Richard Kalvar
Richard Kalvar is an American photographer who has been associated with Magnum Photos since 1975.
Kalvar has had a solo exhibition at Maison européenne de la photographie in Paris.Life and work
Kalvar was born in Brooklyn, New York. A trip to Europe in 1966 with a Pentax camera given him by French fashion photographer Jérôme Ducrot inspired him to become a photographer. On his return to New York he worked at Modernage photo lab. Two years later he moved to Paris and joined Agence Vu photography agency.
Kalvar has worked around the world, especially in England, France, Italy, Japan and the United States.Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
- Agathe Gaillard Gallery, Paris
- 2007: Terrans, Maison européenne de la photographie, Paris
- 2008: Retrospective, Casal Solleric, Illes Balears, Spain
- 2010: Earthlings: Retrospective, Städtische Galerie Iserlohn, Iserlohn, Denmark
Group exhibitions
- 2015: Paris Magnum, Hôtel de Ville, Paris
- 2017: Magnum Analog Recovery Le Bal, Paris
Publications by Kalvar
