[Article] A photojournalist who captured the seamy side of city life in 1940s and 50s New York, Weegee also had a gift for portraying humanity in all its paradoxes.
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"Murder was my business." That’s how Weegee puts it, in the title of one of the works on display at le Musée Maillol in Paris. A cheque for 35.00 American dollars for the labor of "two murders," is framed and hung on the wall amongst the collection of his photographs....
Dean’s hitting the Caribbean and Sepat’s making a landfall appearance in China. No, these aren’t new pop stars, but deadly tropical storms. If you’ve ever asked yourself what difference there was between a typhoon, a hurricane and a cyclone, and how they get their names, look no further.
American photographer Steve McCurry's photos are currently on display in Paris at Galerie Frédéric Got ...
Recently chosen as the closing film for the prestigious New York Film Festival, Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, is, in the words of festival director Richard Pena, "a truly expressive work of art" where "you feel the writer is baring her soul." If you haven't already seen it, this summer sleeper hit is worth a look.
