In The Face Of Silence
Christophe Agou.Born in 1969 in a small village in the Massif Central area of France. In 1992 he moved to New York where he developed a love for the city and photography.  He first came to prominence with his compelling body of work made in the New York subway – published asLife Belowin 2004. (Quantuck Lane/WW Norton & Company)He was a finalist for the prestigious Eugene Smith Award (2006), for Le Prix de la Photographie de l’Académie des Beaux-Arts de Paris (2008) and received a ‘Mention Spéciale’ for le Prix Kodak de la Critique Photographique (2009).His photographs have been widely published and exhibited including shows at MOMA, New York; Jeu de Paume, Paris; Museum of Fine Arts in Houston; Les Rencontres D'Arles, France and Noorderlicht Fotofestival, The Netherlands.His work is held in the following collections:Neuberger Museum of Art, USAJoy of Giving Something Inc., USAThe National Museum of American History, USAThe New York Historical Society, USAThe Museum of Fine Arts Houston, USAThe Akron Arts Museum, USAThe New York Public Library, USAThe Fnac Photograohy Collection, FranceJohn Berger.John Berger, art critic, novelist, painter and author, was the 1972 winner of the Booker Prize with his novel G. His book on art criticismWays of Seeingis recognised as one of the seminal texts on the subject.