Impossible Reminiscences - Hardcover

Koetzle, Hans-Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 071486496X ISBN 13: 9780714864969

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 2013

Synopsis

This title presents the largely unpublished colour photographs of one the world's greatest living humanist photographers, accompanied by Burri's personal recollections and reminiscences to illuminate each photograph.

About this title

About the Author:

Rene Burri was born in Zurich in 1933 and spent his early years studying composition, colour and design at the School for Arts and Crafts in Zurich. It was during his military service that Burri first used a Leica camera. Shortly after, he also developed an interest in film, and from 1953-55 he worked as a documentary filmmaker. Burri's life changed forever when the well-known photographer Werner Bischof introduced him to the prestigious photography agency Magnum Photos. Shortly after joining Magnum, his first reportage appeared in Life magazine. He continues to photograph and publish his work today. Burri currently lives in Paris, France and New York.

Review:

Born in Switzerland in 1933, René Burri first picked up a Leica during his military service. One of the remarkable things about Burri?s career, was that from the mid-1950s he worked with both black and white and color. Often, Hans-Michael Koetzle writes in his essay that accompanies Burri?s new book, Impossible Reminiscences, photographers are great at one or the other, or move on from black and white to color and seldom look back professionally. '[Burri] did the one without abandoning the other,' Koetzle writes. Impossible Reminiscences features more than 170 of Burri?s lesser-known color images, drawn and edited by Burri from his archive over the course of eight years, and accompanied by his personal reminiscences.―Photo District News

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 071486496X
• ISBN 13: 9780714864969
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320