Inspiration Information

Magnum photographer Mark Power has shot some really interesting photo essays on the topic of transformation. Check out work on the millennium dome, the new airbus and the treasury here.

The work of Wonderboy Michael Subotzky,

Mikhael Subotzky, 26, was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He has worked as a photographer since graduating from the University of Cape Town in 2004. His final-year university project, entitled Die Vier Hoeke (The Four Corners), consisted of an in-depth study of the South African prison system. It has received widespread acclaim both in South Africa and internationally, winning the 2007 Young Photographers Award at Perpignan, The 2007 KLM Paul Huf Award, The Special Jurors Award at the 2005 VI^es Recontres Africaines de la Photographie in Bamako and the 2006 F25 Award for Concerned Photography.

Brief Bio from magnum and more work

An old, but still relevant interview with Magnum Photographer Gilles Peress.

Images , Reality and the Curse of History

The above image was used on the cover of ‘ my war gone by, I miss it so’ by Anthony Loyd which is a good read.

Gilles Peress

This was the most striking image for me.

Paolo Pellegrin ‘ As i lay dying’.

(more…)

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

After reading the first few chapters I am really surprised they are still going. To be a fly on the wall at the Magnum AGM.

Got my copy from http://www.abebooks.co.uk/.