Marc Riboud has continually returned to China since the 1950s to photograph the development and change of a country that he loves. Here, he offers a personally chosen retrospective of his best images of China, ranging from the Great Leap Forward to the economic boom, from the severe egalitarian poverty to the nouveau riches, from the Cultural Revolution to the cult of money. All the photographs are complemented by captions, anecdotes and personal reflections.
Collector's Edition: packaged in a presentation case with a numbered contact sheet featuring featuring Marc Riboud's Eiffel Tower Painter, 1953. Each contact sheet is embossed with 'Magnum Photo Collections' on the white border, and hand-stamped with the photographer's copyright on the verso. Produced to the exacting demands of Magnum's own print room and with the approval of the individual photographers or estates involved, these contact sheets provide an exceptional insight into the creation of truly great photographs. This special and important photography book presents, for the first time, the very best contact sheets created by Magnum photographers. Contact sheets tell the truth behind a photograph. They unveil its process, and provide its back story. Was it the outcome of what a photographer had in mind from the outset? Did it emerge from a diligently worked sequence, or was the right shot down to pure serendipity a matter of being in the right place at the right time? This landmark publication provides the reader with a depth of understanding and a critical analysis of the story behind a photograph, the process of editing it, and the places and ways in which the selected photographs were used. For anyone with a deep appreciation of photography and a desire to understand what goes into creating iconic work, Magnum Contact Sheets will be regarded as the definitive volume. With 435 illustrations in total, 230 in colour, including over 3,600 frames on 139 contact sheets.
Ribound`S Masterly Monochrome Images Are Complemented By His Own Descriptive Essay, Along With Texts On Angkor`S Recent History And Its Buddhist Foundations From The Curator Of National Museum Of Phnom Penh, Presenting And Moving Portrayal Of This Mysterious, Spiritual Wonder Of Timeless Beauty Scarred By Contemporary Brutality Of The Khmer Rouge. Coverboard Slightly Damaged, Number Of Illustrations, Condition Good.
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