Magnum Editions: Savoy Ballroom, Harlem, 1939 On Set following individuals as they crowd

following individuals as they crowd around the record player

but more from a sociological point of view

he is not a human being anymore

people want to touch him

which gradually seeped into his work from 1941 right up until the end of his life

Magnum Editions: Savoy Ballroom, Harlem, 1939 On Set following individuals as they crowdFollowing in his brother Robert Capas footsteps, Cornell Capa became a photographer for Life Magazine in the US in 1946. As his career took off, a scene he would often return to was that of Harlems thriving nightlife. This image captures perfectly the energy and passion of his light footed subjects as they show off their dance moves in an upscale ballroom. After his brothers death in 1954, Cornell Capa joined Magnum and became president of the agency.