For a relatively unknown photographer, Marvin Newman (1927-2023) gets a superb monograph from Taschen. He was a very professional creative photojournalist and certainly known in the American publishing world. The book's fourteen portfolios, from Chicago in 1950 to New York's 42nd Street in 1983 reveal that Newman knew how to take images that would capture a reader's attention.
What I like about his work is the way he managed to frame the focal point of interest. The ten photos taken in 1956 of Wall Street, including one taken from the ceiling with a wide-angle shot of the trading floor, are good examples of how Newman considers each shot. The most dramatic photos in the book are Broadway, 1954-1958 and 42nd Street, 1983. Both are night-time shots with amazing saturated colors created by neon signs and movie-house what's showing display marques.
Taschen has done Newman proud with this big book (fourteen by nine and a half inches) and printed with a two hundred screen on a semi-matt art paper.
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