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Title: Chim the Photographs of David Seymour
ISBN: 023399016X
Author:
David Seymour
Publicate Date: 1996-09-26
Publish: 1996-09-26
List Price: Not Available
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Hardcover
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1: One of the Greatest Photographers of the Twentieth Century
Along with Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa and George Rodger, David "Chim" Seymour was on of the founders of the photographer's collective, Magnum. I have known many of Seymour's images for many years. However, Seymour has always been overshadowed by the two great masters Cartier-Bresson and Capa.
This volume is the first comprehensive retrospective of Seymour's photographic work and features 150 images, many of which have never been seen before. From 1932 to 1956, Seymour was a chronicler of some of the world's most important historical events. His photographs do not have the sheer bravado and manic energy of Robert Capa or the crazy brilliance of Henri Cartier-Bresson. What sets David Seymour apart is the humanity of his images. His photographs of war orphans are some of the most powerful and deeply sad images that I have ever seen. Seymour was also a master but in a more subtle way.
I am so happy that I discovered this book. I knew that David "Chim" Seymour was a major artist of the Twentieth Century. This volume has allowed me to better understand his genius. Highly recommended.
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2: CHILDREN AND HUMAN NATURE
This book is filled with incredible photographs, capturing the spirit of humanity (especially children), when the world around them isn't always so bright.
I was mesmerized at the depth of emotion that David Seymour's photographs reflect. This publication is truly an incredible work of art.
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3: great book, great man
This book is a biographical gem. It reviews the life and photography of David Seymour in an understated style of writing which was the man himself; bald, spectacled, yet powerful in his humanity and in his skill at nurturing friendships with photography as a shared interest.He lived a romantic European life of high times and tragic personal losses including his own premature death in 1956.The photographs are brilliant. Foreground and background tell a story in many of the photos. It is not a book of nudes or still-lifes. It is more intimate than that.
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