Thursday, September 30, 2010

Ludwig Museum is going to host a large-scale exhibition of the works of Martin Munkácsi, one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century. The exhibit Martin Munkácsi: Think While You Shoot will be on display from 7 October 2010 until 9 January 2011. Martin Munkácsi - orignal name: Munkácsi Márton -, known for his original photo essays, documentary and fashion shots as well as his portraits of mid-20th century celebrities, was one of the most significant pioneering figures of modern photojournalism. Henri Cartier-Bresson claimed that it was Munkácsi’s iconic image from 1930, ‘Three Boys at Lake Tanganyika,’ (see above) that roused his interest in photography, causing him to dump his plans of becoming a painter. Working for publications such as Harper’s Bazaar and Life, Munkácsi “broke fashion photography out of the studios and set the static medium of photography in motion”. Ludwig Museum is located at Komor Marcell utca 1, District IX, Budapest, Hungary. Click through / scroll down for a selection of images from the exhibition.

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