Magnum Editions: Paris, France, 1968 Art he was invited to join

he was invited to join Bobby and his wife in their convertible where – lying down to avoid ruining the picture for the other photographers – he was able to take this remarkable image

echoing its rounded shape

even that of agony): each of d’Agata’s photographs is shorthand for a form being placed in a box

We see them newly born

Magnum Editions: Paris, France, 1968 Art he was invited to joinDuring May 1968 I was on constant alert, wrote Bruno Barbey of his time shooting the Paris riots. In those days there were practically no movie cameras. I remember only William Klein filming, and some foreign television crews; French television was on strike. So the fixed image ruled the day. Photography had a role to play, and a central importance. Barbeys image shows students hurling projectiles at the police on Boulevard Saint Germain in the 6th