« I keep saying to myself “What would Pablo do?” This question, since then without an answer, haunts me relentlessly. When he died I suddenly felt abandoned: nobody would be able to judge my evolution anymore. »
Lucien Clergue
He shot the majority of his images in black and white which allowed the viewer to observe a new kind of focal point. In 2006, Lucien Clergue was honored as the first photographer to be elected into the Académie des Beaux Arts. This allowed photography to be accepted into its own art form along with painting and other arts. Lucien Clergue also co-foundedRencontres d’Arles festival. It is a photography festival that takes place in his hometown of South France and is one of the most important photography festivals to date. Clergue, a self taught photographer, changed photography in many forms that created a revolution of artist after him to create new imagery through their lens. (Artist website)
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Lucien Clergue
He shot the majority of his images in black and white which allowed the viewer to observe a new kind of focal point. In 2006, Lucien Clergue was honored as the first photographer to be elected into the Académie des Beaux Arts. This allowed photography to be accepted into its own art form along with painting and other arts. Lucien Clergue also co-foundedRencontres d’Arles festival. It is a photography festival that takes place in his hometown of South France and is one of the most important photography festivals to date. Clergue, a self taught photographer, changed photography in many forms that created a revolution of artist after him to create new imagery through their lens. (Artist website)
