Magnum Editions: Savoy Ballroom, Harlem, 1939 On Set people want to touch him

people want to touch him

and playgrounds

Having dedicated a lifetime to the observation and documentation of the United States

Steele-Perkins has produced some of the most iconic images of British society in the last half century

but more from a sociological point of view

Magnum Editions: Savoy Ballroom, Harlem, 1939 On Set people want to touch himFollowing in his brother Robert Capas footsteps, Cornell Capa became a photographer for Life Magazine in the US in 1946. As his career took off, a scene he would often return to was that of Harlems thriving nightlife. This image captures perfectly the energy and passion of his light footed subjects as they show off their dance moves in an upscale ballroom. After his brothers death in 1954, Cornell Capa joined Magnum and became president of the agency.