Martin Munkácsi
Hungary (1896—1963)Hungarian born Munkácsi began his career as a sports photographer, quickly mastering the art of capturing movement. In Germany he worked for major magazines and publications, including the Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung, until 1933, when he moved to New York to join Harper’s Bazaar. There he specialised in fashion photography and became the first to portray models in dynamic motion. Alongside his fashion work, he produced images that reflected the socio political climate of his time, such as Three Boys at Lake Tanganyika, and created numerous portraits of celebrities, film stars and figures from the world of fashion design.
