Constantine
Manos was born in 1934 in South Carolina to Greek immigrant parents. He went on
to attend the University of South Carolina, from which he graduated in 1955.
Joining Magnum Photos in 1963, he then became a full Member in 1965. This
video, produced in partnership with Magnum, is a personal documentary of Manos’
wide-ranging subjects – from desegregation in the American South to life in
Greece and his later work throughout America which he shot in color. One thing
has remained constant throughout his career, it’s been Costa and his Leica
rangefinder.
I had the
pleasure of meeting Costa Manos several years ago. Not only is he a great photographer, he also
proved to be a very interesting individual, very easy to talk to. Whenever I think of Manos, one piece of his
work that continues to come to my mind is “Bostonians." In 1974, Manos was hired by the city to
create the photographs for the "Where's Boston?" exhibition, a large
production in honor of Boston's 200th anniversary. The photos from that exhibit
were published in the book Bostonians: Photographs from Where's Boston? The show consisted of 4 x 6 foot (yes foot)
enlargements, all shot on Kodak Tri-X, developed in a modified Agfa Rodinal
developer. It is amazing how well his
Leica negatives held up, both in terms of sharpness as well as tonal range,
even with those size enlargements.
from "Bostonians" by Constantine Manos
In 1995, American Color was published, containing Manos' recent photographs of American people. A Greek Portfolio was reissued in 1999, followed by a major exhibition of his work at the Benaki Museum of Athens. In 2003, Manos was awarded the Leica Medal of Excellence for his American Color photographs.
Manos
continues to photograph with Leica cameras, and is currently working on
material for a second American Color collection.
Join Constantine Manos for an exciting Leica Akademie Master Class Weekend in Miami. This intimate program will combine lectures and exercises to help you move beyond simply documenting what something looks like to creating images with complexity, beauty and emotion. For more information and to register, click here.
For a video about Constantine Manos go to: https://vimeo.com/40615195
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