Comments on: Richard Kalvar

By: Hanna

Hanna — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:17:28 +0000

I recently discovered him and I love his work…it’s brillant. He always takes pictures of the most random things. I love all of his work.

By: Tamela Wolff

Tamela Wolff — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:17:38 +0000

The piece about Richard Kalvar in Magnum Stories is incredible. I like how he tells of his disinterest in photography when he grew up, because of how manipulated it was in Life magazine in the 50’s. His use of a wide angle lens is genius and he is right it does force you to get closer. It is obvious from his work that he does have flow, heart, and a quick reaction to his surroundings which is key in capturing the image. In Magnum Stories he talks of what it is like to photograph in places where you blend in and how difficult it is to do it in situations or even countries where you stick out. I admire his work. I do have a similar take on letting yourself go and just shooting the scene and that is when the best shots seem to really happen.

By: Richard Kalvar

Richard Kalvar — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:00:28 +0000

Hi, I just happened to bump into your site. It’s true that I currently have a show at the MEP in Paris and that my book has come out in French. The English language edition, called “Earthlings” will be published by Flammarion in the UK in April and in the US in September. By the way, I didn’t stop photographing in the 70’s; more than half of the pictures in the show and the book are from after 1980.

By: Hughes Leglise-Bataille

Hughes Leglise-Bataille — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:59:07 +0000

He currently has an exhibition in Paris, at the Maison de la Photographie, with about 90 prints. Very highly recommended. And there’s a book on sale with all of them called “les Terriens”.

By: Bryan Formhals

Bryan Formhals — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:24:41 +0000

just stumbled upon his magnum gallery a few days ago. good stuff…

By: Kevin Bjorke

Kevin Bjorke — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 08:24:27 +0000

Because all of his books have been published in French… he doesn’t show up in amazon, the UC library system, LINK+… a few copies of “L’Usine” on abebooks. tsk