Fine Print: Muhammad Ali. Chicago, Illinois, 1966 Limited Edition to photograph the film

to photograph the film

They were considered to be hugely influential in pop culture at that time

and it was certainly a conscious effort

Riboud then set off to travel the world starting with the Middle East

David Hurn joined Magnum Photos in 1965

Fine Print: Muhammad Ali. Chicago, Illinois, 1966 Limited Edition to photograph the filmIn 1966, when Thomas Hoepker was a young staff photographer at STERN magazine, he was asked to cover a fight in London with the then heavyweight champion of the world, Muhammad Ali. After documenting him for a few days there, Hoepker persuaded his editor that the story was bigger and followed Ali to Chicago where this photograph was taken.