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News from the black & white world. Edited by Mark Bentley. [email protected]VISIONS OF CHINA
Original prints by Henri Cartier-Bresson of
two remarkable trips to China are on display.
In November 1948 Cartier-Bresson was
commissioned by Life magazine to photograph
Beijing before the arrival of Maoist troops.
He stayed for 10 months and left a few days
before the proclamation of the People’s Republic
of China. Ten years later he returned to reporton the results of the revolution.
Foundation HCB in Paris is devoting its new
space entirely to Cartier-Bresson’s work in China
until 2 February. The exhibition, Henri Cartier-
Bresson: Chine 1948-1949/1958, features 114
original prints from 1948-49 and 40 prints from- A new book to accompany the exhibition
is published by Delpire.
HIGH CONTRAST
A new documentary film charts
the life of Italy’s most famous
female photojournalist. Shooting
the Mafia uses archive footage,
newsreel and photographs as
it follows the career of Letizia
Battaglia (now 84), who began
documenting the impact of the
mafia in the 1970s. The film
premiered at the Sundance
Festival and receives a theatrical
release from 29 November.A top prize of £15,000 is on
offer for the overall winner of the
Wellcome Photography Prize. The
international competition focuses
on stories about health, medicine
and science affecting society
and individuals worldwide.
Deadline: 16 December.Vintage daguerreotypes,
ambrotypes, calotypes, albumen
and gelatine prints will be on
sale at the first Bristol Vintage
Photograph Fair. Specialist dealers
from the UK and Europe will have
original prints on show at RPS
House in Bristol on 1 December.The National Portrait Gallery in
London has received a grant of
£9.4 million from the National
Lottery. The money will help
fund major refurbishment of
the building, including restoring
historic features, creating a new
visitor entrance and enhancing
accessibility.Winning pictures from Survival
International’s photo competition
can be seen in a new 2020
calendar. The competition
aims to give an insight into
the diversity and unique ways
of life of tribal and indigenous
peoples around the world. The
calendar, which features colour
and B&W work, is available from
survivalinternational.org/shop,
price £13.99.At the entrance to a tavern, Beijing, December 1948 by Henri Cartier-Bresson. © Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos.Pictures by Mik Critchlow will be
among the work on show.
© Mik CritchlowNORTHERNLIGHTS
Renowned photographers
and emerging artists will have
work on show at the Photo
North Festival.
Pictures by Mik Critchlow,
Jim Mortram, Denis Thorpe and
Carolyn Mendelsohn, as well as
winning images from the Pink
Lady Food Photographer of the
Year, will be displayed. There will
also be talks, workshops, book
signings and portfolio reviews.
The festival runs at Harrogate
Convention Centre from
30 November to 2 December.NEWS