The Best Documentary Photographers Of The Last Century
Diane Arbus once said, ‘a photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.’ Documentary photography has always come with a great responsibility: capturing the true essence of reality. We uncover the best documentary photographers who have shared a secret from the past, for you to discover.
Courtesy of Beetles + Huxley/Osborne Samuel © Yevgeny Khaldei
Yevgeny Khaldei, ‘Soviet Soldiers Raising A Red Flag Over The Reichstag’, Berlin, 1945
Courtesy of Beetles + Huxley/Osborne Samuel © Nick Danziger
Nick Danziger, Glasgow, ‘Broken Fire Hydrant, Parkhead’, 1994
Courtesy of Beetles + Huxley/Osborne Samuel © Willy Ronis
Willy Ronis, ‘Skiers at Megeve’, 1938
Courtesy of Beetles + Huxley/Osborne Samuel © Edouard Boubat
Edouard Boubat, ‘Café De Flore, Saint-Germain-Des-Prés, Paris’, 1953
Courtesy of Beetles + Huxley/Osborne Samuel © Herbert Ponting
Herbert Ponting, ‘Cavern In An Iceberg’, 1910
Courtesy of Beetles + Huxley/Osborne Samuel © René Burri
René Burri, ‘São Paulo’, 1960
Courtesy of Beetles + Huxley/Osborne Samuel © Robert Capa
Robert Capa, ‘Allied Troops in Paris Attacking Germans Entrenched in Public Buildings’, 1944
Courtesy of Beetles + Huxley/Osborne Samuel © Robert Doisneau
Robert Doisneau, ‘Les Lilas de Ménilmontant’, 1956
Courtesy of Beetles + Huxley/Osborne Samuel © Tatsuo Suzuki
Tatsuo Suzuki, ‘Shibuya’, Tokyo, 2013
Courtesy of Beetles + Huxley/Osborne Samuel © Neil Libbert
Neil Libbert, ‘Greyhound Station’, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1960
Courtesy of Beetles + Huxley/Osborne Samuel © Margaret Bourke-White
Margaret Bourke-White, ‘Aerial View of aDevelopment Tract of Single Family Houses in Muncie, Indiana’, 1937
The Photographers 2015 Exhibition portrays the most important and iconic photographs from the history of the medium. The exhibition will run from 25 November – 23 December 2015, at both Osborne Samuel and Beetles + Huxley.
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