On the 50th anniversary of Marilyn’s death, this beautiful book is an elegant pictorial celebration of the beloved star by the Magnum photographers who immortalized her.

It’s been half a century since we lost Marilyn Monroe, but her presence in popular culture has never faded - due in part to the incredible abundance of photographs that were taken of her. Many of those pictures were taken by members of the Magnum photographic cooperative, and appear in this stunning collection that expresses every aspect of Marilyn’s multifaceted persona.

Henri Cartier-Bresson, Elliott Erwitt, Eve Arnold, Inge Morath, Philippe Halsman, Bruce Davidson, Dennis Stock, Bob Henriques, Erich Hartmann, and others capture Marilyn on and off the set. The images range from glamorous portraits to candid scenes of delicate intimacy.

Marilyn is pictured filming movies such as Some Like It Hot and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; also included in the book are Elliot Erwitt’s renowned shots of Marilyn wrangling horses on the set of The Misfits, her last film. In richly toned black and white as well as lustrous color, these photographs reveal Marilyn’s uncanny ease in front of the camera. Whether acting or exercising, putting on makeup or gracefully posing, Marilyn was a photographer’s dream. This celebration of her life will be a treasured keepsake for her millions of fans.

Arms Against Fury examines the dramatic struggle of the Afghan people through the lens of Magnum photographers, dating back to co-founder George Rodger’s documentation of the country’s role in World War II. Ever since, Magnum’s intrepid photographers have crisscrossed the country’s striking landscape from the Central Asian steppes to the parched southern desert by way of the Hindu Kush mountains surrounding Kabul and the adjacent Panjshir Valley.

As early as the 1950s, Eve Arnold and Marc Riboud filed unprecedented stories from a legendary Shangri-La, showing a small kingdom struggling for statehood against the forces of underdevelopment and unfortunate geographic position during the Cold War. The ultimate overthrow of the monarchy and brutal liquidation of Afghanistan’s constitutional government in 1978 heralded the arrival of Soviet-style communism. Peasants in Nuristan rebelled immediately and initiated a jihad that was covered first by Raymond Depardon and then by Steve McCurry, and later by renowned photojournalist Abbas, who also focused on the progress of the mujahedin, who eventually faced a massive Red Army invasion and savage aerial bombardments.

The victory against the Soviets also signaled the beginning of a civil war that began in 1992. Documented by Luc Delahaye, Christopher Steele-Perkins, Abbas, and Steve McCurry, Afghan militias destroyed large swathes of Kabul. The Taliban militia subdued warring factions in 1996 and proclaimed an Islamic emirate. Steele-Perkins was one of the few journalists to report from Afghanistan during this period of theocratic tyranny. In the wake of the September 11 attacks on the United States, the hated Taliban were shaken from power by a loose alliance of mujahedin backed by American forces. Yet nothing seemed to remedy the miserable spectacle of a ruined country littered with ten million land mines and thousands of innocent victims of the hi-tech war on terror.

The future of Afghanistan, as depicted by Abbas, Eve Arnold, Luc Delahaye, Thomas Dworzak, Alex Majoli, Steve McCurry, and Francesco Zizola, remains uncertain at best.

Containing additional photographic work by Ian Berry, Elliott Erwitt, Stuart Franklin, Philip Jones Griffiths, Susan Meiselas, and Wayne Miller; commentary by the photographers; and several illustrated essays, Arms Against Fury will become an indispensable reference for documentary studies, social history, and critical photography.

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.

This generously illustrated book for lovers of photography includes 365 images from the greatest photojournalists of today and yesterday.

Founded by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Magnum Photos is an iconic international photographic cooperative whose members have captured the major historical events of their times, as well as private and intimate moments. A year’s worth of these images is offered in this beautiful book that features full-page reproductions organized to reflect what Cartier-Bresson himself declared 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.” Nearly 70 photographers are represented with five to six images and the current Magnum members have selected the photographs that they consider to best represent their own output. Opposite each photograph is a page reserved for special dates, reflections, and notes. Published in an appealing and impressively-sized format, running more than 700 pages, this book includes images that make history both individual and universal.

Culled from the archives of Magnum Photos, the world’s preeminent photo agency, Pop 60s celebrates the visionaries, icons, and memorable moments of the decade that transformed the fabric of American life. From Andy Warhol, Twiggy, and James Bond to Beatlemania, biker culture, and geodesic domes, the reverberations of the Swinging Sixties are felt in today’s art, music, design, and fashion.

This phenomenal collection of photographs spans the globe, including images of Tokyo nightlife, Brazilian Carnaval, and art happenings in New York City. Renowned photographers such as Dennis Stock, Eve Arnold, Danny Lyon, Thomas Hoepker, David Hurn, and many others contribute both their best-loved and their seldom-seen photographs. From naked spectators at the Isle of Wight Festival to literati at Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball, Pop 60s captures the spirit, style, and attitude of an unforgettable era.

Die Photographen der legendären Agentur Magnum wurden vor allem mit ihren Bildern und Reportagen aus den Kriegs gebieten der Welt berühmt. Robert Capa, Initiator und 1947 Mitbegründer der Agentur, gilt zwar als der unerschrockenste und beste Kriegsphotograph seiner Zeit. Er war es aber auch, der Magnum das Tor zur Welt des Films öffnete: Seine Freundschaft mit John Huston und eine Liaison mit Ingrid Bergman lockten ihn Mitte der 40er Jahre nach Hollywood und verschafften der Agentur Aufträge an ganz anderen als den gewohnten Schau - plätzen. Seit den 50er Jahren begleiteten Magnum-Photographen immer wieder die Dreharbeiten berühmter Filmproduktionen, zum Teil sogar exklusiv. Aus den über 100 Filmen, die Magnum am Set dokumentierte, wurden zwölf für dieses Buch ausgewählt: Von John Waynes Alamo bis Antonionis Zabriskie Point wird in exemplarischen Bildstrecken das besondere Vorgehen, der spezifische Blick deutlich, den so berühmte Magnum - Photographen wie Henri Cartier-Bresson, Eve Arnold, Elliott Erwitt, Erich Lessing, Inge Morath oder Dennis Stock an den Orten des filmischen Geschehens und im direkten Umgang mit den Stars vor und hinter der Kamera entwickelten. Der Filmhistoriker Hans Helmut Prinzler beschreibt in seiner Einführung die Entwicklung der Set-Photographie und des Star-Portraits und verfasste zu jedem Film kurze Abrisse der Handlung und Entstehungsgeschichte. Unser Band begleitet eine Ausstellung in der Versicherungskammer Bayern, München, die in enger Zusammenarbeit mit Magnum Paris organisiert wurde.

Since the 1950s, Magnum photographers have regularly, and sometimes exclusively, accompanied movie productions. Twelve productions were selected for this book, with stunning pictures, summaries of the plots, and background information.

A vivid reminder of World War II, this collection attests to the suffering caused by war and the acts of courage that arose from the ashes. Taken from Magnum’s archives, these images — by the greatest photographers of the era — bear witness to the world-changing events of the war, immortalized in moments of daring and honor, and to the devastation it left behind across the conflict zones in Europe, Africa, and Asia. Organized chronologically, each photograph delivers dramatic impact through its powerful aesthetic quality and documentary importance, and is accompanied by a succinct text explaining its historical context. Includes Magnum photographers Werner Bischof, Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Erich Hartmann, Erich Lessing, Herbert List, Wayne Miller, George Rodger, David Seymour, W. Eugene Smith, Kryn Taconis, the Soviet Group, and Wu Yinxian.

Первое издание "Magnum Magnum" стало фотоальбомом десятилетия, весьма заметной книгой, посвященной видению, воображению и кристальной ясности, присущей самому известному в мире фотоагентству. Нынешнее издание впервые после успеха предыдущего выходит в новом формате.

Более 400 фотографий, выбранных фотографами "Магнума", - это одновременно и фотохроника последних 60 лет, составленная из знаменитых снимков легендарного творческого коллектива, и проникновение в суть того, что является великой фотографией, с критической точки зрения фотографов агентства.

Даже будучи упорядоченными по авторам, снимки в "Magnum Magnum" возвращают нас к ранней истории "Магнума",восстанавливая уникальную творческую атмосферу, в которой каждый из четырех основателей агентства работал со снимками своих коллег. Этот альбом составлен нынешними фотографами "Магнума", которые выбрали по шесть работ своих 69 коллег и попытались объяснить причины такого выбора.

Книга включает работы и признанных гениев фотографии XX века, и современных мастеров и восходящих звезд профессии. Она будет интересна всем, кто интересуется фотографии и миром, который она запечатлевает.

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.

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.

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.