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How do photojournalists get the pictures that bring us the action from the world's most dangerous places? How do picture editors decide which photos to scrap and which to feature on the front page?

Find out in Get the Picture, a personal history of fifty years of photojournalism by one of the top journalists of the twentieth century. John G. Morris brought us many of the images that defined our era, from photos of the London air raids and the D-Day landing during World War II to the assassination of Robert Kennedy. He tells us the inside stories behind dozens of famous pictures like these, which are reproduced in this book, and provides intimate and revealing portraits of the men and women who shot them, including Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and W. Eugene Smith. A firm believer in the power of images to educate and persuade, Morris nevertheless warns of the tremendous threats posed to photojournalists today by increasingly chaotic wars and the growing commercialism in publishing, the siren song of money that leads editors to seek pictures that sell copies rather than those that can change the way we see the world.

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University of Chicago Press
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June 15, 2002
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“James G. Morris describes himself as a journalist, yet not a writer or a photographer. He has spent a lifetime organizing photographers. For more than 50 years, he has commissioned, cajoled and cared about that unusual breed—the photojournalist. Get the Picture is his richly illustrated personal account of a life that leads us from the heady days at Life (first as Hollywood correspondent, then, through the turbulent years of the second world war, as London picture editor) via the executive editorship of the legendary Magnum Photos, and positions as picture editor at The Ladies Home Journal, The Washington Post and The New York Times. A glance at the index gives some indication of the extraordinary world Morris lived through.” -- David Wason ― Times Higher Education Supplement

“His best stories from the field are not tagging along with Capa and Hemingway . . . or having drinks at the Ritz in Paris with Marlene Dietrich; they are his less flashy but moving descriptions of the Japanese internment camps in California.”

-- Leslie Cockburn ― Los Angeles Times Book Review

“Going through Morris’s book of memories, I felt I was sitting in front of a magic lantern.”

-- Henri Cartier-Bresson

“Morris has a clear-eyed, detached perspective on his former role as one of the key arbiters of taste for such publications as Life, the Washington Post, and the New York Times. . . . He was one of a handful of top picture editors with the power to shape Americans’ collective memory of world events, from the London air raids for WWII to school desegregation.”

― Kirkus Reviews

“Morris was feisty and controversial . . . and he tells his story engagingly and excitingly. . . . A fascinating read.” ― Booklist

“[Morris] weaves photographers, anecdotes, players, history and a credo or two into an engaging and informative tale.”

-- Rosemary Ranck ― New York Times Book Review

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How do photojournalists get the pictures that bring us the action from the world's most dangerous places? Find out in Get the Picture, a personal history of fifty years of photojournalism by one of the top journalists of the twentieth century. John G. Morris brought us many of the images that defined our era, from photos of the London air raids and the D-Day landing during World War II to the assassination of Robert Kennedy. He tells us the inside stories behind dozens of famous pictures like these, which are reproduced in this book, and provides intimate and revealing portraits of the men and women who shot them, including Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and W. Eugene Smith.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Chicago Press; 1st edition (June 15, 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 332 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0226539148
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0226539140
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.12 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.3 x 6.08 x 0.91 inches

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puffinswan

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 17, 2021

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well written but I did not know all the names.

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I was happy to be able to find this book as it ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 1, 2018

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I was happy to be able to find this book as it is out of print. My daughter is a photographer and it was a well received Christmas present!
I attended John Morris's funeral at the American Cathedral in Paris, three weeks ago. What a man!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 27, 2014

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A fun romp if you are interested in this period of photography. He likes to name drop, but they are all great names and it's a lively story.

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Kenneth Jarecke

Forget the picture, get this book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 6, 2012

John Morris was the photo editor for Life Magazine's London bureau during World War Two. He was the first guy to see Robert Capa's D-Day images. You may remember that most of that film was destroyed in a darkroom mishap and only four frames survived. I've only met him once. He was very kind to me. Surprisingly he knew my work. Yeah, I was truly humbled (usually I smirk when someone says that). He lives in Paris today.

Much of my hardcore PFJ philosophy was formed by this man through this book. If you haven't read it and harbor any photojournalistic hopes, dreams and/or desires you've done yourself a disservice.

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Donovan R.

more than a history of photojournalism, and sometimes, less

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 19, 2005

One imagines John G. Morris as that grandfather begged by family and friends for decades to finally write that book setting down his thousands of adventures and reminiscences.

It is fitting that a book on photojournalism is itself presented more as a sequence of compelling snapshots than a lengthy story. Morris selects and arranges his tales into a layout that explores a few unresolved questions, ambivalences, regrets, hopes, thrills, and humor. There's something more to that picture...

For anyone interested in photojournalism, as a profession, its personalities - the lives, loves, and losses of those standing on the other side of the camera while celebrities splash across the pages - this book is an excellent starting place. His 'editor's eye' view of the profession turns the camera back upon the photographers, telling tales behind pictures generally left untold. By disclosing the various photographic negatives, he discloses a positively fascinating image of the origins of modern image-making.

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Linda Deak

Getting the Picture

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 27, 2002

This is a well-written rolicking ride through the last century and the history of photojournalism in the American media. It has an index that reads like the Who's Who of the century with anecdotes and insights galore on the movers and shakers of photojournalism and history. I enjoyed every word and I recommend it highly.

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Stickershock

If you have interest in history on the ground, read this book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 21, 2012

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John Morris was the picture editor for Life magazine and the front man for Magnum. I bought this book on the recommendation of Mike Johnston of The Online Photographer - and even though I ordered it, in my mind I thought it would be a cheap read, full of sensationalism. I don't know why - maybe it's the title of the book that made me think so.

In fact it is a true historical document, delicately told with a huge amount of detail, about world events, people, and the facts of how life was led.

I think anyone reading this will come away with a great sense of affection for the author and for the characters - and a lot better educated about photography, film, storytelling, business, travel, the small details of world events, and the sociological realities of half a century in the USA and Europe and beyond.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 2, 2015

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Very disappointed with the quality of paper , not very good reproduction of photographs. It looked better on the internet than in real life. Bought as present, and had to give something else instead.

PaulSherPhoto

Get The Picture - get the book !

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 2, 2016

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I'm only a few chapters in to this book, but love the writing style - I watched a documentary on the author, then decided to buy the book - a good decision !
Anyone with an interest in press photography and history should enjoy this one...

L. Davis

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 25, 2014

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Perfect condition, very impressed as it arrived very quickly. Very happy as it's a gift for an avid camera nerd!

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Leggibilissimo, alle origini della Anglofobia dei francesi e della fine dell'Impero di Luigi XIV

Reviewed in Italy 🇮🇹 on December 27, 2021

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Estremamente discorsivo, analitico ma mai pedante, spiega le origini della guerra, per il controllo delle colonie nordamericane.
I continui rimandi alle vicende di Corte, alle strategie dissimulatorie, al venir meno delle regole tradizionali sulla dichiarazione di guerra prima di aprire il fuoco, rendono chiaro l'atteggiamento "da pirati" assunto dagli Inglesi.
E' assai più di un libro di storia, lo spaccato di un'epoca

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