember 12th, 2018interviewWe previously published a sneak preview portfolio of Matrimania by Mahesh Shantaram (1977, India). Using colour and humour as his principal tools, this personal take nevertheless serves a critical approach to 21st century India’s contradictions seen through the prism of its wedding culture. With...
View article
