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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.

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Status: Ended
First aired: Jun 12, 2013

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8 hrs

10 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

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20131 Season

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Genre: Documentary
Origin: US

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E1 · Airs Jun 12, 2013
Thomas Hoepker
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.
E2 · Airs Jun 19, 2013
David Hurn
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.
E3 · Airs Jun 26, 2013
Stuart Franklin
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.
E4 · Airs Jul 3, 2013
Peter Marlow
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.
E5 · Airs Jul 10, 2013
Abbas Attar
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
E6 · Airs Jul 17, 2013
Steve McCurry
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.
E7 · Airs Jul 24, 2013
Bruce Gilden
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.
E8 · Airs Jul 31, 2013
Elliot Erwitt
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.
E9 · Airs Aug 7, 2013
Guy Le Querrec
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.
E10 · Airs Aug 14, 2013
Alex Majoli
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.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Jun 12, 2013

Time to finish

8 hrs

10 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

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