Photo pioneer Morris's collection goes under the hammer
by Phil Coomes http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-13208423 John G Morris is a name that will probably mean little to most of you reading this, yet to news photographers and picture editors it's a name that most will recognise and hold in esteem. Morris' was the editor of photographer Robert Capa on D-Day and went on to help shape the look of the post-war picture magazine. He was also the first executive editor of Magnum Photos and worked at The Washington Post and The New York Times before moving to Paris in 1983 where he worked as correspondent and editor for National Geographic. Throughout his career he has built up a collection of original prints that are now being sold at auction on today, 30 April, in Paris . The pictures are both personal gifts from the artists as well as creative working prints from his visual diary. The prints being auctioned include pictures by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa