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, …

Mar 29, 2026 · Martin Parr: In Plain View, on display from March 28 to June 6, 2026 at the new Magnum Gallery and Bookshop in Paris, is a tribute to Martin Parr’s exceptional career, his transformative …

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 …

Join Magnum Photos in a historic project to digitize our Paris archive’s vast color library, which has been dormant for decades. Dating from the 1950s to the early 2000s, many of the 650,000 color slides …

Since its founding in 1947 by Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and David ‘Chim’ Seymour, Magnum Photos – the legendary co-operative – has powerfully chronicled the peoples, …

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The Magnum Gallery represents all generations of Magnum photographers and estates, honoring the legacy of its 75-year old archive whilst nurturing the careers of the co-operative’s younger generation …

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 …