Martin Munkácsi

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  • čas přidán 6. 08. 2024
  • Martin Munkácsi was one of the leading pioneers in the early 20th Century. His diverse style and range influenced some of the biggest names in photography including Edward Steichen, Richard Avedon and Henri Cartier-Bresson.
    Munkácsi changed photojournalism though successful careers at Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung in Germany and Harper's Bazaar in the United States.
    Interestingly, despite his huge influence on modern photography, he's one of the more obscure names in recent history. But importantly, Martin Munkácsi brought photography from the older pictorialist school of working into the new Modernism of the mid-twentieth century.
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Komentáře • 107

  • @zoltanpuskas4722
    @zoltanpuskas4722 Před 2 lety

    Thanks, Ted, for elevating a photographer that is relatively unknown. Nice job!

  • @szabomark3019
    @szabomark3019 Před 4 lety +1

    For me this photograph was the spark that ignited my enthusiasm,I suddenly realized that by capturing the moment photography was able to achieve eternity.It was the only photograph to have influenced me,this picture has such intensity,such joy de vive,such a sense of wonder that countinues to fascinate me to this day.I suddenly understood that photography can fix eternity in a moment.-Henri Cartier Bresson

  • @maxdmachy
    @maxdmachy Před 2 lety +2

    Martin Munkácsi was groundbreaking - awesome that you appreciate & honor this singular genius and his amazing and varied body of work! Eternal indeed.
    I had the privilege to see his work exhibited in Munich. Went there 3 times during my short stay over

  • @visualdarkness
    @visualdarkness Před 9 lety +4

    Martin Munkácsi wa new to me until I saw this and as a guy that got into photography through sports while being half-hungarian I feel so inspired now. Thank you!

  • @philipshucet9481
    @philipshucet9481 Před 5 lety +39

    I am still catching up. Your artists series is a college degree in its own right, Ted.

  • @schlettistvan8616
    @schlettistvan8616 Před 5 lety +4

    It is very curious how many great Hungarian photographers were out there in the first half of the twentieth century: Andre Kertész, Moholy Nagy László, Brassai, Munkácsi, Frank Horváth, Robert Capa etc. It seems that the medium was somehow well suited for them. Almost all of them became famous abroad unfortunately...

  • @Kleinbiology
    @Kleinbiology Před 9 lety

    What an amazing photographers! His work is outstanding thank you for bringing him to light!

  • @ShaunakHub
    @ShaunakHub Před 3 lety

    I guess the biggest asset of these great photographers is their eyes!
    We have passed through a lot of these scenes in our life over and over again - but we never thought that they could be captured in such amazing way!

  • @zanerichards8348
    @zanerichards8348 Před 4 lety

    As my wise art professor taught me long ago always keep looking around. Take photos, look at photos, read about photography. I came across Munkacsi a while back, thanks to a new friend at the University of Kansas. Always good to learn more about the world around us. Thank you for this video!

  • @keithvandenheuvel7282
    @keithvandenheuvel7282 Před 9 lety +19

    I really enjoyed this episode. I also liked the book approach. While you are not able to zoom in and out, being able to see the paired images at the end of the episode was one of the most impressive displays of Munkácsi's work.
    I look forward to new episodes each week. Well done!

  • @richdeering9580
    @richdeering9580 Před rokem

    We are just a tiny part of time. The juxtaposition sequence was very interesting. Thank you.

  • @CharlesDunkley
    @CharlesDunkley Před 5 lety +1

    I'd never heard of him. Thank you for making this video. These are some spectacular photos in general, and quite extraordinary for their time.

  • @jshetley2
    @jshetley2 Před 4 lety

    I have just found these videos from 2014 where you introduce us to different photographers. I do not have a formal photography education and I really enjoyed your presentation on these. It is one thing to look at photos from the past great photographers - it is most helpful to have someone explain and walk us through the photographs so we understand what makes them so great. The fact that you added some biographical information on the photographers made it even more interesting. Thank you for these kind of videos.

  • @_parkphoto
    @_parkphoto Před 2 lety

    this being the first I've seen of Munkacsi's images, I can feel an immensely prominent visual signature that I've never felt before, and yet it pushes me to create more unique and creative work in my own photography. that is some staggering work. wow.

  • @johnhurn3598
    @johnhurn3598 Před 5 lety

    Opened my eyes to a whole new world of photography, thank you.

  • @mariaosu
    @mariaosu Před 8 lety

    Love Martin Munkacsi. Thanks for telling me more about him, very interesting.

  • @movienarka
    @movienarka Před 5 lety

    Didn't know about him.... Such a brilliant artist..Thank you for presentation!

  • @justcallmesando
    @justcallmesando Před 5 lety +4

    The value of this channel... it´s unique.

  • @MrWatchcollector
    @MrWatchcollector Před 5 lety

    Just love this guys delivery. I am getting into taking pics more now...only on my phone cause its what i can afford for now but i really like how he analyses everything.

  • @thihoa8997
    @thihoa8997 Před 4 lety

    Thanks for all your lessons about these past masters !! Great !!!

  • @PhedraBcn
    @PhedraBcn Před rokem

    What a discovery! Amazing, thank you!

  • @EnvironmentalArtist
    @EnvironmentalArtist Před 5 lety

    Amazing! Thank you for talking in so much detail about the work of Munkacsi. I have seen a lot of Munkacsi at the Royal Academy 'Eyewitness' exhibition in 2011. Wonderful introduction to yet another photobook, which might appear in my collection

  • @jadeforest4441
    @jadeforest4441 Před 5 lety

    Dear Ted, thank you so much for this special on Martin Munkácsi. He is really great!! I had never heard of him before, I am sorry to say. But thanks to you I have been able to wander in his book and see the photos through your eyes. I am grateful for your sharing this with me. I am so lucky to have lived another photography day with you :-). Please stay well ... I cannot and do not want a day without your lessons :-)

  • @Bob-Horse
    @Bob-Horse Před 5 lety

    Thank you so much for bringing this amazing photographer to our attention. I really love his work and his thinking. As you say, incredible that he was doing this with a large format, what a brilliant talent and man. My favourite I think, was the motorcycle through a puddle. I must get that book. Thanks again Ted, I really love your channel, you always get me thinking.

  • @julesnoelsmith
    @julesnoelsmith Před 9 lety +1

    great episode! thanks for the wonderful introduction to Munkácsi.

  • @marcellamajor4673
    @marcellamajor4673 Před 6 lety +1

    I love this series! Really inspiring and also I wouldn't find all of them by myself I'm sure. This episode was really close to my heart, seeing a fellow hungarian man in your video! Best regards Ted ! :D

  • @LibanPhotography
    @LibanPhotography Před 9 lety

    Way ahead of his time for sure. probably my favourite out of the ones you've featured so far. Also love that unpublished book!

  • @jaxbrie
    @jaxbrie Před 8 lety

    Another fascinating step in the series. Well done!
    Thank you!

  • @IanGibson1
    @IanGibson1 Před 9 lety

    I think that could be your best and most interesting video yet. Thanks so much.
    Until I watched it I had no idea that Munkácsi had been quite so influential. I also had no idea how intrusive the Pintrest website was.
    It's a great video and I love the new format.

  • @gsapriza
    @gsapriza Před 6 lety

    Amazing story and pictures, thanks for the video, been really enjoying these for the last couple of days.

  • @myoung48281
    @myoung48281 Před 9 lety +3

    Great images far ahead of their time, and a great video and narrative.

  • @rileiv
    @rileiv Před 9 lety

    Amazing video, rare by youtube standards! Thank you for this excellent work.

  • @JohnAceti
    @JohnAceti Před 4 lety

    An absolutely enthralling review - thank you!

  • @ELECTECHNUT
    @ELECTECHNUT Před 9 lety

    WOW! Thanks Ted! Lately I've been thinking a lot about buying a serious camera (very high pixel count), so I can use the strategy of taking large/high res photos...to capture ALL that a scene has to offer, then artistically cropping it later. Like you said, he knew exactly where to be to capture a scene, and how to tell it's story. Thanks again Ted!

  • @christopherbarber9351
    @christopherbarber9351 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for introducing me to him -- what great work!

  • @HJ-nh1wl
    @HJ-nh1wl Před 5 lety

    Agreed! One of photography’s unsung heroes or ‘influencer’! RIP Martin Munkacsi!

  • @Deathcomes4usall
    @Deathcomes4usall Před 5 lety

    Bought Martins book based off this episode & love it. Thanks

  • @superrmrcool
    @superrmrcool Před 9 lety +1

    I liked the whole voice over that you did and then actually going over the physical book instead of doing it online like you would normally do

  • @neilmacdonaldfilm
    @neilmacdonaldfilm Před 9 lety +1

    Great episode Ted,I have nothing against Pinterest but embedding the photos within the episode works much better, I had only heard about Munkacsi in relation to the Cartier-Bresson quote, so you have extended my knowledge about this great photographer.
    Thanks.

  • @ahmedthabet2786
    @ahmedthabet2786 Před 5 lety

    I am almost started to be convinced, you are the best at​ presenting photography on you tube

  • @06985478965
    @06985478965 Před 7 lety +2

    your channel makes youtube better! thank you Ted for your contribution!

  • @bibowj
    @bibowj Před 9 lety

    Great post as always Ted. Before watching the video I googled Munkácsi just so I could get a feel for what he does before watching the episode and at first I have to admit I was a little meh about it. Great period work, but pretty standard for the time... but then I started to see an underlining congruity with his work and the more I saw, the more I liked. THEN I saw the horse diptych that you show as part of his last unpublished book ..and that one floored me. Ill buy the book for that image alone. The image of wild horses, followed by the captive is magical and thought provoking. Thanks so much for doing this episode!

  • @ThePosiview
    @ThePosiview Před 8 lety

    Another great video Ted. I really liked the photograph five minutes of the umbrellas. thanks for opening my eyes to another fantastic photography. keep it going thank you

  • @romzaish
    @romzaish Před 5 lety

    Great as usual Ted. I love the pic of kids in Liberia. Amazing indeed.

  • @RibandKurd
    @RibandKurd Před 4 lety

    always great videos from a long time ago

  • @stepitup5409
    @stepitup5409 Před 4 lety

    Thank you for bringing him to my mind. Im looking into his books

  • @barclayjb
    @barclayjb Před 9 lety

    Well done Ted. I like your new format with the narrative over the photos. Our new, innovative photographers need to know that we have a history.

  • @CharlesMujie
    @CharlesMujie Před 9 lety

    Ted, Great video and very inspirational. Love your show. Keep up the great work.

  • @nanimoshiranai
    @nanimoshiranai Před 9 lety +2

    Very interesting episode. Thank you very much! - still can't believe that he used a large format camera.
    Amazon and bookdepository should cut you a check. I bought so many books based on your videos....

  • @KonstantinosArvanitopoulos

    Great photographer, wonderful show!

  • @Ytalo_Bisso
    @Ytalo_Bisso Před 4 lety

    Amazing! thanks for share

  • @pavel0900
    @pavel0900 Před 4 lety

    Complacency gets the best of even the most legendary of photographers

  • @michaelj7069
    @michaelj7069 Před 5 lety

    Here after your latest video. I was never familiar with Munkacsi and I am glad I am now. Beautiful work. Oh btw, that hair though. :)

  • @winedemonium
    @winedemonium Před 9 lety

    Great work Ted. Had no idea about him, but his work was clearly amazing.

  • @markthomas366
    @markthomas366 Před 7 lety

    Brilliant photography. Thanks Ted.

  • @embassyoftoysoldier
    @embassyoftoysoldier Před 9 lety

    beautiful, thank you!

  • @wacclightroomworkshop6973

    Thanks for this great tribute to my favorite photographer. Some of Munkacsi's photographs are absolutely the best ever. I love Richard Avedon but frankly, Munkacsi's work generally stands far above that of Avedon.

  • @RodrigoFaverotube
    @RodrigoFaverotube Před 9 lety

    Great photographer, beautiful work!

  • @weedrunkglasgowman
    @weedrunkglasgowman Před 9 lety

    Superb...thank you.

  • @alysonmcvitty7864
    @alysonmcvitty7864 Před 5 lety

    it's now 2019, i'm late in finding you work mr forbes, (is it ted?} but pr'aps you'll somehow receive my message. which is that you open the door to pure magic - bravo you. your videos about art, about life are superalative. many thanks.

  • @AuthenticSound
    @AuthenticSound Před 9 lety

    Great episode, Ted, and I do like the "real" book (""old style"") very much, so no need to apologize for that!!

  • @1028Will
    @1028Will Před 9 lety

    That last book which he didn't have a chance to publish.... It is simply stunning, duality at its best.

  • @joyce-ux7ec
    @joyce-ux7ec Před 6 lety

    Love your videos and ideas ,everything.

  •  Před 7 lety

    Thanks from México !!!

  • @aadeshtripathi3969
    @aadeshtripathi3969 Před 2 lety

    oh my my, loved it, really inspired

  • @johnbuckley9151
    @johnbuckley9151 Před 3 lety

    Great stuff. Thanks for educating me.

  • @flydwarf
    @flydwarf Před 5 lety

    ah yeah this is great! So mutch better then all the gear talk! Thnx, very inpsioring!

  • @0321MrsJones
    @0321MrsJones Před 3 lety

    Pairings, very interesting. I'm inspired.

  • @tebogohamese4087
    @tebogohamese4087 Před 8 lety

    Absolutely intriguing.

  • @RobertMoran215
    @RobertMoran215 Před 9 lety +4

    Outstanding Ted Forbes' overview of Martin Munkácsi

  • @KerimKnight
    @KerimKnight Před 9 lety

    Really enjoyed how you had a personal touch to this video. About artists and their successes and downfalls.
    On a separate note, I'd like to make a suggestion if possible Ted? Whilst I love and very much enjoy your channel, it would be awesome to mix in the old with some newer photographers. - Like you mentioned in this post, there's always a new batch of photographers doing amazing stuff; and whilst we should learn from the old, it would be awesome to also be aware of what the newer talents are/were up to. And more importantly, hear what you think of them? :)
    Anyway great stuff and I also loved the part of how Martin was working closely with the Hitler regime too.

  • @ARKSounds
    @ARKSounds Před 4 lety

    Multumesc pentru video.

  • @kelly4him7
    @kelly4him7 Před 5 lety

    I watch your videos over and over.

  • @girishmenon5896
    @girishmenon5896 Před 9 lety

    Well done! Enjoyed this narrative.

  • @dariusphotography60
    @dariusphotography60 Před 11 měsíci

    Great content , thanks for bringing spotlight on this artist. The way you introduce these photography heroes is so captivating and makes us to want to know more. This one makes me stop and think about depth of my own photography, self discover and be able to verbalize why I took this shot.
    What other similar vision photographers would you recommend to research?

  • @jvo8673
    @jvo8673 Před rokem

    Thanks!

  • @catimify
    @catimify Před 5 lety

    Really enjoyable and informative!!

  • @rosavito1
    @rosavito1 Před 2 lety

    Never heard of him! Thanks so much. Love your series.

  • @pisgahdigital
    @pisgahdigital Před 3 lety

    Great presentation Ted!

  • @victorwhitby4401
    @victorwhitby4401 Před 7 lety

    Great pics

  • @gskowal
    @gskowal Před 9 lety

    Amazing work.

  • @eunicejames5330
    @eunicejames5330 Před 5 lety

    Thank you !

  • @user91999
    @user91999 Před 5 lety

    Wow I really appreciate this video thank you

  • @zdanlins
    @zdanlins Před 4 lety

    thank you for the lesson, ted!

  • @Anna-pv4tv
    @Anna-pv4tv Před 4 lety

    I love the edition of the book! ("edição" in Portuguese)

  • @bunkerbunt3390
    @bunkerbunt3390 Před 5 lety

    Thank you

  • @FrankSchulenburg
    @FrankSchulenburg Před 2 lety +1

    Danke!

    • @theartofphotography
      @theartofphotography  Před 2 lety +1

      thank YOU!

    • @FrankSchulenburg
      @FrankSchulenburg Před 2 lety +1

      @@theartofphotography Thank you for this excellent introduction to Munkácsi's work. I just ordered the book.

  • @yogibaba2256
    @yogibaba2256 Před 5 lety +1

    I love you ted Forbes

  • @suehodnett6911
    @suehodnett6911 Před 6 lety

    Thanks Ted

  • @jaron_a_mo
    @jaron_a_mo Před 5 lety

    Underrated

  • @victorwhitby4401
    @victorwhitby4401 Před 7 lety +1

    Great pigs thanks for the info

  • @Anna-pv4tv
    @Anna-pv4tv Před 5 lety

    Ted, another beautiful and important episode. I'd like to translate it to Portuguese . If possible, how should I send you the subtitles?

  • @tosandudun7946
    @tosandudun7946 Před 3 lety

    Beauty

  • @MaxLamdin
    @MaxLamdin Před 9 lety

    have you ever done a show on Horst? i recently went to an exhibition at the V&A in London with his work and loved it! would love to know a bit more about him

  • @ManuLeisure
    @ManuLeisure Před 7 lety

    Thank you! Great stuff! but there is lot of noise in the background, i guess you could have removed it in editing.

  • @gerryyaum
    @gerryyaum Před 5 lety

    Thanks for the upload Ted..never heard of the dude before you opened my eyes to him. Knew the boys running photo, lovely and joyful. I find his overall work a bit too cold, too impersonal, lacking heart and humanity. more style (certainly a beautiful, eye popping style thou) than substance. His pictures are visually satisfying, compositionally exciting but overall lacks emotional power. Like a beautiful sports car but with no engine. Thanks again for sharing

  • @victorwhitby4401
    @victorwhitby4401 Před 7 lety

    Hi ted how about a blog about voigtlander bought 2 35mm the lenses the skopa and lantra are amazing. Regards

  • @durango-CODEBUILDER
    @durango-CODEBUILDER Před 5 lety

    For the record, anyone watching this in 2018, hello, hi, how are ya? $100,000 in 1933 is the equivalent to $1,881,862.60 nowadays. This man was paid a lot of money.

  • @jimmason8502
    @jimmason8502 Před 5 lety

    BTW, with inflation, Munkacsi's salary of $100,000 ar Harpers would compute to $1,800,000 in current dollars!

  • @Benji-Lindz
    @Benji-Lindz Před 3 lety

    I won't lie, I came here for the pronunciation.