Magnum Fifty Years at the Front Line of History: The Story of the Legendary Photo Agency

The photographers of Magnum have been on hand at the defining moments of the twentieth century. From Robert Capa's moment-of-death photograph of a Loyalist soldier during the Spanish Civil War, to Eve Arnold's astonishingly intimate portraits of celebrities such as Joan Crawford and Malcolm X, the images captured by members of Magnum have changed how we perceive war, our political leaders, social crises, and the communities next door. Magnum's photographers--including Capa, Arnold, David Seymour, George Rodger, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bruce Davidson, Mary Ellen Mark, Susan Meiselas, Inge Morath, James Nachtwey, Eugene Richards, and Sebastiao Salgado--are some of the most talented, brave, and resourceful in the world, and Magnum follows them around the world, through picaresque adventures and into the risk-filled trenches of several wars in search of the perfect shot. A dramatic portrait of the world's greatest photo house and its times, Magnum is an essential volume for anyone interested in photography, history, or photojournalism. Book jacket.

Russell Miller was born in 1938 in London and now lives in High Wycombe. He is the author of ten previous books and currently writes for The Mail on Sunday. His journalism has won many awards, including Writer of the Year by the Society of British Magazine Editors.