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A personal history of 50 years in photo-journalism by one of the top journalists of the 20th century. John Morris tells the inside stories from the field, ranging from photos of the D-Day landing to the assassination of Robert Kennedy.

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"An exciting, revealing trip through the intricacies of picture publishing in its truest light." - Gordon Parks, author of Half Past Autumn; "Going through Morris's book of memories, I felt I was sitting in front of a magic lantern." - Henri Cartier-Bresson; "During his long and eventful career, John G. Morris operated at the heart of 20th-century photojournalism, working as a picture editor for Life, Magnum, The Washington Post, The New York Times and National Geographic....[H]e weaves photographers, anecdotes, players, history and a credo or two into an engaging and informative tale." - Rosemary Ranck, New York Times Book Review

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 15/06/2002
    ISBN13: 9780226539140, 978-0226539140
    ISBN10: 0226539148

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    A personal history of 50 years in photo-journalism by one of the top journalists of the 20th century. John Morris tells the inside stories from the field, ranging from photos of the D-Day landing to the assassination of Robert Kennedy.

    Trade Review
    "An exciting, revealing trip through the intricacies of picture publishing in its truest light." - Gordon Parks, author of Half Past Autumn; "Going through Morris's book of memories, I felt I was sitting in front of a magic lantern." - Henri Cartier-Bresson; "During his long and eventful career, John G. Morris operated at the heart of 20th-century photojournalism, working as a picture editor for Life, Magnum, The Washington Post, The New York Times and National Geographic....[H]e weaves photographers, anecdotes, players, history and a credo or two into an engaging and informative tale." - Rosemary Ranck, New York Times Book Review

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