CV131 - Premières planches. Photo de John Max – Fanny Bieth
Ciel variable 131 - Collecting (Winter 2026)
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Premières planches. Photo de John Max
Michel-Hardy Vallée
— Fanny Bieth
This volume devoted to the formative years of photographer John Max, “as his professional status grew” is based on the discovery of previously unseen images that remained at the contact-sheet stage. Beyond offering a return to the 1950s and 1960s, Premières planches pays tribute to work done quietly, sheltered from view. “They reveal the swarm of experience behind the apparent coherence – before the selection and refinement – inscribing images, people, and illustrious moments in the shared continuum made of micro-narratives and multiple social groups,” comments Fanny Bieth.
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Language : English & French
Digital Version : PDF, 798 ko
Bibliographical Notice
Fanny Bieth, “Michel-Hardy Vallée, Premières planches. Photos de John Max” in Ciel variable, No. 131, “Collecting”, Montreal, 2026, p. 91-92.
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