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Celebrity culture in the 1970s and 1980s, through the lens of an award-winning photojournalist.
As a young photographer working in Los Angeles in the 1970s and 1980s, George Rose had his shutter finger on the pulse of the Hollywood scene, documenting film premieres and award ceremonies, arena concerts and Sunset Strip nightclubs. From Oscar-winning actors and filmmakers to punk rockers and porn stars, this stylish book presents visual highlights from the New Hollywood renaissance, a golden era in movies, music, and scene-making. Reflecting the excess, drama, or humor in each subject, Rose's rich black-and-white photos capture famous faces and personalities of the day, whether Jack Nicholson or Debbie Harry, Truman Capote or Little Richard.

"Blessed with an uncanny instinct for being in the right place at the right time, Rose was always where the action was, as if you'd transplanted Weegee from the 1940s-era Bowery to the 1980s-era Sunset Strip. As this gallery of photos attests, whether Rose was in a tiny room at the Chateau Marmont or at the edge of the stage at a sold-out show at the Forum, he could always capture a revealing or unguarded moment." -- Patrick Goldstein, from the foreword

On August 21, 1968, theatre photographer and aeronautics engineer Josef Koudelka took pictures of the Prague invasion by Warsaw Pact tanks and smuggled them out of the country. Magnum circulated them credited to an “unknown photographer” in order to prevent reprisals, Koudelka won the Robert Capa Award anonymously. 40 years later, Koudelka reviewed his archive and presents 249 mostly unpublished pictures from the series in this volume.

Karlheinz Weinberger’s day job may have been relatively uneventful ― working in a Siemen’s warehouse ― but the photos he took in his spare time are anything but conformist.

Weinberger’s passion, and the focus of this book, is the rebel youth of 1950s and ’60s Switzerland, who channelled American rock-’n’-roll culture and made it their own with their rolled-up jeans and denim jackets, bouffant hairdos, striped T-shirts, and customized belts boasting images of Elvis and James Dean.

Weinberger’s lusty, free-spirited and self-confident portraits posit the defiant attitude of youth as a response to the conservative post-war era. Swiss Rebels also includes homoerotic images of rockers, bikers, construction workers and athletes, many of whom occupy positions outside of social norms.

This publication is the first to present an overview of Weinberger’s provocative oeuvre.

When Fedrico Fellini first began shooting his film in the Via Veneto, he probably never imagined that he would create a new era in fashion and in world cinema. At the end of the 50s, Rome had become a crossroads, witnessing the transit of international stars, famous singers, actors, emerging stars, starlets, the sex symbol industry, politicians, princes, princesses and billionaires. With these players, Italian nights became the symbol of a "sweet and lazy" way of life, made up of fashion and gossip, paparazzi and tabloid scandal, relationships and forbidden love. From Rome to Portofino, from Capri to Venice, the Italian jet set was the epitome of this phenomenon. A new photographic book tells the story of those Italian years and its unforgettable icons, from Fellini to Anita Ekberg, Ava Gardner, Liz Taylor, Brigitte Bardot and Soraya. Documenting, amongst other things, striptease and elite parties, the book includes 600 rare images rediscovered and selected from Scalarchives in Italy and Europe to accompany the text by Italian journalist Marco Gasparini.

La Strada is a photographic history of Italy from the end of the Second World War to the early 1970’s, with 162 photos by 64 photographers selected from the Keith de Lellis collection, the prestigious black and white archives in New York.

The images are introduced in an essay (Italian and English) by Vicki Goldberg, photography critic and historian and contributor to the New York Times.

The photographers include Mario De Biasi, Nino Migliori, Gianni Berengo Gardin, Mario Giacomelli and an extensive group of lesser-known or unknown artists whose work is seen for the first time in this book. With the definitive passing of Mussolini years photography – “pretty babies, swans and old peasants” – and the kind still subordinate to the figurative arts, post-war Italian photographers operated in a country half destroyed by bombs and politically divided, a land of farms and little industry.

From north to south the subject portrayed is always the road which, in its natural theatricality and variety of landscape, offered an almost inexhaustible series of themes and situations. Many languages are employed in the composition of the images, ranging from a neo-realist sensibility (these were the years of the cinematographic poetics elaborated by Rossellini, Zavattini and De Sica) to a reiterated recourse to the portrait which is sometimes charged with openly expressionist tones (Zovetti, M. Cattaneo).

Then there is aesthetic research that presses on to the limits of the figurative: passers-by and means of transport that move on streets made of flagstones, cobbles and paving slabs that design geometries of a metaphysical flavour (Ranati, Spadoni, Crepaz, Ronconi, Bornaccini). There is also powerful use of the panoramic view to shoot broad sections of crowds and trajectories of movement. Shots from above (Migliori) reveal urban spaces in a new, previously unknown spatiality.

Life with the Nuba. Leni Riefenstahl's remarkable Africa oeuvre

"If Leni Riefenstahl had done nothing but visit Africa and bring back her photographs, her place in history would be secure." -Kevin Brownlow, from the introduction

When she was in her early sixties, Leni Riefenstahl began traveling frequently to the African continent, where she has worked on various film and photography projects over the last half century. Her favorite destination was in Sudan, where she lived with and photographed the Nuba tribespeople, learning their language and becoming their friend. The Nuba were a loving and peaceful people who welcomed Riefenstahl as one of their own. Her images of the Nuba, as well as of the Dinka, Shilluk, Masai, and other tribes, are gathered in this monumental book. Riefenstahl remembers her experiences in Africa as the happiest moments in her life. Her beautiful, skilled photographs represent a landmark in the extraordinary career of the 20th century's most unforgettable artistic pioneer.

* Interview by Kevin Brownlow
* Extensive bibliography and biography section

The editor:

Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN from 1987 to 2010, she has published numerous titles on art, architecture, photography, design, travel, and lifestyle.

The Rolling Stones formed precisely a half century ago (well, maybe not precisely-even Keith Richards, in his recent Number One bestselling autobiography, wasn't sure if the audition was April or May). And they are still at 'work - or, rather, at play, celebrating 50 years of phenomenal music and a journey as raucous as 'Jumpin' Jack Flash. "Life's" cameras were there early and have been there since, capturing all the ragged glory. The same editors who produced a bestselling book on the Beatles as well as individual illustrated biographies of John Lennon and, recently, George Harrison now look at the long history of the Stones: the mysterious death of Brian Jones, the essential push-pull relationship of Jagger and Richards, the '60s signpost that was Altamont, the later glam, and then the welcomed return to roots. There are funny moments (the early Stones with TV host Dean Martin, who just doesn't get it when the band first fails-and fails miserably-to "conquer America") and many thrilling moments.

Reporting live from “everywhere,” photographer Adam Katz Sinding (formerly known as Le 21ème) travels around the globe to document the fashion zeitgeist. An Instagram hit, @aks’s lens captures fashion weeks, runway idols, the next big trends, taste­makers, and — in particular — street style.

His first teNeues book This is Not a F*cking Street Style Book featured a curated collection of some of his best images, taken both backstage at the shows and of the style-setters on the streets. In this new publication, Sinding widens his scope and explores culture and landmarks with the same sophisticated eye he uses to photograph fashion. In the last year, he has travelled through over 35 countries across the globe, snapping a breathtaking number of beautiful photos that capture the essence of a place as only he would recognize it. Along with his pictures, the book includes contributions from Errolson Hugh and offers a unique insight into the peculiar mind of Adam Katz Sinding himself, his obsessive exercising habits, and the cultural phenomenon he has become over the years.

About the Author

Adam Katz Sinding, formerly known as Le 21ème, is an American-born, Copenhagen-based photographer. A true innovator in the realm of street-style photography since 2003, Sinding spends the majority of the year documenting the fashion zeitgeist. When he is not photographing fashion events in all corners of the globe, he shoots major campaigns and editorials, gives lectures, and embarks on epic cross-country cycling trips. 

Featuring new and iconic images, this follow-up to Prestel’s highly successful A Year in Photography: Magnum Archive includes some of the most striking photography ever collected in one volume. 

As readers flip the pages they will find themselves travelling from west to east across the globe. Each country is represented in three or four images captured by a single photographer. While renowned figures such as Robert Capa, Bruce Davidson, and Martin Parr are included, readers will also find younger photographers such as Olivia Arthur, Alessandra Sanguinetti, and Mikhael Subotzky, all of whom present dazzling new views of our changing world. 

Shining a light on the human condition in every corner of the globe, this compilation exemplifies Magnum founder Henry Cartier-Bresson's vision of “a community of thought, a shared human quality, a curiosity about what is going on in the world, a respect for what is going on and a desire to transcribe it visually.”

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Пролистать книгу Magnum Atlas: Around the World in 365 Photos from the Magnum Archive

Few photography books can lay claim to being truly groundbreaking.
This is one of them.

‘This books allows us to see the mixture of talent, chance, watchfulness and diligence behind each successful picture. ...there are very many reasons to celebrate the images in this huge and beautiful book’ – The Guardian

Presenting a remarkable selection of contact sheets and related material, Magnum Contact Sheets lays bare the creative methods, strategies and editing processes behind some of the world’s most iconic images — was the final image a set-up, or a serendipitous encounter; did the photographer work to extract the potential from a situation, or was it the fabled ‘decisive moment’?

'The book is utterly absorbing. To be able to follow dozens upon dozens of the most recognised images of the 20th century backwards through the selection process gives these pictures a new immediacy and vitality'– The Telegraph

Published just as the shift to digital photography threatens to render the contact sheet obsolete, this landmark book celebrates the sheet as artifact, as personal and historic record, as editing tool, and as a fascinating way of accompanying great photographers as they work towards, and capture, the most enduring images of our time.

139 contact sheets, containing over 3,600 frames, representing 69 photographers, are featured, as well as zoom-in details, selected photographs, press cards, notebooks and spreads from contemporary publications, including Life magazine and Picture Post. Insight into each contact sheet is provided in texts written by the photographers themselves or by experts chosen by members’ estates.

Many acknowledged greats of photography are here, such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Elliott Erwitt and Inge Morath, as well as Magnum’s latest generation, Jonas Bendiksen, Alessandra Sanguinetti and Alec Soth among them. These photographers cover over seventy years of history, from the Normandy landings by Robert Capa, the Paris riots of 1968 by Bruno Barbey and war in Chechnya by Thomas Dworzak to images of Che Guevara by René Burri, Malcolm X by Eve Arnold and classic New Yorkers by Bruce Gilden.

Contents include:
• 139 contact sheets by 69 photographers from Magnum Photos, plus selected details and ancillary visual material
• 435 illustrations, including over 200 prints, 60 contextual images and 40 contact-sheet enlargements, encompassing black-and-white, colour, standard 35mm, large-format and panoramic photography.
• Texts include commentaries by Magnum photographers and specially commissioned authors.
• 508 pages: Page size: 342 X 280 mm (13 1/2 X 11 inches). Printing specification: five colours throughout plus spot varnish on all photographs. Paper stock: 150gsm matt art.

'It’s the context however, that this book gives to those images that really sets it apart. As included with each contact sheet is a well-crafted narrative written by the photographers themselves or by experts given the blessing by member’s estates to capture the thought process. That combination of scribbled notes on the contact sheet, the images, those marked for stardom and those cruelly crossed out as not making the grade, together with words that take us into the mind of the photographer, those are the ingredients that what make this a book to keep and revisit – TheUsualShutterSpecs

Kristen Lubben is Associate Curator at the International Center of Photography in New York. Her previous books include Susan Meiselas: In History and Amelia Earhart: Image and Icon.

Ob ein Photo zur Ikone wird, hängt vom historischen Moment, von der Geistesgegenwart des Photographen und einer ganzen Reihe von Zufällen ab. Magnum -Photographen waren seit der Gründung der legendären Agentur 1947 weltweit an allen Brennpunkten des Geschehens. Ihre Aufnahmen entstanden meist unter schwierigsten Bedingungen, und erst auf ihren Kontaktbögen konnten sie erkennen, ob sie überhaupt etwas Brauchbares oder vielleicht sogar das eine, ultimative Bild "geschossen" hatten. Kontaktbögen rekonstruieren die Geschichte solcher Ikonen: wie sie zustande kamen, was vorher und nachher geschah, ob es sich um einen Zufallstreffer handelte oder den entscheidenden Moment innerhalb eines Handlungsablaufs. Der ebenso gewichtige wie großartige Bildband, der aus den Archiven und Nachlässen der Photographen zusammengestellt wurde, veröffentlicht erstmals das intimste Arbeitsmaterial der Magnum-Photographen, von Capas D-Day-Aufnahmen bis heute. Dem Kontaktbogen ist jeweils das eine Photo, das dann um die Welt ging, gegenüber gestellt, in den meisten Fällen kommentiert vom Photographen selbst. Im digitalen Zeitalter sind Kontaktbögen obsolet geworden - ein Verlust an beweisbarer Authentizität, wie viele meinen. Auch in dieser Hinsicht ist das Buch ein unschätzbares historisches Dokument.

Am 22. Mai 1947 wurde offiziell besiegelt, was seit mehr als zehn Jahren in den Köpfen von drei Männern unterschiedlichen Alters, unterschiedlicher Nationalität und noch unterschiedlicheren Temperaments als Idee und Vision herangereift war. An diesem Tag nämlich erfolgte der Eintrag von "Magnum Photos, Inc." ins Handelsregister des County of New York, und die Erfolgsgeschichte der bis heute berühmtesten Photoagentur nahm ihren Lauf. Die Welt feiert 2007 den 60. Geburtstag von Magnum - und wir liefern die Festschrift zum Jubiläum: Magnum Magnum ist das größte, schönste und authentischste Buch über die Agentur und ihre Photographen, das es bisher gab! Bei den drei Männern, die der Zufall oder das Schicksal im Paris des Jahres 1934 zusammengeführt hatte, handelte es sich um die "Gründerväter" von Magnum: den Polen David Szymin, genannt Chim, den Ungarn André Friedman, genannt Robert Capa, und den Franzosen Henri Cartier-Bresson. Bei aller Unterschiedlichkeit gab es doch einige entscheidende gemeinsame Nenner: die Leidenschaft für die Photographie, die Neugierde an Menschen und den Ärger über die Vermarktung ihrer Bilder in den Medien. So wurde Magnum, einmal institutionalisiert, sozusagen zum Erfinder des Urheberrechts in der Photographie. Als Kooperative Gleichgesinnter garantierte die Agentur ihren Mitgliedern darüber hinaus größtmögliche Handlungsfreiheit und Unabhängigkeit. Und an Gleichgesinnten fehlte es nicht: Magnum wurde mit bisher rund 100 Mitgliedern - unter ihnen Eve Arnold, Susan Meiselas, Inge Morath, René Burri, Cornell Capa, Harry Gruyaert, Josef Koudelka, Erich Lessing, Martin Parr, Marc Riboud und Alex Webb - zum Forum der internationalen Elite der Photojournalisten - und zur Legende, die in diesem Jahr 60 Jahre jung wird.

60 years of Magnum photos featuring the complete line of photographers with pictures, biographies, and mutual tributes.

Magnum Magnum, unsere 2007 erschienene großformatige Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag der legendären Photoagentur, war so schnell vergriffen, daß wir ein Jahr später bereits eine leicht verkleinerte Neuauflage herausbrachten. Für alle, die Magnum Magnum noch nicht besitzen, weil Geld und der Platz im Bücherregal knapp war, bieten wir jetzt eine preiswerte Sonderausgabe für nur E 29.80 in noch handlicherer Version: im Small Size-Format und als Flexbroschur – und trotzdem hervorragend gedruckt und nach wie vor das größte, schönste und authentischste Buch über die Agentur und ihre Photographen, das es je gab! Und das Geschichtsbuch des Jahrhunderts dazu. Die Agentur Magnum wurde als Kooperative Gleichgesinnter – unter ihnen Eve Arnold, Susan Meiselas, Inge Morath, René Burri, Cornell Capa, Harry Gruyaert, Josef Koudelka, Erich Lessing, Martin Parr, Marc Riboud und Alex Webb – zum Forum der inter nationalen Elite der Photojournalisten – und zur Legende. Bei aller Unterschiedlichkeit der »Gründerväter « David Szymin, genannt Chim, Robert Capa und Henri Cartier-Bresson gab es doch einige entscheidende gemeinsame Nenner: die Leidenschaft für die Photographie, die Neugierde an Menschen und den Ärger über die unkontrollierte Vermarktung ihrer Bilder in den Medien. So wurde Magnum, einmal institutionalisiert, zwar nicht zum Erfinder des Urheberrechts in der Photographie aber zum Garant für dessen weltweite Respektierung.

Here is the popular yet complete paperback 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, Magnum Magnum 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.

Magnum Photos was the first photographic agency 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.