About

Marc Riboud took his first photographs during the 1937 Paris World Fair with a small Vest-Pocket, a gift from his father. After studying engineering at the École Centrale de Lyon and working in a factory for a few years, he decided to focus solely on photography.

His first publication was in the magazine Life in 1953 with a photograph of a man painting the Eiffel tower. It was closely followed by an invitation from Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robet Capa to join the Magnum Agency.

In 1955, he travels through the Middle East and Afghanistan, stopping in India for a year, and then continuing on to …