Elliott Erwitt: Last Laughs

When great black-and-white photography and humor come together, as with renowned photographer Elliott Erwitt, the result is a unique coffee-table book like "Last Laughs." No one was better than the New York photography legend at observing everyday scenes around the world with heart and humor through the lens of his camera. Shortly before his death in 2023, he compiled this wonderful selection of funny, tongue-in-cheek snapshots for his last great photo book, which are also tinged with a touch of wistful nostalgia from today's perspective.

Elliott Erwitt mastered the art of using his camera to capture special moments in seemingly random everyday scenes. Whether it was stars or unfamiliar faces on the street, people or dogs, when the photography legend Erwitt observed the world through the lens of his camera, his sense of humor was always his companion. It is the unmistakable signature of his black-and-white photography that turned these ironic glimpses into the lives of others into impressive documents of contemporary history: a beautiful, sometimes melancholy book of select photographic moments full of nostalgia and humor.

Elliott Erwitt was the grand seigneur of magazine photography. He was a longtime member of the famous agency Magnum Photos, of which he was also vice president. The well-traveled photojournalist knew better than anyone how to document contemporary history and snapshots of life. Whether it was celebrities like Marylin Monroe and Jackie Kennedy, ordinary people on the streets of New York or his favorite animal subject, dogs, he knew how to capture the humor in everyday scenes in an unparalleled way. Erwitt passed away in 2023, but the photography legend's legacy lives on - with a snap in black and white and this, his last self-composed photo book "Last Laughs."

Specifications
Title: Elliott Erwitt: Last Laughs
Publisher: TeNeues
Size: 345 x 273 x 20 mm
Size: 208 pages
Weight: 2142 grams
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9783961716333

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