2020
Best known for his frank images of the brutality of the Northern Ireland Conflict — also called “the Troubles” — as well as for capturing the mundanities of daily life around the world, Alain Le Garsmeur is a prolific editorial and documentary photographer. His photography of the 1970s and 1980s garnered him widespread acclaim.
Le Garsmeur attended the Ealing Art College — now part of the University of West London. He began working as an assistant for notable photographers including Helmut Newton, Donald Silverstein and Guy Bourdin after concluding his studies. Le Garsmeur started to secure assignments in 1970 as a freelancer working for the Sunday Times and the Observer. His work later appeared in Figaro, the Independent, Geo magazine, Newsweek and Infinito.
Whether documenting the ubiquitous murals that appeared in Belfast during the Troubles, scenes of the bombings and vivid acts of violence that took place during the war, or the British Army marching through the city’s streets, Le Garsmeur created enduring images of the years-long conflict. He also focused on capturing the life of an average citizen during the war. Le Garsmeur’s color photography of the era provides a unique insight into wartime that is unlike what is typically published in history textbooks.
As a photographer for the Observer magazine, Le Garsmeur won the 1986 World Press Award for his work while on assignment in China, with one photo earning him first prize in the “Daily Life” category. His work featuring landscapes of Ireland and Britain have also been published in numerous books including W.B.Yeats: Images of Ireland, Lough Erne and Stopping Train Britain.
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'La Favorita Bar' 1981 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'La Favorita Bar' by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print People drinking outside a bar in rural Honduras, Central America, 1981. Paper size : 40x30 inches /...
Archival Pigment, Color
'Ramshackle Bar' 1979 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Ramshackle Bar' by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A bar in downtown Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA, 1979. Paper size : 40x30 inches / 101 x 76 cm Limite...
Archival Pigment, Color
'Isletas Ice' 1981 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Isletas Ice' by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print People wait by an ice cream cart in Isletas near Isletas banana plantation, ...
Archival Pigment, Color
'Isletas Street' 1981 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Isletas Street' by Alain Le Grasmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Street in Isletas, a small town in Isletas banana plantation. Honduras, Central America, 1981. Paper size : 40x30 inches / 101 x 76 cm Limited edition Edition Size 5 only this paper size Printed 2021 certificate of authenticity provided All prints are on archival photographic papers and limited edition per paper size offered. Total editions per image 100 only. 10x12 inches edition size 25 12x16 inches edition size 20 20x16 inches edition size 20 20x24 inches edition size 15 30x20 inches edition size 8 40x30 inches edition size 5 60x40 inches edition size 5 72x48 inches edition size 2 Alain Le Garsmeur was born in France in 1943 and after assisting the likes of Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin and Donald Silverstein became a prolific editorial documentary photographer for publications which included Fiagaro Magazine, The Independent, Newsweek and the The Observer as well as The Sunday Times. See photo Bio for more details. 1980s 1980 80 USA old colourful street walk side walk town village dirt track run down vintage weird...
Archival Pigment, Color
'Looking Out' 1981 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Looking Out' by Alain Le Grasmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Young women in Isletas banana plantation small town, Honduras, 1981. Paper size : 40x30 inches / 101 x...
Archival Pigment, Color
'Nicaragua Street' 1981 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Nicaragua Street' by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Girls and boys on a street in Nicaragua, Central America, 1981. Paper size : 40x30 inches / 101...
Archival Pigment
Cafe in the Favela by Barry Cawston 90x69cm C-type print with Acrylic Face Mount
By Barry Cawston
Located in Coltishall, GB
The bright colours of a cafe in a poor district of Salvador in Brazil. – The Spaces in Between series developed out of visits to Naples in Italy and Havana in Cuba, two cities whose ...
C Print, Photographic Paper
Cafe in the Favela by Barry Cawston 120x96cm C-type Photographic Print Only
By Barry Cawston
Located in Coltishall, GB
The bright colours of a cafe in a poor district of Salvador in Brazil. – The Spaces in Between series developed out of visits to Naples in Italy and Havana in Cuba, two cities whose ...
C Print
Cafe in the Favela Barry Cawston 90 x 69cm C-type photographic print only
By Barry Cawston
Located in Coltishall, GB
The bright colours of a cafe in a poor district of Salvador in Brazil. – The Spaces in Between series developed out of visits to Naples in Italy and Havana in Cuba, two cities whose ...
C Print, Photographic Paper
Cafe in the Favela by Barry Cawston 120x96 C-type Print w/Acrylic Face Mount
By Barry Cawston
Located in Coltishall, GB
The bright colours of a cafe in a poor district of Salvador in Brazil. – The Spaces in Between series developed out of visits to Naples in Italy and Havana in Cuba, two cities whose ...
C Print
Bodega on Clinton Street, 1985 - Color Pigment Print, Limited Edition Landscape
By Tria Giovan
Located in Brighton, GB
Bodega on Clinton Street, 1985 by Tria Giovan From a 6cm x 4.5cm negative, scanned in 2020 Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 20" x 16" in an Edition of 12 with 3 Art...
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Color
Barreto's on Stanton Street, 1987 - Archival Pigment Print, Color Landscape
By Tria Giovan
Located in Brighton, GB
Barreto's on Stanton Street, 1987 by Tria Giovan From a 6cm x 4.5cm negative, scanned in 2020 Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 16" x 20" in an Edition of 12 with 3 ...
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Color
