''Regards'' (also known as ''Regards Magazine'' or ''Revue Regards'', ''trans'': "Views") is a monthly
French Communist
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news magazine published in Paris, France.
History and profile
Created in 1932 as a
Communist
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title, ''Regards'' is primarily known for
photojournalism
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, and pre-dated other pictorial magazines such as ''
Life
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'' (1936) and ''
Paris-Match
''Paris Match'' () is a French-language weekly news magazine. It covers major national and international news along with celebrity lifestyle features.
History and profile
A sports news magazine, ''Match l'intran'' (a play on ''L'Intransigeant' ...
'' (1949). ''Regards'' was a periodical which launched photojournalism in the years before
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. Leon Moussinac, critic and film theorist, a friend of Leon Delluc, runs the magazine.
Robert Capa
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and
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson (; 22 August 1908 – 3 August 2004) was a French humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and viewed photography as cap ...
are core photographers.
The magazine stopped publication in 1962, and then reappeared in 1995, under the leadership of the communist Henri Malberg. In 2000, it again reorganized under new management, trying to return to the original concept, of investigation of the world through photojournalism, surveys and contributions of intellectuals. According to the magazine's website, its modern readership is mainly composed of intellectuals and actors involved in social and political life.
After a second bankruptcy in October 2003, employees decided to create a "Scop" (''société coopérative de production'') or
Cooperative
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. Roger Martelli and
Clementine Autain ensure the direction of writing, and Remi Duat is the editor in chief.
Disambiguation
The French magazine ''Regards'' should not be confused with the Belgian magazine ''Regards'' which is produced by the
Belgian
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* Something of, or related to, Belgium
* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
* Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German
*Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ...
Jewish community.
References
External links
Official siteat the International Center of Photography
Gerda Taro and ''Regards''at ''The Daily Telegraph''
1932 establishments in France
Communist magazines
News magazines published in France
Political magazines published in France
Magazines established in 1932
Magazines published in Paris
Photojournalistic magazines
Monthly magazines published in France
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