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Hardcover, 9.5 x 11.5 in. / 208 pgs / 20 color / 230 bw.

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The 1960s: Photographed by David Hurn

Edited by Tony Nourmand. Introduction by Peter Doggett. Photographs by David Hurn.

The 1960s: Photographed by David Hurn

Blending celebrity and anonymity: David Hurn’s iconic rendering of the 1960s

This volume is the first anthology dedicated to David Hurn during one of his most iconic periods of the 1960s. As this collection shows, Hurn has “the eye of a compassionate eagle, the skill to entice the best out of his subjects, and the wit to turn everyday images into an enduring legacy.” Hurn’s portfolio is a unique blend of celebrity and anonymity, which provides a far more accurate summary of the decade than an anthology of superstar portraits. His rendering of the 1960s encompasses both Hollywood screen idols and East End sun-seekers; headline news, alongside rituals unchanged for centuries. Included are photo essays from the streets of New York, anti-Vietnam protests, the London Soho scene, the French Riviera, Queen Charlotte’s Ball and the Isle of Wight Festival in 1969. Also featured are portraits of some of the coolest characters of the age--Michael Caine, Quentin Crisp and Julie Christie--and Hurn’s work within the film industry, capturing The Beatles during the filming of A Hard Day’s Night, Sean Connery in From Russia With Love and Jane Fonda in Barbarella. This is a magnificent volume, curated with insight and appreciation for a true master of his art.

David Hurn (born 1934) is one of Britain’s most respected and important documentary photographers. He was first inspired to a life behind the lens after seeing the warmth and humanity in Henri Cartier-Bresson’s photographs of Russian life in 1955. Hurn earned an early reputation as a photographer for his photo essays of the 1956 Hungarian revolution. As a freelance photojournalist, he worked on a series of gritty documentary projects that explored subjects such as strippers and drug addicts in London, while also supplementing his income with fashion shoots. Hurn also worked in the film industry, as a special photographer for films such as El Cid, A Hard Day’s Night, From Russia With Love and Barbaralla. In the early 1970s, Hurn moved back to his native Wales, setting up the renowned School of Documentary Photography in Newport. His book On Being a Photographer, written in 1997 with Bill Jay, is one of the most widely read textbooks on photography. Today, Hurn lives and works from his home in Tintern, Wales, while teaching and exhibiting worldwide.

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CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 7/19/2016

The 1960s: Photographed by David Hurn

The 1960s: Photographed by David Hurn

"Life as it unfolds in front of the camera is full of so much complexity, wonder and surprise that I find it unnecessary to create new realities," noted Magnum photographer David Hurn is quoted in The 60s, Reel Art Press' excellent recent anthology of Hurn's photographs of the figures, the movements and the ordinary people of the decade. "There is more pleasure, for me, in things as they are." Read more about the book, the press and publisher Tony Nourmand here. continue to blog


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