Dali-Atomicus, 1948 by Philippe Halsman
«The photo agency Magnum Photos, founded by Henri Cartier-Bresson, launched the book ”Magnum Contact Sheets” with material ever published: the contact sheets of world famous photos.
Like a sketchbook, the contact sheet brings the photographer the first view of photos taken in film. It consists of a process where the film rests on a photographic paper and are exposed to light from the enlarger, thereby obtaining the ordered sequence of clicks that allow the choice of the final picture. The viewer, a chance to imagine the way the picture was taken».
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