Elliott Erwitt

Last Laughs

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

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Publisher: teNeues
Publication Year: 2025
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 10.8 x 13.3 inches (27.5 x 34 cm)

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Elliott Erwitt

Erwitt spent his childhood in Milan, then emigrated to the US, via France, with his family in 1939. As a teenager living in Hollywood, he developed an interest in photography and worked in a commercial darkroom before experimenting with photography at Los Angeles City College. In 1948, he moved to New York and exchanged janitorial work for film classes at the New School for Social Research.

In 1953, Erwitt joined Magnum Photos and worked as a freelance photographer for Collier’s, Look, LIFE, Holiday and other luminaries in that golden period for illustrated magazines.

In the late 1960s, Erwitt served as Magnum’s president for three years. He then turned to film: in the 1970s, he produced several notable documentaries and in the 1980s eighteen comedy films for HBO. Erwitt became known for benevolent irony, and for a humanistic sensibility traditional to the spirit of Magnum.