W. Eugene Smith (1918-78) is widely acknowledged as the 'master photo-essayist of his generation'. He declared that his mission in life was nothing less than to 'document, in words and pictures, the human condition'. 55 includes images from the landmark photo-essays 'Country Doctor', 'Pittsburgh' and 'Minamata', as well as other work from his massive legacy. Other artists in this series Eugene Atget, Mathew Brady, Wynn Bullock, Julia Margaret Cameron, Joan Fontcuberta, David Goldblatt, Nan Goldin, Graciela Iturbide, Andre Kertesz, Dorothea Lange, Mary Ellen Mark, Joel Meyerowitz, Boris Mikhailov, Lisette Model, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Eadweard Muybridge, Eugene Richards, Shomei Tomatsu, Joel-Peter Witkin
Sam Stephenson Libros
Sam Stephenson es el autor cuya obra está profundamente influenciada por su extensa investigación sobre la vida y el arte del fotógrafo W. Eugene Smith. Su escritura explora la intrincada relación entre el artista y su sujeto, profundizando en los matices de la narración visual. El enfoque de Stephenson se caracteriza por un detalle meticuloso y una profunda apreciación por el poder de las imágenes.
