Che Guevara with Cigar (René Burri)
NotablePhotograph1963
The intimate counterpart to Guerrillero Heroico, and a masterclass in unobtrusive rangefinder portraiture.
In 1963, Magnum's René Burri photographed Che Guevara in his Havana office during a heated interview for Look magazine. Burri worked several Leica M bodies through the session; the frame of Guevara leaning back, cigar clenched, eyes narrowed mid-argument, became the "other" iconic Che — the human counterpoint to Korda's heroic gaze.
Burri liked to note that Guevara never once looked at him in two hours — the photographer as furniture, the rangefinder quiet enough to keep it that way. Copyrighted (Magnum), linked not reproduced.
Key specs
- photographer
- René Burri
- camera
- Leica M3
- year
- 1963
- location
- Havana, Cuba
Source: https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/rene-burri-che-guevara/
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