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Released: 2014-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary

There are photographs that everyone knows: Muhammad Ali's fist or the collapsing towers of the World Trade Center. These and other images are icons of the modern age. This series introduces some of them and their photographers.

2014 · 28m

Director Gianluigi Attorre, Mario Paloschi

EPISODE 1

Thomas Hoepker - Muhammad Ali

Thomas Hopker's photographs of Muhammad Ali are world famous. Hoepker accompanied the boxing champion for weeks, and for the first time shows his contact sheets with dozens of previously unknown recordings.

26 min
EPISODE 2

David Hurn - the Beatles

The Beatles, a musical and cultural phenomenon that changed the history of music. British photographer David Hurn takes us to the swinging London introducing us to the legendary photo session with The Fab Four.

27 min
EPISODE 3

Stuart Franklin: Tiananmen Square

A lonely man facing Chinese tanks on Tiananmen Square is often described as the most famous photo of the 20th century. Stuart Franklin led us to the 5th of June 1989, when the unknown rioter faced the regime.

26 min
EPISODE 4

Peter Marlow - Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher ruled Britain for 11 years. The picture taken by Peter Marlow, during the Conservative Party Congress in 1981, became the most representative picture of the Iron Lady.

24 min
EPISODE 5

Abbas Attar: Iranian Revolution

Throughout history, Abbas Altar has documented the political and social life of societies in conflict and covered multiple wars.

28 min
EPISODE 6

Steve McCurry - 9/11

Steve McCurry tells of 9/11, as he watched it through the lens of his camera, taking pictures from the roof of his house in Washington Square. His reportage is the incredible testimony of the terrible moments after the fall.

27 min

Gianluigi Attorre

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Mario Paloschi

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