MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

by Carl Mydans ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 2, 1959

Behind the camera, ""there must always be a man's eye and a soul"" -- and this is the record in words, deeply felt, of the many theatres of combat, a dislocation and relocation, through which Carl Mydans, a leading photo-journalist traveled and lived. As one might assume, the visual awareness is the strongest impress of this montage of people and places all over the world. Mydans joined Life just as its first issue went to press; married Shelley Smith, also on this magazine; and until 1941 they toured as roving correspondents to Europe, to the arctic war in Finland, to Italy, China and finally Manila. Taken prisoner there after Pearl Harbor- he spent almost two years in Japanese hands, when released joined the Army as a war correspondent first in Europe and then again in the Far East. The end of the war gave Mydans a first home to be shared with Shelley- in occupied Tokyo and an expropriated house. He went on to cover Korea- which ends the record here.... Not the brash entertainment of Robert Capa's Slightly Out of Focus some years ago- this is a continuity of perspectives with few close-ups, and the man himself, while impressed and moved by what he sees, rarely permits any further personal contact. This may restrict its popular appeal, in spite of publisher enthusiasm and presumable reviews.

Pub Date: Sept. 2, 1959

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Harper

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1959

Categories: NONFICTION