''Photo'' is a French men's magazine devoted to
photography
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and
erotica
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was previously published by
Hachette Filipacchi Médias
Hachette Filipacchi Médias, S.A. (HFM) is a magazine publisher. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagardère Active, a division of the media conglomerate Lagardère Group of France.
History
'' Hachette'' was founded by Louis Hachette (Fre ...
, and currently owned by EPMA.
History and profile
''Photo'' was started by Hachette Filipacchi Médias as a monthly publication in 1967, and it was modeled on the men's magazine ''American Photo''.
The magazine is published ten times a year. It concentrates on the artistic aspects of photography, rather than technical aspects. The editorial line is tripartite: fashion/nude/
glamour, historical images of wars/guillotines/poverty or similar, and selected journalism news photos from around the world. It is read and distributed around the world, and is known featuring naked
models
A model is an informative representation of an object, person, or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin , .
Models can be divided int ...
, colorful saturated
graphic images, and its annual
amateur
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photography
contest
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. It was sold by Hachette Filipacchi in 2011.
An American edition was published under the name ''Photo World'' from 1973 to 1978.
See also
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List of men's magazines
This is a list of men's magazines from around the world. These are Magazine, magazines (periodical print publications) that have been published primarily for a readership of Man, men.
The list has been split into subcategories according to the t ...
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Pin-up model
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References
External links
Official web site
1960 establishments in France
French-language magazines
Magazines published in Paris
Monthly magazines published in France
Lagardère Active
Magazines established in 1967
Photography in France
Photography magazines
French art publications
Nudity in print media
Nude photography showing men
Nude photography showing women
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