December 17, 2012
Photo Insight with David Ward – Melted Iceberg
David Ward explains how he took this image of a melted iceberg, and how the choice between landscape and portrait format can make all the difference to a photograph
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Iconic images
Iconic images and biographies of the photographers behind the images. Taken from our ‘Icons of photography’ feature in the Amateur Photographer magazine
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December 13, 2012
Photo Insight with Cathal McNaughton – Bog Snorkelling
Cathal McNaughton explains how he took this rather unusual yet eye-catching image of a person bog snorkelling in Northern Ireland
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November 27, 2012
St Paul’s Survives by Herbert Mason – Iconic Photograph
Herbert Mason’s photograph, shot during a night of heavy German bombing in December 1940, became the defining image of the Blitz, writes David Clark
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November 5, 2012
David Hurn 1934-present – Iconic Photographer
David Hurn's perceptive and beautifully crafted documentary work has made him one of the UK's most important reportage photographers, writes David Clark
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October 29, 2012
Jimi Hendrix, 1967 – Iconic Photograph
Gered Mankowitz initially felt his first photo session with Jimi Hendrix was a failure. Now one of the images he shot is an iconic rock portrait, writes David Clark
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October 2, 2012
René Burri 1933-present – Iconic Photographer
René Burri is one of Magnum’s most senior members who is passionate about photojournalism, writes David Clark
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September 25, 2012
Louise Brooks by Eugene Robert Richee – Iconic Photograph
This striking image of Louise Brooks by Eugene Robert Richee captures the spirit of the 1920s and is one of the great Hollywood portraits, writes David Clark
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September 3, 2012
David Doubilet (1946-present) – Iconic Photographer
David Doubilet's pioneering photography has documented our underwater world for 40 years. David Clark looks at his life and work
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August 6, 2012
Art Wolfe 1951-present – Iconic Photographer
Art Wolfe is a prolific photographer whose work promotes conservation by celebrating the beauty of the natural world, writes David Clark
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July 30, 2012
Bob Beamon, 1968 – Iconic Photograph
Tony Duffy's perfectly timed shot of Bob Beamon's record-breaking leap in the long jump event at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City is one of the great sports pictures of the 20th century, writes…
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June 20, 2012
London Riots by Amy Weston – Iconic Photograph
Amy Weston's dramatic picture of a woman leaping from a window symbolises the riots that erupted in London during August 2011, writes David Clark
