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Italian, 1964
Paolo Pellegrin
studied
Magnumconflictblack and whitecinematic
“I think of photography as a form of writing, of trying to make sense of the world.”
The signature
Atmospheric, blurred, high-contrast conflict and reportage, beautiful and harrowing at once.
What to study
A contemporary Magnum master. Study how Pellegrin builds mood from grain, blur, and deep shadow even in journalism, and how he holds beauty and horror in the same frame without exploiting either. Look at his sense of light in dark situations.
Italian context
Italy's leading photojournalist of the present, a contemporary Magnum voice.
Why for Matias
He proves the aesthetic you are learning, high contrast and atmosphere, can serve the most serious subjects.
Iconic images
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Best books
Dies Irae (2011)
A career-spanning, apocalyptic survey.
Un'antologia (2018)
Italian retrospective.