WERNER BISCHOF: UNSEEN COLOR Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon

Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon conducted a raid on an Israeli army border outpost

Lena Gedin

71 photographs

the reader is taken on a journey to a time and location where life is simple yet profound

The athletes and wrestlers in this series are studies in contrasts: youth and manhood

WERNER BISCHOF: UNSEEN COLOR Hezbollah fighters in southern LebanonSwiss photographer Werner Bischof (191654) is best known for his impressive black and white images, most of which were taken on expeditions as a reporter in postwar Europe and during the Indochina War (194654), and on his travels in the Far East and South America. Far too little known are Bischofs early color photographs, comprising studio work in fashion and advertising photography as well as reportage from war damaged European cities. For these,