Reading Magnum: A Visual Archive of the Modern World (Harry Ransom Center Photography Series)

There have been a LOT of big photobooks made up from raiding the Magnum Archive. I own most of them. Some, such as the book of contact sheets, contain new revelations and repay close study. But this book, READING MAGUM, is by far the most accessible and attractive presentation of Magnum photos and stories. READING MAGNUM is really readable. Photos are beautifully presented. The book is thematically organised. Anyone with an interest in the subject will really, really enjoy engaging with this book.A precious addition to anyones library.

I wish the UT Press had done a better job of making it. I had to send the first copy back and the second has almost the same flaw. The hard cover corners are bent, the back bottom one quite severely.Although this is an "archive" of a gazillion images with eight thoughtful essays, I can't wait until I've actually read it cover to cover.The book is a treasure.

I own several books of Magnum photos and they're all a treasure, but this one is really special. The photos span many years and they're quite varied, with some that are really affecting and some that are true works of art. I think Magnum photographers are a "gift" to the photography world and I never tire of looking at these photos.

Very interesting

This book provides a fascinating glimpse of world events over the past 70 years, seen through the eyes of some of the greatest photographers of this time. The images themselves are arresting. They combine artistry with a rare degree of journalistic sensitivity and are accompanied by fascinating essays addressing the social role of photography and how place images in the media have shaped our views of the world. The book also looks behind the scenes of photography as a business--how photos were selected, cropped, and printed back when they were material objects, and how these objects circulated between the Magnum Photo cooperative and the people who paid to reprint the images. As the photo industry has shifted to digital capture, editing, and delivery, and these old business practices are abandoned, the technical information alone would make this book worth possessing. But hours can be spent just looking at the pictures as well.

A very well constructed book, readable and well illustrated. Book arrived on time and well wrapped

Brought this book for our son who is studying photography at college, hes not had his nose out of it. Arrived in plenty of time for xmas.

Terrific book, speedy delivery.