The past, with flying colors
By Lin Qi |
China Daily |
Updated: 2019-07-23 07:58
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Since joining Magnum in 1964, Barbey has covered news events and social developments in every corner of the globe.
"In the golden age of photojournalism, as a Magnum photographer he was always on the scene; he stood right at the crossroads of history," says Wu Weishan, director of the National Art Museum of China and a correspondent member of the French Academy of Fine Arts.
"Not only did he document China's past, but also, tinged with an insightful sense, he captured its dramatic transformation from a traditional civilization to one in the throes of modernization."
