Book research: Magnum, edited by Brigitte Lardinois…. Rene Burri….. Page 71
Notes on Rene burri:
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Born in 1933 and studied at the school of
applied arts in his home town of Zurich, Switzerland
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From 1953 to 1955 he worked as a documentary photography
during his military service using a Leica.
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Joined Magnum in 1955 and was recognised for him
first assignment ‘touch of music for the deaf’. Became a full member in 1959,
participating in the creation of Magnums films in 1965
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He continued to do documentary and street
photography all over the world, photographing creative icons like Picasso, Giacometti
and le Corbusier
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He opened the Magnum gallery in Paris, France in
1962.
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In 1998 he won the Dr Erich Salomon prize from
the German Association of Photographers.
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He continues to live and work in Zurich and
Paris.
scanned from 'Magnum', Rene Burri, page 70
I like this one because it reminds me of me and my brother
when we used to play fight all the time. He’s also captured the emotions of the
kids which are really important because it’s a fundamental part of street and
documentary photography. I like that the tones in the picture which aren’t too
harsh so the softness reflects the nature of a play fight
I like this one because it reminds me of me and my brother
when we used to play fight all the time. He’s also captured the emotions of the
kids which are really important because it’s a fundamental part of street and
documentary photography. I like that the tones in the picture which aren’t too
harsh so the softness reflects the nature of a play fightPicture from:
I like this picture because when you look at it you are
instantly drawn to the cars which is a subject that I am fond of. The picture
was taken at an interesting angle that shows a full range of tones within the
cars; Burri has done well to get the
chrome to show some contrast. As you spend more time looking at the picture you
notice the man at the other end of the pavement walking towards us. You only
notice him because the pavement at our end leads your eye up to him.
Picture from:
This is my favourite picture because I like how the staircase leads your eye from the bottom of the picture, all the way to the top. I also like how as you travel up the staircase you meet a different character so it’s more like a journey when you look at this picture. I think the view point that he took this picture from was critical for the purpose of the picture (taking you on a journey). If it was taken from an angle either left or right the handrail wouldn’t link up in the same way giving the picture a different effect.
Evaluation of research:
I really like his work because you can tell he takes
his time with composition which makes them great from a technical point of
view, but you don’t really see any signs of a story or meaning in his
photography which is a massive part of street photography. This is in
comparison to the work of Robert Frank who thinks about the message of the
scene then shoots in the appropriate way to capture that message. So I don’t think
that Rene Burri is such good inspiration compared to Robert Frank. 
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