About this season
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.
Episodes (10)
1. Thomas Hoepker
Aired 12 June 2013
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.
2. David Hurn
Aired 19 June 2013
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.
3. Stuart Franklin
Aired 26 June 2013
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.
4. Peter Marlow
Aired 3 July 2013
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.
5. Abbas Attar
Aired 10 July 2013
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
6. Steve McCurry
Aired 17 July 2013
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.
7. Bruce Gilden
Aired 24 July 2013
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.
8. Elliot Erwitt
Aired 31 July 2013
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.
9. Guy Le Querrec
Aired 7 August 2013
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.
10. Alex Majoli
Aired 14 August 2013
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.