ok, yes, I did waste a frame of 120 film taking that picture, and no,it wasnt even staged: that book does sit on that table, and we were drinking wine at the time!
Last year The Magnum Photograpy Cooperative launched a collection of their work in hardback form, spanning 60 years of some of the greatest photos ever taken by the most famous photo-journalism agency in the world. Alas, the book was out of reach for us mere mortals, costing close to £200 ($400) (the RRP was close to £100, but you couldn’t get it for that anywhere).
But never fear, as Magnum Magum has just been re-released for the grand sum of £21 !
Many people know the Magnum Cooperative from the big name ’stars’ such as Robert Capa (and THAT photo of the Spanish Soldier dieing in action), who was Magnum’s president for 3 years before stepping on a landmine in Indo-China, but there are fantastic ‘lesser known’ photojournalists when you delve deeper into the massive volume.
If you buy one book this year, make sure it’s Magnum Magnum, or even better: give it as a gift for christmas!
Some stolen photos that I’m probably going to get sued for showing here (dear magnum: please don’t sue me), click on the photograph to be taken to that photograper’s portfolio:
Robert Capa (Copyright Magnum)
Christina Garcia Rodero (Copyright Magnum)
Eli Reed (Copyright Magnum)
Bruce Gilden (Copyright Magnum)
Alex Majoli (Copyright Majoli)
Jacbo Aue Sobol (Copyright Magnum)
Mark Power (Copyright Magnum)
Rene Burri (Copyright Magnum)
George Rodger (Copyright Magnum)
If you have the chance, browse the amazing collection of photos on the Magnum website Photographer section.
