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Ode of Remembrance
February 24th, 2015August Sander (1876-1964, Germany) first learned about photography by assisting a photographer who worked for a mining company. He spent his military service as a photographer's assistant and soon...
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From the Earth to the Moon: Vintage NASA Photographs Go Up For Auction
February 20th, 2015A selection of vintage photographs taken by some of NASA's pioneers will go on auction on February 26 at Bloomsbury Auctions in London. The images, previously held in a private collection, have not...
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Beyond Spellbound: An interview with Kathryn Cook
kathryn cookFebruary 19th, 2015American photographer Kathryn Cook (b. 1979) has lived on three continents and travelled extensively to work on projects that deal with memory and history. In 2008, she received the Inge Morath Award, a Magnum sponsored fund for female photographers under 30. Her latest project was on the...
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Olympus x GUP | Exploring the New
liselotte fleurFebruary 19th, 2015The year 2015 has started off splendidly with numerous awards having been handed out to some of the best Dutch talent around, but thankfully this is only the beginning and we have yet another exciting photo competition to share with you.This time Olympus and GUP Magazine have teamed up and are...
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World Humanistic Photography Award
sarker protickmads nissenFebruary 12th, 2015The headlines for 2014 were: ebola, a bloody summer in Gaza, Kobala/Syria, Boko Haram/Nigeria, refugees from Africa crossing the Mediterranean Sea, and a major crisis in Ukraine – including a dramatic plane crash. Besides that, there have been ongoing issues concerning climate change, gender,...
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Spring Workshops in Arles
February 4th, 2015Les Rencontres Arles have announced their upcoming spring workshops, taking place in Arles over the months of April and early May. Seven workshops feature renowned photographers, encouraging you to explore and progress a personal project under professional guidance. The courses on offer...
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Winners Announced for FORMAT15: EXPOSURE Awards
February 3rd, 2015The FORMAT International Photography Festival has announced this year's winners of the EXPOSURE Awards. Several awards are included in the programme, to recognise varying genres and talents. Winners are: FORMAT Paul Hill Award: Francesca Seravalle – Until Proven Otherwise/On the Evidence of the...
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Getting Close By Moving Far: An Interview with Bertien Van Manen
bertien van manenJanuary 28th, 2015interviewBertien van Manen (1942, The Netherlands) started photographing in the late 1970s. Since then, she has travelled the world extensively with her small analogue cameras – giving preference to the unobtrusiveness and charm of lo-fi gear over more advanced equipment. We invited her for a conversation...
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Introduction to GUP #43 - Sweet Life
January 28th, 2015Sweet Life. What comes to mind immediately for us – as it surely does for many of you – is Ed van der Elsken's by now famous book of that title: the culmination of his journey around the world, documenting the (bitter)sweetness that life has on offer. For this issue of GUP Magazine, we've taken...
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PAPERLAB - opening of new press corner for international magazines
January 22nd, 2015On Wednesday the 21st, LE MARAIS BHV Paperlab inaugurated a new corner dedicated to international publications. This new space will present a comprehensive selection of print media for all fans of trends including various magazines related to fashion, beauty, design and contemporary art. Paperlab...
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This World is Not Mine by Linelle Deunk
January 21st, 2015From January 23rd on, KAHMANN GALLERY will show a series made by Linelle Deunk in collaboration with the MARIE-STELLA-MARIS Foundation and GUP Magazine. MARIE-STELLA-MARIS and GUP Magazine have started a structural partnership to focus on the clean drinking water projects MARIE-STELLA-MARIS...
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Eyes in Progress - Visual Storytelling Workshop with Ed Kashi
January 20th, 2015Ed Kashi is a photojournalist, filmmaker and educator dedicated to documenting the socialand political issues that define our times. A sensitive eye and an intimate relationship to his subjects are signatures of his work. As a member of VII Photo Agency, Kashi has been recognized for his complex...
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Eyes in Progress - Wedding Photojournalism Workshop with Franck Boutonnet
January 20th, 2015From the 26-30 of March Frank Boutonnet will give a workshop about Wedding Photojournalism in Paris. Boutonnet is a documentary photographer that has been working in the field for 14 years. Over the years, the photographer has joined international structures such as WPJA, ISPWP,BOWP and Fearless....
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Keep it Simple: An Interview with Magnum Printer Pablo Inirio
January 13th, 2015interviewPablo Inirio is a master darkroom printer for the prestigious Magnum photo agency, charged with the responsibility of making prints of some of the most iconic black and white images in history. In a world of increasingly few professional darkroom printers, the skills he hones seem today almost...
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Mono - Call for Entry
December 17th, 2014MONO is a 270-page hardback book with the aim to showcase the best in contemporary black and white photography. As an ode to the ‘timeless medium of art’ the book combines the work of a selection of international photographers in the field. The first edition of the trilogy was published by Gomma...
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Against all Odds - Street photography by Dougie Wallace
December 16th, 2014Dougie Wallace is a photographer renowned for his long-term social documentary projects and a distinct style of expressive street photography. His bold and visually vibrant style often works with aspects of irony, humorous contradictions and satirical comments on human behaviour. For his new...
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Magic x GUP
December 12th, 2014Magic joined the New fun! The four photographers from New 2015 have been chosen. Congratulations to Marie Guilland, Anouk van Kalmthout, Cristian Davila Hernandez and Hester den Boer; you have all won a full day of retouching and a portfolio review at the Magic studios in January! Keep an...
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Salt of The Earth
December 11th, 2014Acclaimed photographer and well-doer Sebastião Salgado (1944, Brazil) has joined forces with filmmaker Wim Wenders (1945, Germany) to make Salt of the Earth, a documentary on Salgado's forty years of photographing the world. More than just stunning imagery, however, this documentary also includes...
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Reflections on the International Summer School of Photography 2014
December 10th, 2014Designed for young professionals, students of photography and art, and artists working with photography, the International Summer School of Photography (ISSP) takes place in Latvia every August since 2006. This year, ISSP hosted 71 participants from 26 countries, working in six thematic...
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New Crisis Photography: An Interview with Enri Canaj
enri canajDecember 10th, 2014interviewThe work of Greek-Albanian photographer Enri Canaj (b. 1980) shows grim scenes, while his photos never look harsh. Canaj’s projects vary from a series on Athens that shows how the antique city was transformed into a ghetto in the wake of economic crisis, to a nostalgic series on his own homeland,...
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