Mit 413 Fotografien in Farbe und Duotone
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Die Bilderschmiede Magnum ist in den 60 Jahren ihres Bestehens zum weltweit exklusivsten Zirkel von Fotografen geworden. Seit ihrer Gründung 1947 haben die Mitglieder der Kooperative viele Ikonen des 20. Jahrhunderts geschaffen. Der fallende Milizionär im Spanischen Bürgerkrieg von Robert Capa war eine der ersten. Auch Capas verwackelte Fotos von der Landung der alliierten Truppen in der Normandie gehören dazu.

Henri Cartier-Bresson fotografierte den kurz zuvor erschossenen Mahatma Gandhi, Erich Lessing den Volksaufstand 1956 in Ungarn und Eve Arnold die strahlend schöne Marilyn Monroe. Steve McCurry schuf das berühmt gewordene Abbild eines afghanischen Flüchtlingsmädchens in Peshawar, René Burri zeigt den selbstzufrieden Zigarre rauchenden Che Guevara, Thomas Hoepker die Faust von Muhammad Ali. Die Liste ließe sich lange fortsetzen, Magnum verfügt über rund eine Million Bilder.
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ENG: Here is the popular yet complete edition of the hugely acclaimed Magnum Magnum, which was an instant sellout on first publication in 2007. It celebrates sixty years of the vision, imagination and brilliance of Magnum photographers in over 400 photographs by the acknowledged greats of photography in the 20th century and the rising stars of our time. Each photographer is represented by six of their works as chosen by, and including a critical text by, another member. Including biographies of the featured photographers, a history of Magnum Photos by Brigitte Lardinois and a bibliography of Magnum books, MagnumMagnum Medium makes available to a wider audience one of the greatest photography anthologies of recent years an essential book for anyone interested in photography or the world depicted by it.

Since its founding in 1947 by Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger, and David "Chim" Seymour, Magnum Photos, the legendary co-operative has powerfully chronicled the peoples, cultures, events, and issues of the time.
Magnum Magnum brings together the best work, celebrating the vision, imagination, and brilliance of Magnum photographers, both the acknowledged greats photography in the twentieth century--among them, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Eve Arnold, Marc Riboud, and Werner Bischof--and the modern masters and rising stars of our time, such as Martin Parr, Susan Meiselas, Alec Soth, and Donovan Wylie.
Organized by photographer, the book harks back to the agency's early days and the spirit that made it such a unique and creative environment, one which each of the four founding members picture-edited the others' photographs. Here a current Magnum photographer selects and critiques six key works by each of the sixty-nine featured photographers, with a commentary explaining the rational behind the choice.
This new edition provides a permanent record of iconic images from the last sixty years and an insight, as seen through the critical eyes and minds of Magnum photographers, into what makes a memorable photograph.

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