MARTINE FOUGERON: NYPH11 Tête-à-Tête

Photographer Martine Fougeron and Curator Elisabeth Biondi
Photograph © Elizabeth Avedon

NYPH11 : Subjective/Objective Curated by Elisabeth Biondi
Martine Fougeron, Tête-à-Tête series

Tête-à-Tête, Photograph © Martine Fougeron

"Martine Fougeron's Tête-à-Tête project is a series of intimate portraits of the photographers two adolescent sons and their friends in New York and in France...The work explores adolescence as a liminal state, between childhood and adulthood, between feminine and masculine, and between innocence and a burgeoning self-identity."

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Subjective/Objective
Exhibition Curated by Elisabeth Biondi

"Subjective/Objective argues that documentary photography today is remarkably vibrant and creatively thriving, despite the bleak financial picture and vanishing support from a publishing industry challenged by digital media. Biondi has selected photographers who refract reality through their own distinct visions, often venturing into a more personal visual language. Subjective/Objective includes Alejandro Chaskielberg, Stefano De Luigi, Carolyn Drake, Martine Fougeron, Balazs Gardi, Jessica Hines, Ethan Levitas, Irina Werning and A Yin."

A Must See Exhibition!
New York Photo Festival • thru May 15th only
81 Front Street • DUMBO Brooklyn NY

RUTH GRUBER: ICP Infinity Awards 2011

Ruth Gruber, Cornell Capa Award recipient, May 10, 2011
Photograph © Elizabeth Avedon

Refugees who had been on Exodus, 1947

Photograph © Ruth Gruber

La Lettre de la Photographie / Photo Image Inguilere

My tools were words and images and I could use those tools to show injustice –Ruth Gruber, recipient of the Cornell Capa Award

Ruth Gruber photographed as a foreign correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune. In 1944, while the war and holocaust raged, Gruber was sent on a covert mission by President Roosevelt to escort 1,000 refugee’s across the Atlantic to the U.S. When she took the stage to receive her award, now 100 years old, she also took everyone’s heart." – La Lettre de la Photographie

La Lettre de la Photographie: Awards Night Guests
ICP Infinity Award Recipients

NYPH11: Elisabeth Biondi + Enrico Bossan Curate "Photography Now"

Irina Werning, Mi Pelo Largo Querido
Subjective/Objective curated by Elisabeth Biondi

A Yin, Mongolia Transformed
Subjective/Objective curated by Elisabeth Biondi

Balazs Gardi, Basetrack: One-Eight
Subjective/Objective curated by Elisabeth Biondi

Balazs Gardi, Basetrack: One-Eight
Subjective/Objective curated by Elisabeth Biondi

Jessica Hines, My Brother's War
Subjective/Objective curated by Elisabeth Biondi

Jessica Hines, My Brother's War
Subjective/Objective curated by Elisabeth Biondi

Martine Fougeron, Tête-à-Tête
Subjective/Objective curated by Elisabeth Biondi

Curators Elisabeth Biondi + Enrico Bossan

New York Photo Festival 2011
81 Front Street - Dumbo - Brooklyn NY

PHOTOGRAPHY NOW: engaged, personal, and vital
Curated by Elisabeth Biondi and Enrico Bossan
"The state of documentary photography today"

Subjective/Objective, May 11 - 15
An Exhibition Curated by Elisabeth Biondi

"Subjective/Objective argues that documentary photography today is remarkably vibrant and creatively thriving, despite the bleak financial picture and vanishing support from a publishing industry challenged by digital media. Biondi has selected photographers who refract reality through their own distinct visions, often venturing into a more personal visual language. Subjective/Objective includes Alejandro Chaskielberg, Stefano De Luigi, Carolyn Drake, Martine Fougeron, Balazs Gardi, Jessica Hines, Ethan Levitas, Irina Werning and A Yin."

Hope: between dream and reality
Curated by Enrico Bossan
(not shown above)

"Hope: between dream and reality, features the work of young photographers who, in his words, “neither provide a faithful representation of reality nor create an illusion, but who have impressed me with their ability to capture the essential aspects of life.” Artists include Olivia Arthur, Clemence de Limburg, Matt Eich, Simona Ghizzoni, Andrea Gjestvang, Sean Lee, Margo Ovcharenko, Andy Spyra, Mikhael Subotzky, Ali Taptik and Peter van Agtmael."

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Multimedia works by artists CIA DE FOTO and Ben Lowy, and six viewing booths featuring work by various industry luminaries. 30 Washington St.

Also at NYPH11:
The FotoVisura Latin American Pavilion
111 Front Street

SlideLuck Pot Show XVI
Curated by Whitney Johnson
May 14, 5:30-10PM, 38 Water Str, Dumbo

Win-Initivative / Live-On Set Photo Shoots
Andrew Eccles, Sebastian Smith, Sarah Small, Brett Beyer, Gemma Fleming...
NYPH11 Festival Headquarters / 12-7 PM
1 Main Street - Dumbo - Brooklyn NY

Leica Booth: Borrow a Leica M9

Photo enthusiasts may borrow a Leica M9 digital rangefinder camera free up to four hours. Each day there's a set theme, challenging participants to capture the best photo that embodies that topic. Winners will receive a special Leica prize. Read more on LeicaRumors.com 1 Main Street - Dumbo

NYPH11 Lecture Series Schedule Website

Martine Fougeron
May 14, 11AM, 38 Water St
Andy Adams
May 14, 1PM, 38 Water St

Jessica Hines Lecture
May 15, 11AM, 38 Water St

May 15, 4PM

An Intimate Screening and Discussion
Love and War Exhibition
Moderated by Adriana Teresa, Curator
The FotoVisura Pavilion 111 Front Street, Suite 212

ICP INFINITY AWARDS: 2011

PHOTOJOURNALISM AWARD: Adrees Latif

Marooned flood victims looking to escape grab the side bars of a hovering Army helicopter which arrived to distribute food supplies in the Muzaffargarh district of Pakistan's Punjab province August 7, 2010. The 2010 Pakistan floods left one-fifth of Pakistan, about the size of England, underwater and caused heavy destruction to property and infrastructure. The floods affected the lives of 20 million while killing nearly 2000. Photograph (c) Adrees Latif/Reuters

YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER AWARD: Peter Van Agtmael

A helicopter comes to land on an impromptu helipad built into the side of the mountain at the outpost of Aranas, Nuristan, Afghanistan, 2007. Photograph (c) Peter Van Agtmael/Magnum

PUBLICATION AWARD: Alec Soth
Charles, Vasa, Minnesota, 2002. Photograph (c) Alec Soth

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Elliott Erwitt

New York, 1974. Photograph (c) Elliott Erwitt/Magnum Photos

"ICP's Infinity Awards were inaugurated in 1985 to bring public attention to outstanding achievements in photography by honoring individuals with distinguished careers in the field and by identifying future luminaries."

The 2011 Recipients

Happy Mothers Day!

My Mother, The Continental Divide, USA

There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it

–Chinese Proverb

NYC: Weekend Gallery Walk 5.7.11

Climax, 2010. Photograph (c) Lisa M. Robinson
KLOMPCHING Gallery, 111 Front Street, Brooklyn
Lisa M. Robinson: Oceana to June 10

Mouse, Hungary, 2004. Photograph (c) Monika Merva
CLAMPART Gallery, 531 West 25th
Monika Merva: City of Children to June 11

LEICA Gallery, 670 Broadway (at Bond St)

Photographs by Nicholas Vreeland t0 June 4

Khyongla Rato Rinpoche seeing his photograph in the current exhibition.
A must-see. Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland

RICHARD GERE: Talks About Photography in La Lettre de la Photographie's Weekend Agenda

Giza, 2005
Courtesy of the Gere Foundation
Photograph (c) Richard Gere

Cairo, 2010
Courtesy of the Gere Foundation
Photograph (c) Richard Gere

I was in this old Mosque and I just turned to my left and that shot was there. All the angles were right, all the lines were moving, everything was right. All I had to do was take a half step to my left. Everything lined up and I knew that was it. That was the shot...That’s a very complicated photograph; the dark areas, light areas, white against black, black against white. It’s very complicated and that’s a very straight...digital print made for me by John Paul Caponigro at his place up in Maine. – Richard Gere, Le Journal de la Photographie 4.30.2011

Cover Photograph: Pilgrim, Zansker, 1983
Pilgrim, Bulfinch Press, 1997

Richard’s photographs from “Pilgrim” are clearly made from the heart. They are not only pictures that you are informed by – but they are images you feel. Richard’s images speak to our soul by exuding spirituality, compassion, and atmosphere. Richard’s “Pilgrim” photographs formed by his experiences, defines what he represents, and documents his social, spiritual, and cultural encounters. The underlining thread of his photographs is his fondness for the people of Tibet as well as his extraordinary ability to document the livelihood of the enduring people who reside within these unfamiliar and mysterious places with dignified simplicity. – David Fahey, Fahey/Klein Gallery

Lobsang Tenzing, Daramsala, 1981
Photograph © Richard Gere, Courtesy of Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

Ulan Bator (The Arrival of His Holiness), Mongolia, 1995
Photograph © Richard Gere, Courtesy of Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

Angels, Shekar Monastery, Tibet, 1993
Photograph © Richard Gere, Courtesy of Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

There are usually three shots. If it’s a difficult light situation like this where the shutters going to be open one, two, three seconds – from my own experience of my work, one of those three is going to be the one I want. It’s not always that one is sharper than another; whatever it is, one’s going to feel right to me if I do three of them. Sometimes it’s so dark, I can’t even see it, and I’m just sensing that there’s something there. There’s one in particular I took in a Monastery. It’s these two angels that are hovering there. (Angels, Shekar Monastery, Tibet, 1993) I could barely see anything when I took that shot, but I knew that the shot was there and I knew I had to take it “now.” – Richard Gere, Le Journal de la Photographie 4.30.2011

Le Journal de la Photographie, 4.30.11

Photography can open a doorway that can lead us into a new world, expands our horizons, and shows us exciting and challenging possibilities. Richard’s photographs allow us to engage the world and renew our perspective by reinterpreting what we think we know – leading us through that doorway. – David Fahey, Fahey/Klein Gallery

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I spoke with Richard Gere for Le Journal de la Photographie about his photographs, his book and exhibitions, and about his extensive photography collection...read the entire Interview here

Le Journal de la Photographie

LEICA GALLERY: Return To the Roof of the World | Photographs by Nicholas Vreeland

(right) Khyongla Rato Rinpoche and (left) Photographer and Buddhist monk, Nicholas Vreeland, in front of Vreeland's portrait of HH The Dalai Lama taken with a 5x7 Deardorff camera in Dharamsala, India in 1979.

(left) Pyramid, Tibet, 2003. (top right) Road To Reting, Tibet, 2003. (bottom right) Devotee's Welcome Rinpoche, Tibet, 2003. Photographs (c) Nicholas Vreeland (click images to enlarge)

(center) Prostrating, Amdo, Tibet, 2003
Photographs (c) Nicholas Vreeland

(center) Formal Greeting, Gen Gendun Gyatso and Khyongla Rato Rinpoche, Labrang Tashi Kyil, Amdo, Tibet, 2003. Photographs (c) Nicholas Vreeland (click images to enlarge)

Exhibition Walls
Leica Gallery, New York April 22 - June 4

(left) His Holiness The 14th Dalai lama, 1979. (right) Serkong Tsenshab Rinpoche (b.1914, d.1983), Dharamsala, India, 1979. Photographs (c) Nicholas Vreeland (click images to enlarge)

“I used to consider myself an aspiring photographer,
however I became a Buddhist monk.”– Ven. Nicholas Vreeland

Return To The Roof of the World
Photographs by Nicholas Vreeland
Curated by Elizabeth Avedon
April 22 - June 4
Leica Gallery • 670 Broadway • NYC

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La Lettre de la Photographie: Nicholas Vreeland
www.nicholasvreeland.com

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Leica Gallery

Limited Edition Prints available
16x20: edition of 25
20x24: edition of 20
30x40: edition of 10

TIBET FUND: Benefit Photography Auction

Revelation, toned Gelatin Silver Print
Photograph (c) Sean Perry

Angkor Wat triptych
Photograph (c) Jason Florio

Cairo
Donation courtesy of the Gere Foundation
Photograph (c) Richard Gere

Monk on the Roof
Photograph (c) Sonam Zoksang

Gate, Kyoto, Japan 2008
Photograph (c) Wyatt Gallery

11.03.07 #7 Kazzie Mahina
Archival Pigment Print from 8 x 10 inch Unique Tintype
Photograph (c) Joni Sternbach

Wilted Hosta and Oak Leaves, Archival Inkjet Print
Photograph (c) Russ Martin

Solitude, Archival Inkjet Print
Photograph (c) Marcia Schulman Martin

Sacred Lotus VI, Gelatin Silver Print
Photograph (c) Brian English

Fishing Boats, Mae Hong Son, Thailand
Photograph (c) Wyatt Gallery

The Tibet Fund Benefit Photography and Art Auction

The Tibet Fund celebrates 30 Years of Service to the Tibetan People on April 28 with a Gala Dinner and Art & Photography Auction. This year’s event honors actor Richard Gere for his dedication to protecting Tibet’s cultural identity, as well as philanthropists Shelley and Donald Rubin (Rubin Museum of Art) for their devotion to the preservation, study, and enjoyment of Himalayan art.

Chef Eric Ripert has invited Stephane Becht, April Bloomfield, David Chang, Tom Colicchio, Scott Conant, Dan Kluger, Mark Ladner, Anita Lo, Laurent Manrique and Joseph Realmuto to lend their culinary talents to the cause and make 30 Years of Service an extraordinary and unique occasion. The chefs will each cook for a table of 20 guests in the Pierre’s Grand Ballroom, which is being graciously donated by The Pierre Hotel.

Concierge Bid: The Auction will continue as a live event at the Pierre. If someone wants to bid on-line, although they're not at the live event, they can place a "concierge bid" up to a certain amount and the Tibet Fund staff will keep their bid in play at the live event until their limit is reached. If they remain the highest bidder at the live event, they get the photo or artwork.

To buy tickets: call 212-213-5011 e-mail development@tibetfund.org. The Pierre Hotel, 2 E. 61st St. (at Fifth Ave.)

View Auction Photographs & Artwork
Tibet Fund • Gere Foundation • Rubin Museum

NICHOLAS VREELAND: Leica Gallery, New York

Pyramid, Tibet, 2003
Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland
(click images to enlarge)
 

Khyongla Rinpoche on His Mountain, Dagyab, Tibet, 2003
Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland

Debate, Sera Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, 2003
Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland

Lama Dance, Tibet, 2003
Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland

Nicholas Vreeland in Tibet

Riding Towards Wato, Tibet

 
The Nechung Medium and Dog, Dharamsala, India, 1979
Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland

Return To The Roof of the World
Photographs by Nicholas Vreeland

April 22 - June 4, 2011 • Leica Gallery • 670 Broadway • NYC

This exhibition of over 35 black and white images, follows the journey of photographer and Buddhist monk, Nicholas Vreeland, as he accompanied his teacher, Khyongla Rato Rinpoche, in 2003 on his return to his birthplace in Dagyab, Eastern Tibet after 50 years. Rinpoche, author of “My Life and Lives,” with Joseph Campbell, fled Tibet in 1959.Vreeland, born in Geneva, Switzerland, a protégé of Henri Cartier – Bresson, son of American ambassador, Frederick Vreeland, and grandson of fashion icon, Diana Vreeland; studied film at NYU, initially working for Irving Penn, before later working for Richard Avedon. He photographed throughout India carrying a Deardorff 5×7, photographing some of Tibet’s most important Buddhist teachers in exile. A select few of these treasured color portraits will hang in the Leica Gallery’s ‘Oskar Barnack Room’....read more on La Lettre de la Photographie

Leica Gallery

Limited Edition Prints available
16x20: edition of 25
20x24: edition of 20
30x40: edition of 10

NicholasVreeland.com
RatoDratsangFoundation.org
Silver gelatin prints by Laurent Girard/Griffin Editions