Great work overview of the legendary Magnum photographer W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978), well-known through "Minamata" (1975). The series "The Great Photographers - argerito series" collects in splendid volumes the most beautiful images of the masters of international photography. The work is edited by Romeo Martinez, one of the most celebrated historians of photography. IF YOU WIN MORE THAN 1 OF MY BOOKS IN THIS AUCTION, YOU WILL PAY ONLY 1 X SHIPPING COSTS - WORLDWIDE. Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri, Milan. 1983. First edition, first printing. Softcover. 220 x 290 mm. 64 pages. Photos: W. Eugene Smith. Art director: Gianni Rizzoni. Text: William S. Johnson. Text in Italian. Condition: Inside and outside fresh with only light trace of use, no remarkable flaws or defects. No marks, no foxing. Overall very fine condition. Great publication - in great condition. "A photo is a small voice, at best, but sometimes - just sometimes - one photograph or a group of them can lure our senses into awareness. Much depends upon the viewer; in some, photographs can summon enough emotion to be a catalyst to thought." - W. Eugene Smith - "My station in life is to capture the action of life, the life of the world, its humor, its tragedies, in other words, life as it is. A true picture, unposed and real...I i am shooting a beggar. I want the distress in his eyes, if a steel factory i want the symbol of strength and power that is there...I want (my pictures) to be symbolic of something...I realize that this is pitiful effort to explain my philosophy of photography, but it is out of this haze that the fulfilling of my ambition will be. Long years are ahead, probably years of hardship, but what care i if i can succeed." - W. Eugene Smith, 1936 -