Marc Riboud Art Prints

Born in Lyons, Marc Riboud ( 1923-2016) was active in the French Resistance from 1942 to 1945. Until 1951, Riboud worked as an engineer, and he then became a freelance photographer and moved to Paris in 1952. In 1953 his photograph of a painter on the Eiffel Tower appeared in Life Magazine, which was his first publication. Invited by Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa, he joined Magnum Photos in in 1953.

In the mid-1950s, he set off for India in a specially converted Land Rover. When he went to China in 1957, Riboud was one of the first European photographers to visit the country; he returned for a lengthy stay in 1965. He is best known for his extensive reports on the East.

One of his most famous pictures was taken in Washington, DC, during the 1967 March for Peace in Vietnam: a young woman holds a flower towards the bayonets of soldiers guarding the Pentagon.

Riboud’s photographs have appeared in numerous magazines, including Life, Geo, National Geographic, Paris-Match and Stern. His work has been distinguished by numerous prestigious awards and is held in museums and galleries around the world.