Bruno Barbey March 16, 2010
Posted by bohdan.warchomij in : ACMP, Foto Freo, Kulcha, Magnum , add a commentLast night at Kulcha in Fremantle ACMP hosted Bruno Barbey, a Frenchman born in Morocco and a long time member of Magnum. He studied photography and graphic arts at the École des Arts et Métiers in Vevey, Switzerland. Between 1961 and 1964 he photographed the Italians, treating them as protagonists of a small ‘theatrical world’, with the aim of capturing the spirit of a nation. During the 1960s, he was commissioned by Éditions Rencontre in Lausanne to report from European and African countries. He also contributed regularly to Vogue. Barbey began his relationship with Magnum Photos in 1964, becoming a full member in 1968, the year he documented the political unrest and student riots in Paris. A decade later, between 1979 and 1981, he photographed Poland at a turning point in its history, publishing his work in the widely acclaimed book Poland. He served as Magnum vice president for Europe in 1978 and 1979 and as President of Magnum International from 1992 – 1995. Over four decades Barbey has journeyed across five continents and into numerous military conflicts. Although he rejects the label of ‘war photographer’, he has covered civil wars in Nigeria, Vietnam, the Middle East, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Kuwait. His work has appeared in most of the world’s major magazines. Barbey is known particularly for his free and harmonious use of colour. He has frequently worked in Morocco, the country of his childhood. In 1999 the Petit Palais, Paris, organized a large exhibition of photographs that Barbey had taken in Morocco during the previous three decades. He has received many awards for his work, including the French National Order of Merit; his photographs have been exhibited internationally and are in numerous museum collections.”
Bruno Barbey showed his images and talked about his experiences in photography and the way that the industry has changed and his excitement about working and printing digitally. After a short question and answer session the photographers retired to Little Creatures where Trent Park and Chien-Chi Chang and Bruno Barbey mixed with students from Europe and Australia who they are working with in the Magnum Workshops.
Images from the Magnum Workshops will be projected on Friday night at the Foto Freo opening at the Fremantle Arts Centre.
- Bruno Barbey at Kulcha in Fremantle for Foto Freo and ACMP photo Bohdan Warchomij
Bruno Barbey Magnum Photographer March 9, 2010
Posted by bohdan.warchomij in : ACMP, Foto Freo, Magnum , add a commentACMP presents an evening with Magnum Photographer Bruno Barbey at Kulcha 13 first floor South Terrace in Fremantle.
The evening, a projection of Bruno Barbey’s images and a discussion with the photographer is on Monday 15th March and runs from 6.30 pm to 8.30pm. Cost of the evening is $20 for non members of ACMP and $15 for members of ACMP.
Bar drinks are cash only.
Photo Credit Bruno Barbey Magnum
