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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'Cabaret Dolphin' 1979 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Cabaret Dolphin' 1979 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A performer at the Moulin Rouge Cabaret swimming with a dolphin in a tank, Clichy, Paris, France,...
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'Poolside' Limited Edition Oversize Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Poolside' A pool resort in Israel near the Dead Sea late 1970s. (photo by Alain Le Garsmeur) A gorgeously observed and typical scene for the period, taken in the late 19870s by prolific documentary and well known editorial photographer Alain Le Garsmeur. Beautiful Oversize Archival Pigment print on Hahnemühle photo rag art paper - 30 x 20 inches paper size (approx 100 x 76 cm) LIMITED edition, unframed. edition size : 1 / 100 only (Also available signed- ask us for details & pricing) OTHER SIZES OF THIS PRINT AVAILABLE : 12x16 $395 20x16 $595 20x24 $725 30x20 $875 40x30 $1,200 60x40 $1,800 Alain Le Garsmeur was born in France in 1943 and after assisting the likes of Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin and Donald Silverstein...
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Mosquito Coast
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Horses on Mosquito Coast, Honduras, Central America 1980's. (photograph Alain Le Garsmeur) A gorgeously evocative shot taken in the early 1980's by prolific documentary and well kn...
C Print
Harlem Sunday Morning by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Sunday Morning by Alain Le Garsmeur Two Churchgoers walk through the streets of Harlem, New York City, USA, April 1978. Paper size 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm Printed in 2022 - prod...
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'Horse Silhouette' 1984 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Horse Silhouette' 1984 by Alaine Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Silhouette of horses in the evening on a horse farm in Bluegras...
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'Dappled light' 1981 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Dappled Light' 1981 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Nicaraguan family on the edge of Managua Lake, Managua, Nicaragua, Central America, 1981. Paper si...
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Equestrian Silhouettes by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Equestrian Silhouettes by Alain Le Garsmeur Silhouette of horses in the evening on a horse farm in Bluegrass Country, Lexington, Kentucky, USA 1984. Paper size 30 x 40 inches / 76 x...
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Take Two by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Take Two by Alain Le Garsmeur Two dancers in a bomb shelter used as a nightclub, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China, 1985. Paper size 24 x 20 inches / 60 ...
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' Santa Maria Smoke ' 1981 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Santa Maria Smoke' 1981 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Villagers sharing a smoke in Santa Maria, a small village on the border with Honduras, Nicarag...
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Harlem Rain by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Harlem Rain by Alain Le Garsmeur A rainy day on the streets of Harlem, New York City, USA, April 1978. Paper size 30 x 40 inches / 76 x 101 cm Printed in 2022 Archival Pigment Print signed limited edition signature and numbering on front edition of 5 only this size FRAMING: Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service. If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote. Galerie Prints is proud to share with you this extraordinary body of Alain Le Garsmeur's insightful and beautifully captured photographic work, from the late 1970s and early 80s. Alain Le Garsmeur (1943 - ) is an award-winning editorial documentary photographer for publications which included Figaro Magazine, The Independent, Newsweek, and The Observer as well as The Sunday Times. Born in France, he later moved to London where he studied at The Ealing College of Art Photography School. He soon became an assistant to great photographers such as Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, and Donald Silverstein...
Color, Archival Pigment
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'Daily Bread' 1983 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Daily Bread' 1983 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A bread delivery man with bags filled with baguettes on a snowy street in ...
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' Cola Café ' 1981 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
' Cola Café ' Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Children wait outside a cafe with Pepsi Cola sign in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Central America, 1981. Note all prints are limit...
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'Harlem Umbrellas' 1978 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Harlem Umbrellas' 1978 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print USA, HARLEM, NEW YORK CITY- APRIL 1978. Harlem residents hiding their faces with umbrellas, New...
C Print, Color
Downtown In New Mexico
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO, USA 1979 by Alain Le Garsmeur A gorgeously evocative shot taken in the late 1970's by prolific documentary and well known editorial photographer Alain Le Garsmeur. Perhaps one of his most classic of images - it is one of our absolute favourites. Beautiful extra large Oversize C type print 40x30" inches paper size ( 101 x 76 cm's) LIMITED EDITION, unframed. edition size 1 / 100 only (Also available signed - ask us for details) Alain Le Garsmeur was born in France in 1943 and after assisting the likes of Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin and Donald Silverstein...
C Print
' Family ' Oversize Limited Edition C type
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Mennonite Family Belize' by Alain Le Garsmeur Mennonite brothers and sister from a Spanish Lookout settlement, Belize, Central America, June 1985. A gorgeously observed scene by ...
C Print
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'Mustang Mistake' 1973 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Mustang Mistake' 1973 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A broken fender bumper on a Mustang car after a collision in Manhatta...
C Print, Color
Waiting To Cross - New York 1973 - Oversize Signed Limited Edition
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Waiting To Cross by Alain Le Garsmeur Fur coated twins waiting to cross the road, New York City, USA, 1973. Paper size 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm P...
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Bronx Teenagers
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
USA, SOUTH BRONX, NEW YORK CITY AUGUST 1977. South Bronx teenagers in front of abandoned tenement burnt-out buildings, South Bronx, New York City, US...
Color, Archival Pigment
'Racehorse Exercise' 1984 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Racehorse Exercise' by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A rider exercising a racehorse in the early morning, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, ...
Archival Pigment
Mosquito Coast Boat Building
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Wooden boat building in a village on the Mosquito Coast, Honduras, Central America 1980s. (photograph Alain Le Garsmeur) A gorgeously evocative s...
C Print
Streets Of San Francisco by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Streets Of San Francisco by Alain Le Garsmeur A steep hill on the busy streets of San Francisco, California, 1979. Paper size 20 x 30 inches / 50 x 76 cm Printed in 2022 - produced...
Archival Pigment
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'Police Patrol' 1978 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Police Patrol' 1978 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A 28th Precinct policeman reads notes in his police patrol car in Harlem, New York City, USA, Apr...
Archival Pigment
Bronx Teenagers by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Bronx Teenagers by Alain Le Garsmeur Teenagers in front of abandoned tenement burnt-out buildings, South Bronx, New York City, USA - August 1977 Paper...
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Elvis Flowers by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Elvis Flowers by Alain Le Garsmeur Flowers left at Elvis Presley’s funeral, Forest Hill Cemetry, Memphis Tennessee, USA, August 1977. Paper size 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm Printe...
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Kingston Studios by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Kingston Studios by Alain Le Garsmeur Channel One Recording Studios, Kingston, Jamaica 1983. Paper size 20 x 30 inches / 50 x 76 cm Printed in 2024 Archival Pigment Print signed a...
Archival Pigment
Moulin Rouge Mermaid by Alain Le Garsmeur - signed limited edition
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Moulin Rouge Mermaid by Alain Le Garsmeur A performer at the Moulin Rouge Cabaret swims underwater with a dolphin in a tank, Clichy, Paris, France, 1979. Paper size 20 x 24 inches ...
Archival Pigment
Savannah Food Store by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Savannah Food Store by Alain Le Garsmeur A food store on the corner in downtown Savannah, Georgia, USA, 1983. Paper size 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm Printed in 2022 - produced fro...
Archival Pigment
Blackpool At Night - signed limited edition
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
All Lit Up by Alain Le Garsmeur Aerial view of Blackpool’s Golden Mile illuminations at night, Blackpool, British seaside town, Lancashire, England, 1981. Paper size 30 x 20 inches ...
Archival Pigment
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'Freedomland' 1979 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Freedomland' 1979 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Women cyclists riding through the streets of downtown Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA, 1979. Paper size ...
Archival Pigment, Color
'Downtown Las Vegas' 1979 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Downtown Las Vegas' 1979 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A group of friends drive through the streets of downtown Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA, 1979. 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. 1970s 1970 70s USA Retro Vintage Car Friends Youth Blue Wheels Record shop Vegas Quirky Fashion...
Archival Pigment, Color
Street Below by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Street Below by Alain Le Garsmeur Looking over the Streets of Harlem, New York City, USA, the 1970s. Paper size 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm Printed in 2022 - produced from the o...
Archival Pigment
Moulin Rouge Mermaid by Alain Le Garsmeur - Oversize signed limited edition
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Moulin Rouge Mermaid by Alain Le Garsmeur A performer at the Moulin Rouge Cabaret swims underwater with a dolphin in a tank, Clichy, Paris, France, 1979. Paper size 40 x 30 inches ...
Archival Pigment
Alain Le Garsmeur - Reno 1979 signed limited edition
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Reno by Alain Le Garsmeur A group of Reno City Casino Staff on a break, Nevada, USA in 1979. Paper size 60 x 40 inches / 152 x 101 cm Printed in 2024 Archival Pigment Print Sign...
Archival Pigment
Electric Cowboy by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Cheyenne Cowboy by Alain Le Garsmeur Cowboy drinking in the downtown lights, Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA, 1979. Paper size 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm Printed in 2023 Archival Pigment...
Archival Pigment
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'Harlem Family' 1978 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Harlem Family' 1978 by Alaine Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A 28th Precinct policeman with an African American Family,...
Archival Pigment, Color
'Night Food Stall' 1972 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Night Food Stall' by Alain Le Grasmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A tired man leaning on an all-night food stall selling hot pies, pastries a...
Archival Pigment
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'Backgammon Hood' 1984 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Backgammon Hood' 1984 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Friends playing backgammon on the hood of a car during a break at a polo match, Kentucky, USA, 1984. 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 80s car city bumper picnic grass blanket friends youth retro girls fashion...
Archival Pigment, Color
'Kingston Studios' 1983 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Kingston Studios' by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Channel One Recording Studios, Kingston, Jamaica 1983. Paper size : 40x30 inches / 101 x 76 cm Lim...
Archival Pigment, Color
'Channel One Recording Studio Jamaica' 1983 Limited Edition Archival Pigment
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Channel One Recording Studio Jamaica' 1983 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Channel 1, Reggae recording studios, Kingsto...
C Print, Color
'Hot Food Stall Xinjiang' 1985 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Hot Food Stall' 1985 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Uyghur stall holders selling hot food at Urumqi market, Xinjiang Provin...
Archival Pigment, Color
Early Morning Ride by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Early Morning Ride by Alain Le Garsmeur A rider exercising a racehorse in the early morning, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, August 1984. Paper size 16 x 20 inches / 40 ...
Archival Pigment
Field Girls by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Field Girls by Alain Le Garsmeur Mennonite girls working in fields, Spanish Lookout Settlement, Belize, Central America, June 1985. Paper size 20 x 16 inches / 50 x 40 cm Printed in...
Archival Pigment
Ramshackle Bar by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Ramshackle Bar by Alain Le Garsmeur A bar in downtown Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA, 1979. Paper size 20 x 30 inches / 50 x 76 cm Printed in 2022 - produced from the original transpar...
Archival Pigment
Daily Bread by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Daily Bread by Alain Le Garsmeur A bread delivery man with bags filled with baguettes on a snowy street in Quebec Province, Canada, 1977. Paper size 24 x ...
Archival Pigment
Dancing Partners by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Dancing Partners by Alain Le Garsmeur People dance under stringed lights outside the Chicago Board of Trade during a Dinner and Dance evening, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1979. Paper si...
Archival Pigment
San Francisco Escapes by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
San Francisco Escapes by Alain Le Garsmeur A man walks under fire escapes on the streets of San Francisco, California, 1979. Paper size 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm Printed in 20...
Archival Pigment
'China Girl' 1985 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'China Girl' 1985 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A Chinese woman worker looks out from a window in a plastics factory, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, Chin...
Archival Pigment, Color
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'At The Fair' 1972 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'At The Fair' 1972 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print An African Caribbean mother and daughter seeing the sights at a funfair on Hampstead Heath, London, E...
Archival Pigment, Color
'Inish Turbot Coast' 1978 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Inishturbot Coast' 1978 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print The West-facing coastline of Inishturbot island, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland, 1978. Pa...
Archival Pigment, Color
Sunny St Louis by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Sunny St Louis by Alain Le Garsmeur A fashionable African American church member poses with sunglasses for the camera as she leaves a Baptist C...
Archival Pigment
Honduras Life by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Honduras Life by Alain Le Garsmeur People waiting for transportation in rural Honduras, Central America, 1981. Paper size 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm Printed in 2022 - produced from...
Archival Pigment
Savannah Skateboard by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Savannah Skateboard by Alain Le Garsmeur A man shows his balance skateboarding down the street in downtown Savannah, Georgia, USA, 1983. Paper size 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm Print...
Archival Pigment
Waiting To Dance by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Waiting To Dance by Alain Le Garsmeur Young people waiting at the entrance to the film and dancing arcade in Piccadilly, London, England, 1972. Paper size 30 x 40 inches / 76 x 101 ...
Archival Pigment
Mosquito Coast by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Mosquito Coast by Alain Le Garsmeur Horses rest by a beach in Mosquito Coast, Honduras, Central America, 1981. Paper size 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm Printed in 2022 - produced fro...
Archival Pigment
Reno Crossing by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Reno Crossing by Alain Le Garsmeur Approaching Reno City on an Amtrak train, Nevada, USA 1979 Paper size 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm Printed in 2022 - produced from the original tr...
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Honduras Shop by Alain Le Garsmeur
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Shop People by Alain Le Garsmeur People gathered outside a shop in rural Honduras, Central America, 1981. Paper size 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm Printed in 2022 - produced from the ...
Archival Pigment, Color
'Channel One Recording Studio Jamaica' Oversize Limited Edition C type
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Channel One Recording Studio Jamaica' by Alain Le Garsmeur Channel 1, Reggae recording studios, Kingston, Jamaica 1983. A gorgeously observed scen...
C Print
'Honduras Cafè Cars 1981' 1981 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Cafè Cars' 1981 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Taxis outside a cafe in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Central America, 1981. Paper size : 40x30 inches / 101...
Archival Pigment, Color
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'Hats And Braces' 1985 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Hats And Braces' 1985 by Alain le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Young Mennonite men from Orthodox communities in a horse-drawn buggy , Belize, Central America, J...
Archival Pigment, Color
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'Isletas Church' 1981 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
'Isletas Church' by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Church in Isletas, a small town with a banana plantation, Honduras, Central America, 1981. Paper siz...
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