Magnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices located in New York, Paris, London and Tokyo. Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. According to co-founder Henri Cartier-Bresson, "Magnum is a community of thought, a shared human quality, a curiosity about what is going on in the world, a respect for what is going on and a desire to transcribe it visually. Henri Cartier-Bresson ( August 22, 1908 &ndash August 3 2004) was a French "
War photographers Robert Capa, David "Chim" Seymour, William Vandivert, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and George Rodger founded Magnum in 1947, responding to their World War II experiences. Robert Capa ( Budapest, October 22 1913 &ndash May 25 1954) was a 20th century combat Photographer who covered five different Chim (pronounced shim) was the Pseudonym of David Seymour ( November 20, 1911 – November 10, 1956) an Henri Cartier-Bresson ( August 22, 1908 &ndash August 3 2004) was a French George Rodger ( 1908 - 24 July 1995) was a British photojournalist noted for his work in Africa and for taking the first Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including [1] Magnum is one of the first photographic cooperatives, owned and administered entirely by members. The staff serve a support role for the photographers who retain all copyrights to their own work.
The Magnum cooperative has included photojournalists from across the world and has covered many historical events of the 20th century. Photojournalism is a particular form of Journalism (the collecting editing and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast that creates images in order to tell The cooperative's archive includes photographs depicting family life, drugs, religion, war, poverty, famine, crime, government and celebrities. Family denotes a group of People affiliated by consanguinity affinity or co-residence A psychoactive drug or psychotropic substance is a Chemical substance that acts primarily upon the Central nervous system where it alters Brain A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and A famine is a widespread shortage of food that may apply to any Faunal species which phenomenon is usually accompanied by regional Malnutrition, Starvation In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention
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Member List
A
- Abbas
- Eve Arnold
- Marla Albrecht
B
- Micha Bar Am
- Bruno Barbey
- Jonas Bendiksen
- Ian Berry
- Brian Brake
- René Burri
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D
- Antoine D'Agata
- Bruce Davidson
- Carl de Keyzer
- Raymond Depardon
- Thomas Dworzak
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- Nikos Economopoulos
- Elliott Erwitt
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- Martine Franck
- Stuart Franklin
- Leonard Freed
- Paul Fusco
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- Jean Gaumy
- Bruce Gilden
- Burt Glinn
- Cristina García Rodero
- Maya Goded
- Jim Goldberg
- Philip Jones Griffiths
- Harry Gruyaert
- Ara Güler
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- Ernst Haas
- Philippe Halsman
- Charles Harbutt
- Erich Hartmann
- David Alan Harvey
- Thomas Hoepker
- David Hurn
- Mai Ha
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- Richard Kalvar
- Josef Koudelka
- Hiroji Kubota
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- Sergio Larrain
- Guy Le Querrec
- Erich Lessing
- Herbert List
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- Alex Majoli
- Constantine Manos
- Peter Marlow
- Steve McCurry
- Susan Meiselas
- Wayne F. Abbas Attar ( عباس عطار)(born 1944 is an Iranian Photographer known for his Photojournalism in Biafra and Vietnam Eve Arnold (born April 21, 1912) is an American photojournalist and was the first female member of the Magnum Photos agency (in 1951 becoming a full member Brian Brake (1927 - 1988 was a New Zealand photographer Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Brian Brake was the adopted son of John Samuel Brake and René Burri (b Zurich, 1933 is a Swiss Photographer known for his photos of major political historical and cultural events and key figures of the second Carl de Keyzer (born 27 December 1958 in Kortrijk) is a world-renowned Belgian contemporary Photographer. Cornell Capa ( April 10 1918 - May 23 2008) was a Hungarian - American Photographer, member of Magnum Robert Capa ( Budapest, October 22 1913 &ndash May 25 1954) was a 20th century combat Photographer who covered five different Henri Cartier-Bresson ( August 22, 1908 &ndash August 3 2004) was a French Chien-Chi Chang (張乾琦 (born 1961 is a Taiwanese Photographer and member of the Magnum Photos agency Bruce Davidson (born September 5, 1933 in Oak Park, Carl de Keyzer (born 27 December 1958 in Kortrijk) is a world-renowned Belgian contemporary Photographer. Elliott Erwitt (b 26 July 1928 Paris, France) is an advertising and journalistic photographer known for his black and white candid shots of ironic Martine Franck (born 1938 is a Belgian photographer and a member of the prestigious Magnum Photos agency Overview Leonard Freed (b October 23 1929, Brooklyn New York - d Burton Samuel Glinn ( July 23, 1925 - April 9, 2008) was an American professional photographer who worked with Magnum Photos. Cristina García Rodero is a respected Spanish photographer and member of the Magnum and Vu agencies Jim Goldberg (born 1953 is a renowned American Photographer. Goldberg is known for photographing various sub-cultures creating photo collages and including text with his photographs—most Philip Jones Griffiths ( 18 February, 1936 - 19 March, 2008) was a Welsh Photojournalist known for his coverage of Ara Güler (born August 16, 1928, Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish Photojournalist of Armenian descent nicknamed Ernst Haas ( March 2, 1921 &ndash September 12, 1986) was an influential Photographer noted for his innovations in Color photography Philippe Halsman (Filips Halsmans 2 May, 1906 Riga, Latvia - 25 June, 1979 New York City) was a Latvian Charles Harbutt (born July 29, 1935) is an American Photographer, a former president of Magnum, and full-time Professor at Parsons David Alan Harvey (b 1944 in San Francisco, California is an American photographer David Hurn is a member of the Magnum Photos group of Photographers. Josef Koudelka (b 1938 in Boskovice, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech Photographer. is a renowned Japanese Photographer. Herbert List ( October 7, 1903 &ndash April 4, 1975) was a German Photographer who worked for magazines like Vogue Steve McCurry (born Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1950 is an American photojournalist best known for his photograph "Afghan Girl" that originally Susan Meiselas (born 1948 is an American Photographer. Meiselas was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Miller
- Inge Morath
- John G. Ingeborg Morath ( May 27, 1923 in Graz, Austria &ndash January 30, 2002 in New York City) was an Austrian Morris (photo editor)
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- Trent Parke
- Martin Parr
- Paolo Pellegrin
- Gilles Peress
- Gueorgui Pinkhassov
- Mark Power
R
- Raghu Rai
- Eli Reed
- Marc Riboud
- Miguel Rio Branco
- George Rodger
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Sebastião Salgado- Lise Sarfati
- Ferdinando Scianna
- Ernst Scheidegger
- David Seymour
- Marilyn Silverstone
- W. Eugene Smith
- Alec Soth
- Chris Steele-Perkins
- Dennis Stock
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U
- Ilkka Uimonen
V
- John Vink
W
- Alex Webb
- Simon Wheatley
- Donovan Wylie
Z
- Patrick Zachmann
See also
External links
References
- ^ http://www.magnumphotos.com/about/history Magnum's Official History
Books
- Magnum: Fifty Years at the Front Line of History by Russell Miller, Grove Press (October, 1999), ISBN 0-8021-3653-2. Martin Parr (born 23 May 1952 in Epsom, Surrey) is a British documentary Photographer, Photojournalist Gilles Peress (born 1946) is an internationally renowned photojournalist. Gueorgui Pinkhassov, Russian born photographer born in Moscow, in 1952. Mark Power (born 1959) is an English Photographer, born in Harpenden, England. Raghu Rai (born 1942) is an Indian photographer, who has based his career on the coverage of his native country Marc Riboud ( 24 June 1923 -) is a French Photographer, best known for his extensive reports on the East The Three Banners of China George Rodger ( 1908 - 24 July 1995) was a British photojournalist noted for his work in Africa and for taking the first Sebastião Salgado (born February 8 1944 in Aimorés, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is a Brazilian documentary photographer Chim (pronounced shim) was the Pseudonym of David Seymour ( November 20, 1911 – November 10, 1956) an Marilyn Rita Silverstone ( March 9, 1929 – September 28, 1999) was an accomplished photo-journalist and ordained Buddhist William Eugene Smith (1918-1978 was an American photojournalist known for his refusal to compromise professional standards and his brutally vivid World War II Alec Soth (born 1969 Minneapolis Minnesota) is an American Photographer. Nicolas Tikohomiroff (born 1927 is a Russian Photographer, born and raised in France. Larry Towell (born 1953 is a Canadian Photographer, Poet, and oral historian. Donovan Wylie, born 1971 in Belfast is a British Photographer from Northern Ireland. Magnum In Motion is a multimedia offshoot of Magnum Photos, based in New York City The VII Photo Agency, is an international photographic cooperative with offices located in New York Paris and Los Angeles
- Magnum Stories by Chris Boot, Phaidon Press (December 1, 2004), ISBN 0-7148-4245-1.
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