Marc started when his father brought home a Vest Pocket Kodak that he used to document his life in the trenches of the war from WWI. He began photographing at the world fair while it was in Paris in 1937. After going to school for engineering he proceeded to go to work that didn't involve photography however that didn't last very long and after taking a break to document a festival he quit his job and devoted it all to photography. Henri Cartier Breton and Robert Capa got ahold of Riboud and recruited him to photograph for magnum photos. This is where he began his journey around the world documenting everything he saw.
Marc Riboud photography takes people and snaps the moments that they are in. Many of his portraits make the viewer feel as if they are actually in the scene. His use of space around the subjects makes it easy to come into the frame and into the story. In many of his photographs you can see that the subjects are framed by a very blank background that is completely apart of the natural set up of the picture. For example the first and third pictures the lake behind the boy is sets up such a nice backdrop for the portrait but is completely part of the whole setting and gradually takes your eye into the back of the frame with the buildings.
I really enjoy Riboud's use of negative space. I love how the eye is automatically drawn to the portrait part of the photograph and then is taken to the rest of the scenery. He does a great job of composing his photographs in a way that your eye makes its way through the whole scene and is able to capture every detail. When I look at his work I always want to know more it leaves me intrigued and continually looking at the small details seeing if I am able to find more information about what is going on.
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