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Now one of the oldest

surviving members of

Magnum, Elliott Erwitt, at

the age of 86 is still working

hard and winning yet more

awards. Elizabeth Roberts

talks to this extraordinary man

about his life work and wit.

MY SHELTER,

MY HOME

FEATURE

All images © Elliott Erwitt

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his spring the legendary

Magnum photographer Elliott

Erwitt will receive the

Outstanding Contribution to

Photography award from Sony

World Photography. This

prestigious award (previously called

Lifetime Achievement) has had some

memorable recipients – Mary Ellen Mark

(2014), William Eggleston (2013) and

William Klein (2012) to name but a few.

For anyone who has the least interest in

photography, Erwitt’s pictures will be

familiar – his classic image of Khrushchev

and Nixon in ‘the kitchen debate’, his deeply

moving shot of Jacqueline Kennedy at her

husband’s funeral, the cast of the Misfits

• and, of course, his wonderfully amusing
  and witty images of dogs.
  But Erwitt’s work goes far beyond these
  well known images – from photojournalism
  to commercial work, his abilities across many
  photographic genres is exceptional. His
  seemingly effortless photography is the result
  of expert skill and a unique and unerring eye.

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