![]() Further insight into each contact sheet is provided by texts written by the photographers themselves or by experts chosen by members’ estates. 139 contact sheets, representing 69 photographers, are featured, as well as zoom-in details, selected photographs, press cards, notebooks and spreads from contemporary publications, including Life magazine and Picture Post. Addressing key questions of photographic practice – was the final image a set-up, or a serendipitous encounter did the photographer work diligently to extract the potential from a situation, or was the fabled ‘decisive moment’ at play? – this book lays bare the creative methods, strategies and editing processes behind some of the world’s most iconic images. This exceptional book, presented here in a new, accessible and democratically priced format for the first time, reveals how Magnum photographers capture and edit the very best shots. The first edition of Magnum Contact Sheets was one of them. Few photography books can lay claim to being truly groundbreaking.
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