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Gangster © Weegee

From the Archive - Weegee

November 30, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

On Monday this week, not a single incident of crime was recorded in the city of New York.

Book Cam, 2011 © Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs

Onorato & Krebs - Blockbuster

November 29, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

More weird and wonderful-ness from Swiss duo, Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs. This time in a short film.

Daniëlle van Ark

RijksakademieOPEN - Daniëlle van Ark

November 28, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

Daniëlle van Ark is among 55 international artists letting folk into their studios at RijksakademieOPEN 2013.

Untitled, from the series 'No Man's Land', 2000-2004 © Larry Towell

From the Archive - No Man's Land

November 23, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

Hamas and Israel have been battering each other once again over Gaza.

Library © Foam

Nostalgia

November 22, 2012  by Coronel, Tosja

After perusing the books that are waiting to be added to our photography library at Foam, I found something quite special.

Robert Philip

Open Door Day

November 20, 2012  by Robert Philip

Rob Philip wonders how, or even if, to manage expectations of hopeful pre-students at college open days.

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Diane Arbus - The Female View

November 19, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

A photographer friend of mine visited the Diane Arbus show at the weekend and offered me an angle on her work that I hadn't appreciated before.

Empty Bottles © Wassink Lundgren

From The Archive - Empty Bottles

November 16, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

This week China selected its next set of Communist leaders for the coming decade. There aren't many clues as to what the new ruling committee will bring.

MGM recording Leo the Lion (whose real name was Jackie) roaring for its official movie title logo which was first used for MGM's first talking picture 'White Shadows in the South Seas' in 1928. Jackie was used as the MGM logo for all of their films from 1928 to 1956 and was the first lion to appear in a Technicolor film in 1932 (courtesy The John Kobal Foundation)

Jackie The Lion

November 14, 2012  by Best, Suky

Suky Best looks at MGM's use of the big cat in their company's logo and title sequence.

Installation view of Parasomnia, Viviane Sassen © Doug Dubois

Photographing the Exhibition

November 12, 2012  by Clarke, Chris

Chris Clarke takes a look at what installation images can add to our experience of an exhibition.

Faro and Doris Caudill Homesteaders Pie Town NM, 1940 © Russell Lee

From the Archive - Bound For Glory

November 09, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

So Obama won a second term as President of the United States of America. And as he said in his victory speech, 'the best is yet to come'.

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Representation And Its Double

November 08, 2012  by Schles, Ken

Ken Schles explains photography's infinite capacity to distort our understanding of reality as well as add to it.

PLOT, 2012

Film &Foam opens 8 November

November 07, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

&Foam, Foam's shop at Vijzelstraat 78, is introducing a new theme for this winter.

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Rico & Michael at Paris nofound 2012

November 05, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

Foam will present Swiss artist duo Rico and Michael at nofound, part of this year's Paris Photo.

Palmyra Street New Orleans © Diederik Meijer

From The Archive - Diederik Meijer

November 02, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

The arrival of storm Sandy on the east coast of the US this week made me wonder how this kind of natural disaster has been portrayed by photographers in the past.

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