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Burt Glinn
Burt Glinn
Burt Glinn

Burt Glinn

Country: United States
Birth: 1925 | Death: † 2008

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Burt Glinn served in the United States Army between 1943 and 1946 before studying literature at Harvard University where he edited and photographed for the Harvard Crimson college newspaper. From 1949 to 1950, Glinn worked for Life magazine before becoming a freelancer. Glinn became an associate member of Magnum in 1951 along with Eve Arnold and Dennis Stock - the first Americans to join the young photo agency - and a full member in 1954. He made his mark with spectacular color series on the South Seas. Japan, Russia, Mexico and California. In 1959 he received the Mathew Brady Award for Magazine Photographer of the Year from the University of Missouri. In collaboration with the writer Laurens van der Post, Glinn published A Portrait of All the Russias and A Portrait of Japan. His reportages have appeared in Esquire, Geo, Travel and Leisure, Fortune, Life and Paris-Match. He has covered the Sinai War, the US Marine invasion of Lebanon and Fidel Castro's takeover of Cuba. In the 1990's he completed an extensive photo essay on the topic of medical science. Versatile and technically brilliant, Glinn was one of Magnum's great corporate and advertising photographers. He received numerous awards for his editorial and commercial photography, including the Best Book of Photographic Reporting from Abroad from the Overseas Press Club and the Best Print Ad of the Year from the Art Directors Club of New York. Glinn served as president of ASMP from 1980 - 1981. Between 1972 and 1975 he was president of Magnum, and was re-elected to the post in 1987. In 1981, Burt married Elena Prohaska and their son Samuel Pierson Glinn was born in 1982.

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Selected Books on Available on Amazon
Burt Glinn: Half a Century as a Magnum Photographer
Burt Glinn: Half a Century as a Magnum Photographer
Burt Glinn, Sarah Stacke
The Beat Scene: Photographs by Burt Glinn
The Beat Scene: Photographs by Burt Glinn
Burt Glinn, Tony Nourmand, Michael Shulman, Jack Kerouac
Burt Glinn: Cuba 1959
Burt Glinn: Cuba 1959
Burt Glinn, Michael Shulman, Tony Nourmand
Havana: The Revolutionary Moment
Havana: The Revolutionary Moment
Burt Glinn

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Selected Books

Burt Glinn: Half a Century as a Magnum Photographer
Burt Glinn: Half a Century as a Magnum Photographer
Burt Glinn, Sarah Stacke
The Beat Scene: Photographs by Burt Glinn
The Beat Scene: Photographs by Burt Glinn
Burt Glinn, Tony Nourmand, Michael Shulman, Jack Kerouac
Burt Glinn: Cuba 1959
Burt Glinn: Cuba 1959
Burt Glinn, Michael Shulman, Tony Nourmand
Havana: The Revolutionary Moment
Havana: The Revolutionary Moment
Burt Glinn

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Russian Federation
1981
Denis Karasev is a photographer born in 1981 in the USSR. He runs a design agency and is involved in theatre lighting design. His work includes architecture, street and art photography. Since 2019 he has been making ZINes, shooting series and projects. He is interested in exploring the constantly changing world and capturing it in the present moment as is - for himself and for history. Owns a Siberian cat. Awards, Shows and Mentions - Travel 2018 Smithsonian Institution Magazine, USA - Finalist of the Brussels Street Photography Festival 2018 - Finalist of the London Street Photography Festival 2019 - Honorable Mention in the 2019 International Photography Awards (Architecture) - Urban Photo Awards 2020 finalist (Spaces) - Photo Union 2022 (Russia), Architecture ('SVO Project')
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Josh S. Rose is a multidisciplinary artist working across photography, film, and writing. His practice bridges visual and performing arts, with a strong focus on movement, emotion, and the expressive potential of the image. Known for his long-standing collaborations with leading dance companies and performers, Rose brings together authenticity and precise composition—a balance he describes as “technical romanticism.” His work has been commissioned and exhibited internationally, appearing in outlets such as Vogue, at the Super Bowl, in film festivals, and most recently as a large-scale installation for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. A sought-after collaborator, he has worked with major artists, cultural institutions, and brands, following a previous career as Chief Creative Officer at Interpublic Group and the founder of Humans Are Social. We asked him a few questions about his life and work.
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Exclusive Interview with Alan Schaller About Irys
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