PHOTOGRAPHY
IS IT AN ART?

1970 for the Citroën DS was a popular and industrial consecration. But it was also a recognition for an exceptional, incomparable design that was almost a work of art. The 70s marked for the Citroën DS both the peak and the end of its industrial career. An elitist and democratic car at the same time, it was the car that best embodied the French quality identifiable throughout the world. A car for thugs and cops, for Charles De Gaulle and Louis de Funès. It was also the car of

Photographic art: a bit of history Living initially in the shadow of painting, an ancient and respected art, photography was long perceived as a simple industry. Indeed, while from its inception some considered photography to be an art in its own right, others saw it as nothing more than a vulgar industrial process, a simple profession, or even a practice of self-proclaimed artist impostors, in no way comparable to painters, for example. In reality, the recognition of photogr

Black and white photography: a lasting success Black and white photography, or monochrome as its aficionados call it, has always enjoyed a success that continues to this day. Indeed, there are countless publications that use the absence of color to communicate through images, including in advertising. This is evidenced, for example, by the impressive number of Instagram accounts (the visual network par excellence) entirely dedicated to black and white photography, some of whi