Twelve photographers
BRUNO BARBEY
French, b. Morocco, 1941.
Bruno Barbey studied photography and graphic arts at the Ecole des Arts et Métiers in Vevey, Switzerland. Between 1961 and 1964 he photographed the Italians, treating them as protagonists of a small "theatrical world", aiming to capture photographically the spirit of a nation.
During the 1960s, he was commissioned by Editions Rencontre in Lausanne to document European and African countries. He also contributed regularly to "Vogue". In 1964, Barbey began his relationship with Magnum Photos, becoming an Associate member in 1966, and a full member in 1968, the year he documented the political unrest and French student riots in Paris.
Between 1979 and 1981, he photographed Poland at a turning point in its history, which he documented in the widely acclaimed book Poland.
© Bruno Barbey / Magnum Photos
Over four decades, Barbey has journeyed across five continents and through numerous world conflicts. Though 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.
A prolific author who likes to express himself through the form of books, Barbey is known particularly for his free and harmonious use of color. He has frequently worked in Morocco, the country of his childhood. In 1999, the Petit Palais (Musée des Beaux Arts) of Paris produced a large exhibition of photographs Barbey had taken in Morocco during the previous three decades. He has received numerous awards for his work including the French National Order of Merit.
Barbey has been exhibited internationally and his photographs are in numerous museum collections.
Education
1959-1960 Photography and Graphic Arts, Ecole des Arts et Métiers, Vevey, Switzerland
Awards
French National Order of Merit
Overseas Press Club Award
Photojournalism Award, University of Missouri
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2006 Marruecos - Canal de Isabel 2, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
2006 Marokko - Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin, Germany
2004 Maroc, Photogallerie, Montpellier, France.
2002 Maroc, Le Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
2001 Bruno Barbey, Singer Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA
1999 Bruno Barbey: Maroc, Petit Palais, Paris, France
1999 Les Italiens, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
1999 Fès, Galerie du Château d’Eau, Toulouse, France
1998 Mai 68, Galerie Beaubourg, Vence, France
1996 Fès, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France
1990 Le Maroc, Centre Culturel Le Port, La Réunion
1983 Poland, Museo d’Arte Moderna, Rome, Italy; Nikon Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
1982 Portraits d’Asie, Galerie Olympus, Paris; Tokyo; Hamburg
1978 Carnet de Route, Salon de la Photographie, Paris, France
1972 Rétrospective, Galerie Nikon, Paris, France
1967 Photos d’Italie, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France
Books
2003 My Morocco, Thames and Hudson, UK 2003 Maroc, Editions de la Martinière, France
2002 The Italians, Abrams, USA 2002 Les Italiens, Editions de la Martinière, France
2000 Essaouira, Editions du Chêne, France
1999 Bruno Barbey Photo Poche, Editions Nathan, France
1998 Mai 68, Editions de la Différence, France
1997 Gens des nuages, Editions Stock, France
1996 Fès, immobile, immortelle, Editions Imprimerie Nationale, France
1988 Portugal, Hoffmann und Campe, Germany
1984 Le Gabon, Editions du Chêne, France
1982 Pologne, Editions Arthaud, France Poland, Thames and Hudson, UK Polen, Hoffmann und Campe, Germany
1979 Bombay, Time and Life Books, The Netherlands
1978 Nigeria, Editions Jeune Afrique, France
1976 Iran, Editions Jeune Afrique 1974 Ceylan, Editions André Barret, France
Films
2005 Grand Angle, 2M, Maroc
1996 Maroc sans Frontière, directed by Mostafa Bouazzaoui for Moroccan television.
1988 Assignment in Morocco, BBC, directed by Clem Vallance (in conjunction with centenary of National Geographic)
1979 3 Jours, 3 Photographes, directed by F. Moscovitz (about Bruno Barbey, Jean Loup Sieff and Robert Doisneau)
1968 Mai 68 (16mm, black and white)
Bruno Barbey studied photography and graphic arts at the Ecole des Arts et Métiers in Vevey, Switzerland. Between 1961 and 1964 he photographed the Italians, treating them as protagonists of a small "theatrical world", aiming to capture photographically the spirit of a nation.
During the 1960s, he was commissioned by Editions Rencontre in Lausanne to document European and African countries. He also contributed regularly to "Vogue". In 1964, Barbey began his relationship with Magnum Photos, becoming an Associate member in 1966, and a full member in 1968, the year he documented the political unrest and French student riots in Paris.
Between 1979 and 1981, he photographed Poland at a turning point in its history, which he documented in the widely acclaimed book Poland.
© Bruno Barbey / Magnum Photos
Over four decades, Barbey has journeyed across five continents and through numerous world conflicts. Though 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.
A prolific author who likes to express himself through the form of books, Barbey is known particularly for his free and harmonious use of color. He has frequently worked in Morocco, the country of his childhood. In 1999, the Petit Palais (Musée des Beaux Arts) of Paris produced a large exhibition of photographs Barbey had taken in Morocco during the previous three decades. He has received numerous awards for his work including the French National Order of Merit.
Barbey has been exhibited internationally and his photographs are in numerous museum collections.
Education
1959-1960 Photography and Graphic Arts, Ecole des Arts et Métiers, Vevey, Switzerland
Awards
French National Order of Merit
Overseas Press Club Award
Photojournalism Award, University of Missouri
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2006 Marruecos - Canal de Isabel 2, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
2006 Marokko - Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin, Germany
2004 Maroc, Photogallerie, Montpellier, France.
2002 Maroc, Le Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
2001 Bruno Barbey, Singer Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA
1999 Bruno Barbey: Maroc, Petit Palais, Paris, France
1999 Les Italiens, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
1999 Fès, Galerie du Château d’Eau, Toulouse, France
1998 Mai 68, Galerie Beaubourg, Vence, France
1996 Fès, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France
1990 Le Maroc, Centre Culturel Le Port, La Réunion
1983 Poland, Museo d’Arte Moderna, Rome, Italy; Nikon Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
1982 Portraits d’Asie, Galerie Olympus, Paris; Tokyo; Hamburg
1978 Carnet de Route, Salon de la Photographie, Paris, France
1972 Rétrospective, Galerie Nikon, Paris, France
1967 Photos d’Italie, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France
Books
2003 My Morocco, Thames and Hudson, UK 2003 Maroc, Editions de la Martinière, France
2002 The Italians, Abrams, USA 2002 Les Italiens, Editions de la Martinière, France
2000 Essaouira, Editions du Chêne, France
1999 Bruno Barbey Photo Poche, Editions Nathan, France
1998 Mai 68, Editions de la Différence, France
1997 Gens des nuages, Editions Stock, France
1996 Fès, immobile, immortelle, Editions Imprimerie Nationale, France
1988 Portugal, Hoffmann und Campe, Germany
1984 Le Gabon, Editions du Chêne, France
1982 Pologne, Editions Arthaud, France Poland, Thames and Hudson, UK Polen, Hoffmann und Campe, Germany
1979 Bombay, Time and Life Books, The Netherlands
1978 Nigeria, Editions Jeune Afrique, France
1976 Iran, Editions Jeune Afrique 1974 Ceylan, Editions André Barret, France
Films
2005 Grand Angle, 2M, Maroc
1996 Maroc sans Frontière, directed by Mostafa Bouazzaoui for Moroccan television.
1988 Assignment in Morocco, BBC, directed by Clem Vallance (in conjunction with centenary of National Geographic)
1979 3 Jours, 3 Photographes, directed by F. Moscovitz (about Bruno Barbey, Jean Loup Sieff and Robert Doisneau)
1968 Mai 68 (16mm, black and white)