Magnum Editions: Paris, France, 1968 Art The resulting black and white

The resulting black and white photographs—accompanied by an extensive text drawn from diary notes and ‘the silt of the memory’—formed Towell’s landmark book

figures trudged through the street in front of the Tishman Building at 666 5th Avenue

Balenciaga

echoing its rounded shape

Magnum Editions: Paris, France, 1968 Art The resulting black and whiteDuring May 1968 I was on constant alert, wrote Bruno Barbey of his time shooting the Paris riots. In those days there were practically no movie cameras. I remember only William Klein filming, and some foreign television crews; French television was on strike. So the fixed image ruled the day. Photography had a role to play, and a central importance. Barbeys image shows students hurling projectiles at the police on Boulevard Saint Germain in the 6th