Contact: Magnum Photos

All Episodes 2013

  • Ended
  • 2013-06-12T04:00:00Z
  • 26m
  • 4h 20m (10 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
How did the world’s most famous photographs, the snapshots that have become iconic, come about? This is an extraordinary and fascinating ten-episode journey exploring the forbidden city of photographic proofs, mixing with famous photographers from Magnum Photos, the legendary photographic agency founded in 1947 Over 60 years of history, from the collapse of the Twin Towers by Steve McCurry to Thomas Hoepker’s portrait of Muhammad Ali; from the Tiananmen Square protests photographed by Stuart Franklin to the glorious era of the Beatles captured by David Hurn’s portraits… up to candid snapshots of Nixon and Khrushchev, Marilyn Monroe, Margaret Thatcher and Miles Davis.

10 episodes

Series Premiere

2013-06-12T04:00:00Z

1x01 Thomas Hoepker

Series Premiere

1x01 Thomas Hoepker

  • 2013-06-12T04:00:00Z26m

Meeting with photographer Thomas Hoepker who captured images of Muhammad Ali in private and professional contexts, and portrayed the attack of 11 September in New York from an unusual perspective.

2013-06-19T04:00:00Z

1x02 David Hurn

1x02 David Hurn

  • 2013-06-19T04:00:00Z26m

We meet the British photographer David Hurn who photographed the Beatles, 60s swinging London and the famous Isle of Wight Festival in 1970. He tells of his focus on capturing moments of everyday life.

2013-06-26T04:00:00Z

1x03 Stuart Franklin

1x03 Stuart Franklin

  • 2013-06-26T04:00:00Z26m

He took the famous image of a person in front of a tank at the time of the protests at Tiananmen Square. Stuart Franklin tells about the incident, and reflects on memory, meaning when he finds motifs in the landscape.

2013-07-03T04:00:00Z

1x04 Peter Marlow

1x04 Peter Marlow

  • 2013-07-03T04:00:00Z26m

He finds unique angles, will close objects and photographs always whether it is private or mission. Photographer Peter Marlow is known among others for his iconic portrait of Margaret Thatcher.

2013-07-10T04:00:00Z

1x05 Abbas Attar

1x05 Abbas Attar

  • 2013-07-10T04:00:00Z26m

As a photographer, his focus has been to raise questions and formulate questions regarding faith and life choices. Abbas Attar from Iran tells about his impressions when he documented the Iranian Revolution 1979th

2013-07-17T04:00:00Z

1x06 Steve McCurry

1x06 Steve McCurry

  • 2013-07-17T04:00:00Z26m

Steve McCurry captures the dramatic moment where people's destinies and the situation atmosphere are the focus. Many remember his picture of the girl from Afghanistan, in 1985 on National Geographic's front page.

2013-07-24T04:00:00Z

1x07 Bruce Gilden

1x07 Bruce Gilden

  • 2013-07-24T04:00:00Z26m

The proximity to the street life and crime have influenced him as a photographer. Gilden has intrusive images of the Japanese Mafia Yakuza, but portrays also like to passersby on the streets of New York.

2013-07-31T04:00:00Z

1x08 Elliot Erwitt

1x08 Elliot Erwitt

  • 2013-07-31T04:00:00Z26m

He is known to photograph subjects with elements of humor and sarcasm, and has depicted everything from dogs on the street to politics at the highest level.

2013-08-07T04:00:00Z

1x09 Guy Le Querrec

1x09 Guy Le Querrec

  • 2013-08-07T04:00:00Z26m

During the 50s and 60s he documented the jazz culture and sought to capture the soul of music in their photographs. Guy Le Querrec tells of his meetings with Miles Davis, and if the differences can determine whether an image is mediocre or a masterpiece.

2013-08-14T04:00:00Z

1x10 Alex Majoli

1x10 Alex Majoli

  • 2013-08-14T04:00:00Z26m

Although he photographed in wars and conflicts, he regards himself not as a war photographer. Alex Majoli talks about his career, his passion to depict duplicitous motives, mental illness, war and about to approach grief and death.

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