René Burri Photographs

René Burri Photographs

Photos

9

Status

Public

Created

May 26, 2013

Updated

Feb 09, 2022

Categories

Photojournalism Black & White

Photos (9)

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Che Guevara, 1963. The icon: this picture appeared on p. 27 of Look (published 9 April 1963) in a very small format and severely cropped. © René Burri / Magnum Photos

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Pablo Picasso, Villa La Californie, Cannes, 1957. Picasso’s atelier was relatively open to outsiders which allowed Burri to take his photographs freely. © René Burri / Magnum Photos

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Le Corbusier, Paris, 1959. The architect in the private office of his studio, Atelier 35 S, built within a former monastery in the rue de Sèvres in Paris. In the background is the Modulor, a system of measurement used by Le Corbusier to achieve harmony in his architectural compositions. © René Burri / Magnum Photos

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American GIs in club, Tae Song Dong, 1961. © René Burri / Magnum Photos

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Ma Cheo People’s Commune, near Shanghai, 1964. The Ma Cheo (White Horse) People’s Commune was founded in 1958. © René Burri / Magnum Photos

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Child, Liberia, 1975. © René Burri / Magnum Photos

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Carmen and Carmen, Kourou, French Guyana, 1984. © René Burri / Magnum Photos

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Men on a Rooftop, Sao Paulo, 1960. Burri brings the four men on the flat roof of a skyscraper closer by using a telephoto lens. The long-range, vertigo-inducing view and the simultaneity of the different elements contribute to the effect of the composition. © René Burri / Magnum Photos

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Kunning Lake, near Beijing, 1964. Burri talkes about this photograph in the brief audio interview included here. © René Burri / Magnum Photos

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