Magnum Magnum brings together the best work, celebrating the vision, imagination, and brilliance of Magnum photographers, both the acknowledged greats of photography in the twentieth century—among them, Henri-Cartier Bresson, Robert Capa, Eve Arnold, Marc Riboud, and Werner Bischof—and the modern masters and rising stars of our time, such as Martin Parr, Susan Meiselas, Alec Soth, and Donovan Wylie.

Organized by photographer, the book harks back to the agency's early days and the spirit that made it such a unique and creative environment, one in which each of the four founding members picture-edited the others' photographs. Here a current Magnum photographer selects and critiques six key works by each of the sixty-nine featured photographers, with a commentary explaining the rationale behind the choice.

Preface

What is a Magnum photograph?

AB BAS

selected by Jonas Bendiksen

ANTOI N E D'AGATA

selected by Patrick Zachmann

EVE ARNOLD

selected by Elliott Erwitt

BRUNO BARBEY

selected by David Hum

JONAS BENDIKSEN

selected by Thomas Hoepker

IAN BERRY

selected by Philip Jones Griffiths

WERNER BISCHOF

selected by Larry Towell

RENE BURRI

selected by David Hurn

CORNELL CAPA

selected by Hiroji Kubota

ROBERT CAPA

selected by Susan Meiselas

HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON

selected by Eve Arnold

CHIEN-CHI CHANG

selected by Bruce Davidson

BRUCE DAVI DSON

selected by Chien-Chi Chang

CARL DE KEYZER

selected by John Vink

RAYMOND DEPARDON

selected by Harry Gruyaert

THOMAS DWORZAK

selected by Larry Towell

NIKOS ECONOMOPOULOS

selected by Paolo Pellegrin

ELLIOTT ERWITT

selected by Ferdinando Scianna

MARTIN E FRANCK

selected by Ferdinando Scianna

STUART FRAN KLI N

selected by Constantine Manos

LEONARD FREED

selected by Eli Reed

PAUL FUSCO

selected by Jean Gaumy

JEAN GAUMY

selected by Paul Fusco

BRUCE GILDEN

selected by Martin Parr

BURT GLINN

selected by Erich Lessing

JIM GOLDBERG

selected by Susan Meiselas

PHILIP JONES GRIFFITHS

selected by lan Berry

HARRY GRUYAERT

selected by Raymond Depardon

PHILIPPE HALSMAN

selected by Stuart Franklin

ERICH HARTMANN

selected by Thomas Hoepker

DAVID ALAN HARVEY

selected by Nikos Economopoulos

THOMAS HOEPKER

selected by Paul Fusco

DAVID HURN

selected by Constantine Manos

RICHARD KALVAR

selected by Alex Majoli

JOSEF KOUDELKA

selected by David Hurn

HIROJI KU BOTA

selected by Elliott Erwitt

SERGIO LARRAIN

selected by Guy Le Querrec

GUY LE QUERREC

selected by Richard Kalvar

ERICH LESSING

selected by Bruno Barbey

ALEX MAJOLI

selected by Donovan Wylie

CONSTANTIN E MANOS

selected by David Alan Harvey

PETER MARLOW

selected by Mark Power

STEVE McCURRY

seLected by Elliott Erwitt

SUSAN MEISELAS

selected by Jim Goldberg

WAYN E M I LLE R

selected by Stuart Franklin

INGE MORATH

selected by Gueorgui Pinkhassov

TRENT PARKE

selected by Mark Power

MARTIN PARR

selected by Rene Bum

PAOLO PELLEGRIN

selected by Abbas

GILLES PERESS

selected by Martin Parr

GUEORGUI PINKHASSOV

selected by Gueorgui Pinkhassov

MARK POWER

selected by Antoine d'Agata

ELI REED

selected by Dennis Stock

MARC RIBOUD

selected by Martin Parr

GEORGE RODGER

selected by Peter Marlow

LISE SAR FATI

selected by Alec Soth

FERDINANDO SCIANNA

selected by Martine Franck

DAVID 'CHIM' SEYMOUR

selected by Burt Glinn

MARILYN SILVERSTONE

selected by Martine Franck

W. EUGENE SMITH

selected by Steve McCurry

ALEC SOTH

selected by Lise Sarfati

CHRIS STEELE-PERKINS

selected by Bruno Barbey

DENNIS STOCK

selected by Dennis Stock

LAR RY TOWELL

selected by Alex Webb

ILKKA UIMONEN

selected by Stuart Franklin

JOHN VINK

selected by Thomas Dworzak

ALEX WEBB

selected by Chris Steele-Perkins

DONOVAN WYLIE

selected by Trent Parke

PATR I CK ZACH MANN

selected by Bruce Gilden

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