[Paname]

I bought the Robert Capa picture

[Geezer Mate]

Jun 10, 2019 19:30:19 GMT 1 Paname said:

I bought the Robert Capa picture

The munroe one? It tells a real story I think a sad one

[Paname]

shop.magnumphotos.com/collections/square-prints-sale/products/magnum-square-print-obsessions-robert-capa?variant=12704092684375

[Pawel]

I like the colors of Steve McCurry, dynamism of Trent Parke, mood of Hiroji Kubota but I cannot help the fact that René Burri is my favourite.

[phischa]

Jun 10, 2019 18:01:19 GMT 1 gd79 said:

I'm not sure they is much screwing going on. He's mashing up two of the most famous photographs of the twentieth century. It's hardly on the sly. Much like his piece in Barbican isn't ripping off basquiat, it's a tribute

I was a aware of the mix of these two photographs (Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima/Rosenthal and Harlem/Eli Reed) but I'm still not sure whether Banksy used these photos "just" for their imagery or also in terms of historical sagnificance. I'm struggeling to find a connection between these photographs which would give the Banksy image a deeper meaning.

[phischa]

Jun 10, 2019 21:28:01 GMT 1 Pawel said:

I like the colors of Steve McCurry, dynamism of Trent Parke, mood of Hiroji Kubota but I cannot help the fact that René Burri is my favourite.

The Burri photograph is also one of my favorites.

On the first sight, the photo is very straightforward but then you see the man with his horse - a great moment of surpise.

It almost feels like a photomontage or collage.

[Dive Jedi]

Jun 10, 2019 20:03:48 GMT 1 Geezer Mate said:

Jun 10, 2019 19:30:19 GMT 1 Paname said:

I bought the Robert Capa picture

The munroe one? It tells a real story I think a sad one

Monroe is by Cornell Capa.
Robert Capa is the American Soldier.

[gd79]

Jun 11, 2019 10:03:44 GMT 1 phischa said:

Jun 10, 2019 21:28:01 GMT 1 Pawel said:

I like the colors of Steve McCurry, dynamism of Trent Parke, mood of Hiroji Kubota but I cannot help the fact that René Burri is my favourite.

The Burri photograph is also one of my favorites.

On the first sight, the photo is very straightforward but then you see the man with his horse - a great moment of surpise.

It almost feels like a photomontage or collage.

Agree

[Gurn]

Went for the Steve McCurry; no brainer, for me.

[richmister]

Do you guys go framed or unframed? Funds are low at the moment but can’t let that Steve McCurry pass me by.

[Gurn]

Jun 11, 2019 13:02:32 GMT 1 richmister said:

Do you guys go framed or unframed? Funds are low at the moment but can’t let that Steve McCurry pass me by.

I went for unframed as I was not sure where the signature would be and could get it framed myself accordingly.

[richmister]

Jun 11, 2019 13:06:25 GMT 1 Gurn said:

Jun 11, 2019 13:02:32 GMT 1 richmister said:

Do you guys go framed or unframed? Funds are low at the moment but can’t let that Steve McCurry pass me by.

I went for unframed as I was not sure where the signature would be and could get it framed myself accordingly.

Good call.

[kickthecat]

They are signed on the back on a sticker with the description - i photocopy the back and stick it on the reverse for the frame

[chichi carter]

Jun 11, 2019 14:27:39 GMT 1 kickthecat said:

They are signed on the back on a sticker with the description - i photocopy the back and stick it on the reverse for the frame

That's exactly what my framer did with a photograph I had framed recently.  It does the trick.

[Dibbs 45]

Yep the last two I bought last year, the framer covered up the blurb on the back. I'm sure I told him not to but heh ho lesson learned. Shame this year there was no Don mcullun.

[Coach]

I asked my framer to do this.
Perspex back with a mount for the back too.

http://instagram.com/p/BjAFcxoFPYR

And the front

http://instagram.com/p/BjAFTbmFQsx

[gd79]

Jun 11, 2019 14:27:39 GMT 1 kickthecat said:

They are signed on the back on a sticker with the description - i photocopy the back and stick it on the reverse for the frame

Some are signed on the front. It is left up to the artist. Most pop it in the back, but not all. For the estate signed prints, always on the back

[Chris JL]

Jun 10, 2019 16:16:33 GMT 1 @pfunk said:

WOW STEVE MCCURY!!! for 100 dollars!! WOW!

He's a f*n legend. Purchased. Don't even need to think about that one.

It’s beautiful indeed. But Steve is (as a teacher at least) an obnoxious human being. I took a course with him as a teacher, and since then I can’t stomach him anymore tbh...

[njr911]

Does anyone want to order something and split the shipping and import admin fees? I'm after the Steve McCurry.

Or I'll trade it for a couple of framed Josh Keys tiny showcase prints

[Pawel]

Leaving Ireland and moving back to Poland pros and cons:
Cons: shipping of 6x6" print costs $65 instead of $27

[Chris JL]

Went for Gilden, Reed, Parke and Burri

[baal]

I was disappointed in the quality of the prints last year so I won't be bothering this time.

[gd79]

Jun 14, 2019 6:24:55 GMT 1 baal said:

I was disappointed in the quality of the prints last year so I won't be bothering this time.

Which one did you get? I have to say, I've always found the quality very good. Rich, full colours and very sharp. Some of the b+w prints I have had look a bit washed out, but usually due to the age of the image rather than the printing (eg the Dennis Stock / James Dean)

[gd79]

Strange thing - if you follow the magnum insta then they post selected images regularly. I swear half of them I have never seen before. I guess the brain can only take in 20 or so at a time.

[Geezer Mate]

Jun 14, 2019 6:24:55 GMT 1 baal said:

I was disappointed in the quality of the prints last year so I won't be bothering this time.

I make you right I got some last year and I don't think they are great

[Dibbs 45]

I think if you haven't bought these before, the size should inform your decision as to what one you buy. As they are small a landscape may seem lost in the frame etc.

The quality isn't too bad but the large border has to be considered

[njr911]

Jun 14, 2019 7:40:25 GMT 1 gd79 said:

Strange thing - if you follow the magnum insta then they post selected images regularly. I swear half of them I have never seen before. I guess the brain can only take in 20 or so at a time.

Every time I look at the website I see new pictures they have just put up

[njr911]

Jun 14, 2019 9:03:45 GMT 1 Dibbs 45 said:

I think if you haven't bought these before, the size should inform your decision as to what one you buy. As they are small a landscape may seem lost in the frame etc.

The quality isn't too bad but the large border has to be considered

Is that their framing?

[Deleted]

Jun 14, 2019 7:40:25 GMT 1 gd79 said:

Strange thing - if you follow the magnum insta then they post selected images regularly. I swear half of them I have never seen before. I guess the brain can only take in 20 or so at a time.

No, you're not going mad.  There are definitely some new images up there that weren't there a couple of days ago.  How odd.

[Dibbs 45]

Jun 14, 2019 9:45:47 GMT 1 njr911 said:

Jun 14, 2019 9:03:45 GMT 1 Dibbs 45 said:

I think if you haven't bought these before, the size should inform your decision as to what one you buy. As they are small a landscape may seem lost in the frame etc.

The quality isn't too bad but the large border has to be considered

Is that their framing?

No this is from my framer. The border I was talking about is not the framing border on 5he photo.