Magnum Football
London: Phaidon Press Inc., 2002. First Published 2002 [stated]. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 6.25 inches. 184 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Includes Introduction by Simon Kuper, as well as chapters on The Team; The Place; The Supporters; The Pass; The Beautiful Game; The Goal; and The Passion. In more than 50 years of Magnum's life, its photographers have almost never set out to photograph football. When the agency searched its archive for this book, it unearthed 4,000 pictures of the game, taken over the years by Magnum photographers ostensibly trying to shoot a monsoon, or Islam, or political protests in Albania, or even dogs. Some pictures had never been used before, some never even edited. There are few things that unify people across the world better than the game of soccer. Soccer stirs passions beyond rational thought, affecting the mood of nations or even the fortunes of government. Since before the formation of the famous Magnum agency in the 1940s, various members have photographed the world of soccer, documenting the players, the fan, and the game, from bare feet on African mud or a Brazilian beach to kicking cans in British backstreets. This collection shows how deep the roots of soccer run, how wide they are spread, and how soccer culture crosses every boundary of nationality, race, and religion. These images combine the beauty of the game itself and the aesthetic quality associated with the photographers of the world's leading photographic agency. It provides a celebration of soccer in its widest sense, as well as a fascinating social insight into many parts of the world over a period of more than half a century. In the tradition of great Magnum books, this publication brings together the work of the finest photographers of our time. Whether covering the latest news or working on commissions or their own personal stories, Magnum photographers have also found time to document a sport that unites us all - football. This uplifting book brings together an array of images by outstanding photographers working across the globe: Henri Cartier-Bresson in Italy, James Nachtwey in Brazil, Steve McCurry in Burma, Martin Parr in Japan, Abbas in Iran, Luc Delahaye in France, and many more. The pictures, taken over fifty years, show that whether played with a tin can on the back streets of Glasgow or with bare feet on a dusty field in Tanzania, football is a game that cuts across all geographic and social divides. Magnum photographers have captured the sport and its fans with affection and humor. Magnum Football is not a book about super-rich professionals. Instead, it uses football to illuminate the human condition. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Soccer, Pictorial Works, Sport, Photography, Magnum Agency, Henri Cartier-Bresson, James Nachtwey, Steve McCurry, Martin Parr, Abbas, Luc Delahaye
ISBN: 0714842362
[Book #81808]
Price: $100.00