(Original posted at Petapixel) In the age of
everyone is a photographer, photographers seem less important than before. But
France's Liberation recently published a newspaper without any article of the
newspaper, aims to tell people the importance of photojournalism, while tribute
to the hard work photojournalist.
No matching image of
a newspaper is just like a film only sound no picture.
And just in case an unsuspecting reader might simply think they’ve simply picked up a misprinted issue of the paper, Libération ran this text on the front page:
Libération vows an eternal gratitude to photography, whether produced by photojournalists, fashion photographers, portraitists, or conceptual artists. Our passion for photography has never been questioned – not because it’s used to beautify, shock or illustrate, but because photography takes the pulse of our world. To choose Paris Photo’s opening day to “install’ these white images highlights our commitment to photography. It’s not a wake, we’re not burying the photographic art…
Instead we give photography the homage it deserves. Yet, no one can ignore the calamitous situation press photographers now find themselves in, especially war photographers who risk their lives while barely making a living. And for those whose work went on show today in the Grand Palais thanks to shrewd gallery owners, we might think that the odds are in their favour, but it’s all smoke and mirrors: the art photography market is currently confused.
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