Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I realize that 1956 Leica manuals are truly fascinating, and books about Leica bellows are, well, beyond description. But if there's by some weird chance anyone on this list actually interested in photography, they might want to take a look at the new book Magnum Stories... "UK Exhibition at The Guardian Newsroom, 60 Farringdon Road, London from 18 November until 17 December 2004 Magnum Stories explores the 'photo story' through 61 essays by the members of Magnum Photos. The book covers a wide range of subjects including the Vietnam War, student protests in Tiananmen Square, Picasso, Malcolm X, the New York Police, Ghandi's funeral and Buddhism. Each of the 61 Photographers is represented by a story of their choice, and a newly commissioned text, each offering a rare insight into the mind and working practice of the members. "Magnum Stories provides a unique reflection on the course of photojournalism in the second half of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, from the common purpose of the post-W.W.II years to the individualistic range of practices and interests that constitute documentary photography today." Wait, what could I be thinking.....The 18th printing of the 1949 Wookie manual is definitely the book to buy.... ;-)