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Magnum Photos

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Magnum Photos
SeriesPhotofile
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:168
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 124
Category/GenreIndividual photographers
Photographs: collections
ISBN/Barcode 9780500410943
ClassificationsDewey:779
Audience
General
Illustrations 48 Halftones, duotone; 24 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 14 April 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Magnum Photos was the first photographic agancy to be founded by photographers themselves, or as Henri Cartier-Bresson described them, by 'adventurers with ethics.' Magnum owes its reputation to the talent of its members, who have never swerved from the principles of its founders: solidarity and respect for individuality. What unites all of these photographers, however, is their understanding of journalism and the warmly human gaze that they cast upon the world. Photofile Brings together the best work of the world's greatest photographers, in an attractive format and at an easily affordable price. Handsome and collectable, the books are produced to the highest standards. Each volume contains some sixty full-page reproductions printed in superb duotone, together with a critical introduction and a full bibliography. The series has been awarded the first annual prize for distinguished photographic books by the International Center of Photography, New York.

Author Biography

Fred Ritchin picture editor of The New York Times Magazine from 1978 to 1982 and executive editor of Camera Arts magazine from 1982 to 1983, and founding director of the Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Program at the International Center of Photography. He is now associate professor of photography and communications at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and a new media consultant to news and photo organizations. Fred Ritchin picture editor of The New York Times Magazine from 1978 to 1982 and executive editor of Camera Arts magazine from 1982 to 1983, and founding director of the Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Program at the International Center of Photography. He is now associate professor of photography and communications at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and a new media consultant to news and photo organizations.