Magnum Photos has visually documented most of the world’s major events and personalities since the 1930s covering society, politics, events and conflict

The following text on Magnum’s history is by Fred Ritchin, taken from the book Magnum Photos, published by Nathan in the Collection Photo Poche, 1997. Two years after the apocalypse that was …

Magnum Photos is a co-operative owned and run by its member photographers, who undergo a rigorous process of self-selection in order to become full members. The photographers meet once a year, …

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Magnum Photos is a photographic co-operative of great diversity and distinction owned by its photographer-members. With powerful individual vision, Magnum photographers chronicle the world …

On December 6, 2025, beloved photographer and Magnum Photos Member Martin Parr sadly passed away in his home in Bristol. An essential member of the Magnum community, a leading figure in the …

Jan 26, 2024 · In 2007, as part of Magnum’s 60th-anniversary celebrations, Thames & Hudson published Magnum Magnum, a blockbuster book edited by the cooperative’s former cultural director, …

Magnum photographers are a rarity and the agency is self-selecting; membership is a minimum four year process and is considered the finest accolade of a photographer’s career. Magnum Photos …

Magnum Photos has visually documented most of the world's major events and personalities since the 1930s covering society, politics, events and conflict.