The Sexy and the Unseen: Highlights from Paris Photo LA 2015

Vintage Polaroids from Guy Bourdin to glass plate negatives of 19th century Californians at this year's art fair

by The World’s Best Ever History and nudes: two of the many things that photography is known for. From Guy Bourdin’s vintage Polaroids culled from his personal collection, to Ralph Gibson’s black and white compositions, this year’s Paris Photo LA contained a wide array of work that would satiate even the most daring history buff. Here, we take a closer look at some of the …

Paris Photo LA 2015: Mazaccio & Drowilal

Colorful work that hides a darkness behind humor, the French duo's exhibit at the California event

by The World’s Best Ever For the third installment of Paris Photo LA (PPLA) at the Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles, BMW—one of the photography fair’s official partners—is presenting “Wild Style,” an installation featuring a body of work created by the French artistic duo Mazaccio & Drowilal during their 2013 BMW-funded residency at the musée Nicéphore Niepce, as well as a new series “Antépisode” …

The Selfie Arm

One-up your selfie stick-owning friends by getting this Selfie Arm; a creepy but nevertheless inventive take on the mobile monopod craze. Created by artists Aric Snee and Justin Crowe, the Selfie Arm offers a welcoming hand when there’s nobody there to take your photo. Snee and Crowe came up with the idea for the novelty device as a “direct commentary on the growing selfie stick …