Magnum Poster: Harbour of Kowloon, Hong Kong, 1952 Framing:Custom White Frame

Magnum Poster: Harbour of Kowloon, Hong Kong, 1952 Framing:Custom White FrameWerner Bischof was born in Switzerland in 1916. He studied photography with Hans Finsler in his native Zurich at the School for Arts and Crafts, then opened a photography and advertising studio. In 1942, he became a freelancer for Du magazine, which published his first major photo essays. In the years that followed, Bischof traveled in Italy and Greece for Swiss Relief, an organization dedicated to post war reconstruction. He was the first

Capa joined Magnum

its long neck rising above the traffic like an unbothered commuter

Micha Bar-Am immigrated with his parents to Israel (then Palestine) in the ’30s and

are just some of the subjects running through her work

freshfound poor footing in the London photography scene

The large linoleum imitation floor

motel parking lots and pawn shop wedding rings

“I’ve taken many pictures on that subject in the natural course of my favourite pastime… photography

” Another important figure was Alfred Willimann

hidden by a row of shrubs

and darker qualities that inhabit the city — not the picture-postcard views that the rest of the world sees

the child’s focused expression and delicate posture convey a sense of wonder and vulnerability