Spanish freelance photographer Samuel Aranda won the World Press Photo Award for his portrait of a woman in Yemen cradling a wounded relative (pictured). The photo, which ran in the New York Times, came to symbolise the Arab Spring.
Marlon Roudette’s hitting number 1 around Europe with his catchy hit "New Age." On today’s show, he tells us about what has influenced his laid-back sound, and why Lana Del Rey is high on his collaboration hit list. We’re also checking out Cold War spy thriller "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", and peeking into Queen Elizabeth II’s family photo album thanks to a new exhibition.
French artist Philippe Ramette's gravity defying perspective on the world is celebrated at Galerie Xippas' new exhibition in Paris. His series of offbeat photographs, drawings and sculptures present us with surprising points of view. Then for something rather decadent; vanity, celebrity and politics are exposed at the Yvon Lambert gallery's new exhibition, "La décandence."
We meet Dominique Issermann, photographer to the stars, to talk about her beautiful images of the supermodel Laetitia Casta. Also on the show, "EuroCrash! The Musical", the show that's getting laughs despite the sinking economy, and great expectations for Charles Dickens' bicentenary.
In today’s show: he’s dressed Kylie, Marilyn Manson and Beyoncé - Britain's most exciting fashion designer, Gareth Pugh, talks to Eve Jackson. Also more on Jean Dujardin, the French hottie tipped for an Oscar and Weegee, the photographer who made blood and guts an art form.
The French papers are consumed with more grim economic news. Alongside climbing unemployment levels, Libération reports that the last factory of a major lingerie manufacturer is to be closed. But Les Echos say the French can be consoled: even as companies like Kodak face bankruptcy in the US, other businesses emerge. And in extra-terrestrial news, a piece of Mars lands - on Earth.
Pioneering US firm Eastman Kodak, which popularised photography for the average household, filed for bankruptcy on Thursday. Kodak has been struggling in the age of digital cameras and camera phones, laying off 47,000 employees since 2003.
For the past 20 years he's surprised us with his photographs which long for Egyptian times gone by - Youssef Nabil is in Paris for the first ever in depth look at his work. Also on today's show: fifty of James Bond's original vehicles from the films are unveiled at a UK exhibition, and "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" is re-released in cinemas.
In today's fashion fix, we reveal which designers will be dressing the athletes for the London Olympics. Then fashion embraces reality; we're showing you the plus-size photoshoot that celebrates real women and a viral video poking fun of model perfection. Plus, discover which luxury brands are teaming up with iconic artists.
