Magnum Poster: Fountain City, Wisconsin, 2002 Fine Prints From grandstanding politicians and celebrity

From grandstanding politicians and celebrity culture to cinematic vistas

this monograph is supported by an international touring exhibition and is a must for anyone with an interest in witnessing the reality of an America that’s been excluded from the American Dream

the scene contrasts the intensity of nature with the subdued presence of built structures

they let me photograph them

Ernest Hemingway and Capa met during the Spanish Civil War

Magnum Poster: Fountain City, Wisconsin, 2002 Fine Prints From grandstanding politicians and celebrityAlec Soths work is rooted in the American photographic tradition that Walker Evans famously termed documentary style. Concerned with the mythologies and oddities that proliferate Americas disconnected communities, Soth has an instinct for the relationship between narrative and metaphor. His clarity of voice has drawn many comparisons to literature, but he believes photography to be more fragmented; Its more like poetry than writing a novel.