| Magnum: Fifty Years at the Front Line of History: The Story of the Legendary Photo Agency Contributor(s): Miller, Russell (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802136532 ISBN-13: 9780802136534 Publisher: Grove Press OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: Since the legendary photo agency was founded in 1947, its members have been on hand to bear witness on the front line of world history. From Joan Crawford to Malcolm X, Magnum has changed how we perceive our political leaders, social crises, and the communities next door. of photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | History - Photography | Criticism - Photography | Photojournalism |
| Dewey: 770.9 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 5.99" W x 9.05" (0.88 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since Magnum was founded in 1947, its members have been on hand to bear witness on the front line of world history. From Robert Capa's stark photograph of a Loyalist soldier being shot in the head during the Spanish Civil War to Eve Arnold's astonishingly intimate portraits of well-known faces - from Joan Crawford to Malcolm X - Magnum has changed how we perceive our political leaders, social crises, and the communities next door. Magnum's photographers are some of the most talented, brave, and resourceful in the world: the founders, Robert Capa, David Seymour, George Rodger, and Henri Cartier-Bresson; and recruits, including Eve Arnold, Bruce Davidson, Mary Ellen Mark, Susan Meiselas, Inge Morath, James Nachtwey, Eugene Richards, and Sebastiao Salgado. Magnum follows them on assignment, facing bodyguards and visa troubles and taking to the risk-filled trenches of several wars for the perfect shot. Full of wonderful stories and heroic feats, Magnum is an essential volume for anyone interested in photography or photojournalism. |