Bonjour. We need you. We are thinking about the editorial and financial future of La Lettre. We would like to know you better. What are your tastes, your opinions, your preferences? That is why we made this survey. Your input is important to us. Thank you in advance. Kind regards.

27.12.2011[ La Lettre Survey ]

We overlooked one of the most important photography books of last year: Abe Frajndlich’s Penelope’s Hungry Eyes, published by Lothar Schirmer. "The genesis of this book goes back to when I arrived at Minor White's house for a live-in workshop in the fall of 1970 and my first ...

18.01.2012[ read full story ]

From the twilight of the Belle Époque (which was really anything but) to the humiliation of the Occupation, Paris was a beacon of creativity that outshone even the preceding century: philosophers shed light on the world, artists defied conventions, and women ruled fashion. Amo...

18.01.2012[ read full story ]

The Austin-based artist William Hundley, 35, has the peculiar habit of tossing up cloths, sheets, drapes, blankets, scarves, tarps, etc., and photographing the ephemeral airborne sculpture (which last some hundredths of a second) before it lands.

18.01.2012[ read full story ]

Respecting My Elders is a collection of color portraits of creative persons over the age of eighty, photographed in their homes and studios. They are the artists and intellectuals of my parents’ generation, born at the turn of the last century, whose wisdom and insigh...

18.01.2012[ read full story ]

The Suzanne Tarasieve Gallery in Paris is showing works by Ukrainian photographer Boris Mikhailov for the fourth time, featuring the series, Tea, Coffee, Cappucino taken between 2000 and 2010. The Loft 19 Gallery is also featuring a series enti...

18.01.2012[ read full story ]

The Salt Lake series dates back to 1986. Contrary to the works on display in Paris (see above), these pictures were taken when Ukraine was still part of the USSR. The 50 pictures in the series were taken secretly, a common practice, photography was considered subversive ...

18.01.2012[ read full story ]

The Rire Médecin (the clown doctoring association )was founded in 1991 by the American comedienne Caroline Simonds, a.k.a. Dr. Girafe. Twenty years later, Rire Médecin is the premier association of hospital clowns, counting 87 professional comedians who make 68,000 visits per year in 37 ped...

18.01.2012[ read full story ]