Magnum Poster: Courtyard of the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, 1951 Gift revelling in the opportunities the

revelling in the opportunities the medium offered: “Black and white transcends reality by removing a very significant part of it: the color

these Magnum Contacts offer a unique insight into the methods by which our photographers produced some of their best known images

and his photographs from the Beatnik movement of the 50s through to the hippie movement of the 60s immortalize the style and rhythm of the period

” he said

the breakup of the Soviet Union became inextricably linked to a familial reconciliation

Magnum Poster: Courtyard of the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, 1951 Gift revelling in the opportunities theWerner Bischof was given the assignment of photographing the war in Korea in 1951. The job took him through Japan, a country that won his heart. Bischof stayed in Japan for almost a year, discovering the countrys beauty and purity of design and ritual that must have reminded him of his early studio days. The subject matter and the photographers sensitive, considered approach complement each other perfectly. Pictured here, courtyard of the Meji shrine