Magnum Contact Sheets

Magnum Contact Sheets

â‚¬Å“Offers unique insight into the working progress of the celebrated agencyâ‚¬s photographers over the past seven decadesâ‚¬â€¢their approach to taking and editing their pictures as well as their idiosyncratic relationships with the contact sheet.â‚¬Â â‚¬â€¢TIME
Available for the first time in a compact edition, this groundbreaking book presents a remarkable selection of contact sheets and ancillary material, revealing for the first time how the most celebrated Magnum photographers capture and edit the very best shots. Addressing key questions of photographic practice, the book illuminates the creative methods, strategies, and editing processes behind some of the worldâ‚¬s most iconic images.

Featured are 139 contact sheets from sixty-nine photographers, as well as zoom-in details, selected photographs, press cards, notebooks, and spreads fromÂ contemporary publications including Life magazine and Picture Post. Further insight into each contact sheet is provided by texts written by the photographersÂ themselves or by experts chosen by the membersâ‚¬ estates. Many of the acknowledged greats of photography are featured, including Henri Cartier-Bresson,Â Elliott Erwitt, and Inge Morath, as well as such members of Magnumâ‚¬s latest generation as Jonas Bendiksen, Alessandra Sanguinetti, and Alec Soth. The contact sheets cover over seventy years of history, from Robert Capa's Normandy landings and the Paris riots of 1968 via Bruno Barbey, to images of Che Geuvara by RenÂ© Burri,Â Malcolm X by Eve Arnold, and portraits of classic New Yorkers by Bruce Gilden. 446 illustrations, 240 in color
Country USA
Brand Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer Thames & Hudson
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2014-09-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780500544310

Country	USA
Brand	Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer	Thames & Hudson
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2014-09-16
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780500544310

Magnum Contact Sheets

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