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Passages

Bruno Barbey's career-spanning book reflects his insatiable thirst for the unknown

Bruno Barbey

Bruno Barbey Town of Naples. Campania region, Italy. 1963. © Bruno Barbey | Magnum Photos
Bruno Barbey Children and a beggar, Naples, Italy. 1962. © Bruno Barbey | Magnum Photos
Bruno Barbey The Amazon river. Leticia, Amazonas, Brazil. 1966. © Bruno Barbey | Magnum Photos
Bruno Barbey Students hurling projectiles against the police. Boulevard Saint Germain, 6th arrondissement. Paris, France. May 6th 1968. © Bruno Barbey | Magnum Photos
Bruno Barbey YuYuan Gardens. Shanghai, China. 1980. © Bruno Barbey | Magnum Photos
Bruno Barbey Burgan burning oil fields. U.S. Marines. The invasion of Kuwait by Iraq took place on August 2nd 1990. It was followed by the Allied intervention under operation Desert Storm. The Allies finally li (...)
Bruno Barbey A boy plays in the Riviere of Galets. Reunion. 1991. © Bruno Barbey | Magnum Photos
Bruno Barbey Zalipie, the "painted village" near Ternow. Houses are completely painted on the inside and outside by their owners. Poland. 1976. © Bruno Barbey | Magnum Photos
Bruno Barbey In the house of FELA Ransome Anikulap Kuti, famous Nigerian afro singer. Lagos, Nigeria. 1977. © Bruno Barbey | Magnum Photos
Bruno Barbey Demonstration against the construction of the Narita Airport and the war of Vietnam. Tokyo, Japan. 1971. © Bruno Barbey | Magnum Photos
Bruno Barbey US bombardment, after the battle of An Loc. 1972. South Vietnam. © Bruno Barbey | Magnum Photos
Bruno Barbey Moulay Ismael Mausoleum (Muslim shrine). Meknes, Morocco. 1985. © Bruno Barbey | Magnum Photos
Bruno Barbey Refugees transform tubes into homes in the city outskirts. India. 1971. © Bruno Barbey | Magnum Photos
Bruno Barbey American and South Vietnamese injured soldiers being carried by helicopter to a nearby medical center. An Loc, South Vietnam 1972. © Bruno Barbey | Magnum Photos
Bruno Barbey Students in a chain passing cobble stones for the barricades, Gay Lussac Street. May 10th 1968. 5th arrondissement, Paris, France. © Bruno Barbey | Magnum Photos

For over half a century, Bruno Barbey has travelled all over the world and found his voice both as an artist and an explorer. Becoming a member of Magnum at age 25, his work is a testament to 55 years of history and reflects his sensibility and insatiable thirst for the unknown.

Passages is the catalogue of Bruno Barbey’s career-spanning retrospective exhibition of his work. Now, Passages, is, for the first time available in Chinese. The book is written by Bruno Barbey and Carole Naggar, with a preface by Jean-Luc Monterosso. The Chinese version is translated by Xu Feng.

Published by Beijing United Publishing Co.,Ltd. & Post Wave Publishing.

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