Description

In this collection of photographs, photojournalist Cornell Capa has assembled a group of his moving, powerful images from around the world, taken between the 1940s and 1970s. On arriving in New York in 1937, Capa began work as a staff photographer on « Life » magazine. Since then, as a photographer and later as the founder and director of the International Centre for Photography, he has spent a life-time furthering the art of photography. This book features 166 photographs, printed in duotone, representing some of his greatest work for « Life » and other publications. This includes images of political upheaval, war, famine, religious rites, the world-famous and the undernourished.