Those being hosted are many and varied. François Huguier draws inspiration from the films of Ozu and Almodovar to present his models in colorful settings. Marc Riboud, called by Cartier-Bresson a great “geometrician”, is known for his rigorously-composed photographs and for constructing space in such a way as the eye immediately fixes on what is essential. The photographs on exhibit show demonstrations in Algeria and the Iranian revolution. Japanese photographer Kosuke Okahara has taken black-and-white photographs that examine “the place of physical and emotional existence of an individual”. Bruno Calendrini’s are original and semi-anthropomorphic photographs of animals in Africa in refined sepia tones. The works by Xavier Desmier portray the vulnerability of fauna in habitats threatened by man and climate change. The photographic pair of Carlos Cazalis and Julio Bittencourt shows the frenetic, difficult and intense life in Sao Paulo, a dizzying, brusque and anarchic metropolis. Roshanak Bahramlou shows us Afghanistan and its women, while Lizzie Sadin presents a reportage on juvenile detention centers in eleven countries around the world.

Galerie Polka, Paris through 7 February 2010