Magnum Magnum

This contains some historically important photographs from the Magnum agency and it's a massive book.Tons of content in this.It's impossible to please everyone when you're curating a book like this and not all the photos hit "my spot", so to speak, but it's a great book and particularly if you're into the history of photography as much as the actual photography itself.Recommended for the bookshelf of photographic history buffs.

The title of this book may be missing one word, and that is 'Opus' as it truly is a Magnum Opus. At over 600 pages, there is an essay on the work of many, if most, of those photographers who worked for Magnum since its creation about 70 years ago.All of the imagery is of high quality although not all need have been previously published. Some, I have seen elsewhere and quite recently although the majority is either new to me or only slightly familiar.Although not in any way a history of photography, and probably never intended to be one, it is something of a history of Magnum although this represents a very small percentage of the images under their control. This book may be very closely compared with  The Great LIFE Photographers  as several of the same photographers, and some of the images, appear in both and Life magazine used Magnum's photographers by choice.The style of photography is very much of the 'News' or 'Photo-Journalism' styles and some of it moves slightly to one side towards pictorialism or some other category. That makes for a good variety. Each 'article' includes a biography of the photographer or some other relevant data, all of which makes for not just a collection of historical images but something significantly greater.An important addition to any photographer's collection.

Fantastic collection of photos, really inspirational, definitely worth buying if you have any interest in Photography.

Really great gift / coffee table book. Beautiful photos.The only slight downside is the paperback cover slightly ruins the overall quality.

It is heavy going in every sense. The book is a massive behemoth and the photos quite graphic, but as an all-encompassing slice of photography from one of the world's best known photo agencies, it is outstanding. And, unlike other photography tomes, this deals with hard news and feature photography equally.

Excellent book. Bought pre_owned. Good for students studying photo journalism. Well produced book.

Great Book!

good book