«Меня часто спрашивают, какие мои фотографии я считаю лучшими. Мой ответ: те, которые я сделаю завтра».
Марку Рибо (Marc Riboud) было 14 лет, когда он впервые взял в руки фотоаппарат — старый кодак своего отца. Эта камера дала первый толчок увлечению, которое он пронес через всю жизнь. Инженер по образованию, Марк Рибо в самом начале своей карьеры взял недельный отпуск — пофотографировать театральный фестиваль в Лионе. Этих семи дней оказалось достаточно: он никогда больше не вернулся на прежнее место работы.
Moscow, Russia, 1960Taken three years after the proclamation of the independence of Ghana (1957), this photo shows that colonial habits still persist to this day | Accra, 1960Anshan, China, 1957Beijing, China, 1965Like thousands of his countrymen, this young mother fled the war of independence in Bangladesh to give birth to her child in a refugee camp in Calcutta | Calcutta, 1971Camel’s market | Nagaur, Rajasthan, India, 1956Forbidden City | Beijing, China, 1957The Japanese hide their mouths when they laugh, because it’s indecent to show the laughter | Grand magasin, Tokyo, 1958In front of the Jaipur Palace | India, 1956Jardin des Tuileries | Paris, 1953Karlovy Vary, 1962Kenya, 1961Marc was shy. Robert Capa, who wanted to help, told him: «Go to London to see the girls and learn English». «I spent a year in London, recalls Marc. I have not seen girls (difficult to verify), but I’ve taken thousands of photos». The East End has always been a poor neighborhood, unsanitary and overcrowded London. Today, this is where the future is built Olympic Stadium. Londres, East End, 1954Los Angeles, 1959North Vietnam, 1969Palerme, 1976Paris, 1953Marc’s disabled daughterParis, May, 1968Paul VI | Vatican, 1972Death of pope Pie XII | Rome, 1958Skating in front of the Forbidden City | China, 1957Varanasi, India, 1956This famous photo of Marc Riboud, taken in Washington during a protest against the war in Vietnam, is etched in our memories in black and white. It took more than thirty years to discover color. It is by no means a colorization. Marc had forgotten that he had used another box loaded with color film. Now, we know that the flower in the picture is pink. As the name of the young woman: Jane Rose Kasmir. Washington, EUA, 1967Yugoslavia, 1953The queue at the Lenin’s Mausoleum in Red Square | Moscow, 1960A wedding | St. Tropez, 1951The vast majority of Algerians were illiterate. Here, for the workers of a company to elect their representatives, they wear numbers | Algeria, Mitidja, 1963Divorce | Beijing, 1965Iran, 1979Istanbul, 1999The British Museum, Greek dialogue between a horse came from the Parthenon and a very worthy subject of his majesty | London, 1954Moscow, 1960Moscow, 1967Near Chartres, 1953Paris, 1953Pingyao, China, 2001Auschwitz train | Queens, 2003, Museum of Contemporary ArtRussian school, 1965
The Alcan Highway, or Alaska-Canadian Highway, crosses the north (Delta Junction) to the south (Dawon Creek) | Alaska, 1958The Indian sun will soon remove Kali’s statue and the numerous arms | Calcutta, India, 1956Cuba, 1963Fidel Castro interviewed by Jean Daniel | Cuba, 1963Hard jobs are given of course also to the women | Moscow, 1961Strange reflections at the edge of a Dutch canal | Holland, 1994Through the lace of the Galata Bridge, to the Golden Horn, does this poor little boy dream about big trips? | Istanbul, 1955The cult of Kali solicits all imagination of the Indian sculptors | Kali’s festival, Calcutta, India, 1956«When I crossed this pass, I hesitated. As I like to travel slowly, the arrow of right attracted me» | Khyber Pass, Afghanistan, 1955Football match at Wembley | London, 1954In front of diptych Adam and Eve (1507) of Albrecht Durer | Museum of Prado, Madrid, 1988Turkey, 1955Behind the scenes of a theater | Osaka, 1958The Duke of Windsor had established a clinic for cats and dogs | Paris, 1953Eugene Ionesco during a rehearsal of «O Calcutta» | Paris, 1971Isabela Farova, daughter of Anna Farova, signatory of Charter 77 and member of the big photographic family | Prague, 1981Salvador Dali | Sapin, 1964This very popular seaside station, the closest to London, shelters here the intimacy of a couple | Southend-on-Sea, England, 1955Tokyo, 1958Turkey, 1956Which of the two matrons will seduce the beautiful Apollo | Museum of Prado, Madrid, 1988Wings of a night club | Tokyo, 1958
