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Magnum: Fifty Years at the Front Line of History: The Story of the Legendary Photo Agency
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by Russell Miller
Sales Rank: 40907
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Discount: 25 %
List Price: $16.00
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 336 pages
Published by: Grove Press; 1st Grove Press Pbk. Ed edition October 1999
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0802136532
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0802136534
Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 1.1 pounds
Product Review
"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough," said Robert Capa, the legendary photojournalist who, with Henri Cartier-Bresson and other documentary shooters, founded the Magnum press agency in 1947. Capa got close to the action, of course; he died under fire in Indo-China in 1954, seeking the perfect image of war. Other Magnum photographers died in places like Afghanistan, Israel, and Chechnya, always at the forefront of battle and strife, always with an eye on capturing History as it unfolded. In this well-written study of their work, British journalist Russell Miller shows how their images have changed the ways in which we respond to war, politics, and crises. --Gregory McNamee
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The Wall Street Journal, Taylor Holliday
So even though the book has caused the "Magnumites" to squirm since its publication in Britain last year, most of it comes directly from their own mouths, impeccably interpreted by the author. In true Magnum style, it's more than a few snapshots, but rather an extended photo essay, in words. [A]ll the founders come alive, as do the singular experiences of successive generations of members. The book is chock-full of revelatory stories behind unforgettable images.
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Reader Reviews
Russell Miller outlines the history of the world's greatest photo agency from its founding shortly after World War II until its advancement into the 90's. He includes personal stories about many of the photographers. The book also charts a course between many of the conflicting visions held by the members for the purpose of the agency. As you read the book, you have to remind yourself that Magnum is a "cooperative," because rarely do the members show this spirit. At its start, Cartier-Bresson wanted pictures with artistic vision. Capa wanted hard core reportage. In later years, Martin Parr's overtly critical portrayals of his subjects tested the agency's humanistic mission. All along, the great photographers prove to be fantastically poor businessmen. Russell Miller's history of does a lot to humanize some of the gods of photojournalism. As someone who has spent several years in graduate school, I enjoyed hearing that not all of these people were perfect. It is genuinely funny to learn that Eugene Smith's seven year Pittsburgh project was actually only intended to be a two week assignment. What beginning photographer hasn't made the same kind of mistake, deciding that a story was worthy of far greater time than budgeted for by your teacher or editor? Miller's account of Smith probably goes so far as to provide a cautionary tale to aspiring photographers about the need to draw boundaries to your work life. This book would be a good addition to a college photography course. It covers its subject expansively, but it tells the story in a chronological narrative that keeps the reader turning pages quickly.
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