Le Château de Tours accueille en ce moment et jusqu’au 30 octobre prochain, une superbe exposition des photographies de Sabine Weiss. Elle est la dernière représentante de l’école humaniste française qui regroupe Robert Doisneau, Edouard Boubat, Willy Ronis… Ses 130 photos dont la majorité sont en noir et blanc laissent apercevoir son côté sensible à l’être Humain. Elle le dit elle même : “chercher quelque chose de touchant… Dans les photos que j’aime on voit l’homme, ses préoccupations, son désarroi… Je n’étais qu’un témoin de ce que je voyais…”.
Elle fut entre autre photographe de mode, de publicité, divers magazines dont “Vogue”, “L’Officiel”, “The New York Times” ont eu recours à ses services… Ses photos n’ont aucun montage, aucun trucage, aucune retouche, à ce sujet elle dit : “maintenant c’est une merveille, si vous avez quelque chose qui vous ennuie, on appelle Photoshop, allez au secours, mais c’est très frustrant de se dire que maintenant la photographie devient si facile…”.
Sabine Weiss
Sabine Weiss is the last representative of the French humanist school of Photography, such as Robert Doisneau, Edouard Boubat, Willy Ronis… Looking at her 130 photos, mostly in black and white, you can grasp her very strong feeling for the Human being. She says that in each shot, she is attracted towards Sensibility while her eye is targeted towards the detail of day-to-day life. She talks about herself: “I am just a witness of what I see…”.
She worked in the fields of fashion photography, advertising, she did quite a lot of photos for world known magazines “Vogue”, “L’Officiel”, “The New York Times”. No editing, no photomontage, no special effect in any of her shots. She feels somewhat frustrated saying that nowadays photography is so easy…
Sabine Weiss’s press pass
Quelques clichés de Sabine Weiss, Photographe…
A few photos shot by Sabine Weiss, Photographer…
Toutes les photos des diaporamas : Copyright Sabine Weiss
All slide-shows photos : Copyright Sabine Weiss
Photos : Copyright Sabine Weiss
Planches contact / Contact sheets
Quelques visiteurs / Visitors
Photo : Copyright Sabine Weiss
Les photos de Sabine Weiss : un trésor photographique!
Sabine Weiss’s photos are a real treasure !
Drops of Everything 
WOW wonderful photography.
The impact of the black and white is profound.
Thank you for introducing me to someone I did not know about.
I watched the slideshows several times.
Some fabulous time capsule photos in the first series.
That cobblestone street with the figure and shadows almost moves and the boys on the mail box. All brilliant.
Her comment on photography now is so interesting as well.
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Glad you enjoyed the “discovery” of this great Lady of French Photography. Her images are so powerful, black and white strongly increases them. Thank you Patty for stopping by… xo
Wonderful portrait artist! Did you get to see her work up close and personal? You’ve also introduced me to a photographer I didn’t know. Thank you! Lovely post!
The exhibition featured her works and I was really thrilled to attend. She is one if my best French photographer of all times, now aged 92 years old… With huge modesty, I join her in her way she talks about Photography, the feeling being stumbling block of shootings… Glad to have introduced this Lady to you, Nanette!
Wonderful!
Thanks a lot!
Thanks for sharing her work with us, a discovery for me. Just amazing! Black and white is always so provocative. and that red umbrella – WOW!
Thank you for visiting, Sheila. Glad to know that you liked Sabine Weiss’s work. Yes the red umbrella pops out, it’s a photo Sabine did for Dior…
Merci pour cette découverte, je ne connaissais pas… Bises !
Ravie d’avoir apporté un plus à ta culture photographique :)… Bises!
much like Vivian Maier
Yes there are some similarities, Daryl. The only thing is that Maier never knew she is famous while Weiss, who is now 92, does. Am fond of the works of these two Ladies of Photography…
Ravie de faire la découverte de cet artiste via ton post, merci pour ce partage
Les images sont magnifiques, jadore
Passe un très bon début de semaine Louise
Bisous
Sabine Weiss a un grand talent… Contente de savoir que sa découverte t’ait intéressée… Belle semaine dans ton île… Bisous!
oh merci Louise, très gentil de ta part
Bisous
Passe une bonne semaine louise en attendant de lire ton nouvel ici
bisous
Merci, à toi également. Je suis un peu absente d’ici en ce moment. Je termine un projet et j’en parlerai bientôt… Bisous!
oh je t’en prie
prends ton temps
bisous
Wonderful post, Louise. Reminds me of Vivien Maier. Will do some research. Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂
I thought the same, Jane… One difference is that Vivien Maier passed without knowing that she is famous, while Sabine Weiss was at the Opening of her Exhibition, she is 93 but doing well… Glad my post allowed you to “discover” this Grand Lady of Photography… Have a nice day!
Amazing!
She is indeed… I love her work, pure Photography. Thanks for stopping by.
Passe un très bon week end louise
Bisous
Thanks for introducing us to Sabine – wow – her work is great – and the easy photos of today have different challenges, but it is truly a different time!
Anyhow – enjoyed this post and her photos – peace
Glad to have shared this post with you, thanks for stopping by! Sabine Weiss is a great Lady, 93 years old and still talking about her work with passion and enthusiasm… I do appreciate your comment…
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