marc riboud dubrovnik 1953 colour Dresden – 1967

Dresden – 1967

Shackleton had turned tragedy into triumph

previously art correspondent in Brussels and Zurich

Andrea Domesle and a conversation between Ian Friend and the artist

Size with passepartout: 30x 30 cm

marc riboud dubrovnik 1953 colour Dresden – 1967Marc Riboud (1923 2016) was born in Lyon, France. Riboud initially studied engineering, but gave up his studies for his passion for photography. In 1953, Riboud created an icon of photography with the photo of the Peintre de Tour Eiffel, which was published in Life Magazine and established his legendary reputation. He joined the Magnum agency and in the following years created impressive photographs of the Middle East, Afghanistan, India and China. He