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Founded in 1947, Magnum Photos is a collective of photographers committed to documenting world events, people, places, daily life and culture.
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27/08/2026

Who is Gen Z? For the second edition of Magnum Chronicles, ten Magnum photographers collaborated with young people around the world to capture the hopes, fears, and reflections of the rising generation ✨

75 years ago, the collective presented a global portrait of postwar Generation X. Now, Magnum Chronicles: Gen Z examines the lives of youth navigating the world today — from climate change and social media to modern-day warfare.

"Keep your heart open," writes 24-year-old Sam from Taipei, photographed by Chien-Chi Chang, in a letter to her future self. In Syria and Palestine, Sakir Khader illustrates the perseverance of young people who have experienced the consequences of war first hand: "Only the wounded know the extent of the wound," writes Mohammed, 25, from Homs.

🔗 Discover the edition: https://bit.ly/4cairgr

25/08/2026

“It’s a very dangerous moment,” says Paolo Pellegrin, who, alongside The New York Times correspondent James Verini—author of the new book The Theater, published by Simon & Schuster—has extensively documented the war in Ukraine, recording the stories of survivors and soldiers on the front lines.

In the weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the Drama Theater in Mariupol became a refuge for civilians during the Russian siege of the city. On March 16, 2022, the theater was bombed, killing an estimated 600 people. Pellegrin's portraits of survivors reflect his proximity to their emotional vulnerability: “It’s somehow sacred, in the sense that you’re dealing with the essential questions of life and death,” he says.

After the Mariupol Theater bombing, Pellegrin journeyed for 4,000 miles throughout Ukraine, witnessing besieged cities and embedding with soldiers. Photographs, for Pellegrin, are records of history. "I think it’s important that we go out into the world and document what we do to each other,” he says.

🔗 Read the full story: https://bit.ly/3UDJBpX

20/08/2026

"It's about reacting to what you see, hopefully without preconception. You can find pictures anywhere," Elliott Erwitt once said. "It's simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them. You just have to care about what's around you and have a concern with humanity and the human comedy."

Born in Paris in 1928 to Russian-Jewish parents, Erwitt spent his childhood across Italy, France and the USA, living in Hollywood during his teenage years. Following two years of military service in the Army Signal Corps, he joined Magnum in 1953, fulfilling freelance commissions during the golden period of illustrated magazines.

Throughout his three-quarter-century career, Erwitt employed dedication in seeking out the most absurd and charming moments of life. Whether it was his penchant for dogs, concern for romance, or interactions with Hollywood stars and political figures, he photographed with a distinct irony and commitment to portraying emotions.

17/08/2026

Magnum Gallery presents Shifting Focus, a new online exhibition highlighting the work of 11 photographers who have joined Magnum over the past decade.

Representing the next chapter of Magnum, Shifting Focus features over 40 images from the collective's newest members, including Gregory Halpern's reflective scenes from the US, Myriam Boulos' diaristic accounts of Lebanon, and Sakir Khder’s testimony of life in Palestine.

Grounded in a commitment to documentary photography while probing the unexpected, these 11 perspectives illustrate that our current realities call for new ways of seeing and exploring under the surface, whether it be through socio-political conflicts or intimate narratives.

🔗Explore the exhibition here: https://bit.ly/4hyDRr3

14/08/2026

City of Angels 🪽

Los Angeles, the sun-soaked city of Hollywood fame, has been an enduring subject for Magnum photographers, who have captured its beach culture, free spirits and unpredictability.

Roller skaters glide in a burst of color along Venice Beach, photographed in 1982 by Constantine Manos as seen in his book American Color.

Elliott Erwitt peers into a Hollywood office, framed with slanted light and towering palm trees.

In 1964, Bruce Davidson's commission for Esquire magazine, including this body builder on the beach, was rejected. In 2015, Steidl Verlag published the forgotten images in the book Los Angeles 1964. Photographing L.A. gave Davidson “an awakening that led me to another level of visual understanding.”

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13/08/2026

100 years ago today was the birth of former Cuban leader, Fidel Castro.

On New Year’s Eve, 1958, Burt Glinn was in New York when he heard that Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista was preparing to flee the country. By dawn, Glinn was in Cuba, documenting the revolution on the streets and Castro's victory procession to Havana.

Holding power for the next 49 years, Castro asserted a repressive, one-party grip over the country, while surviving decades of CIA assassination attempts.

He became a symbol of the Communist revolution, from this neon billboard photographed by René Burri in 1984 to a mural captured by Alex Webb, just before Castro's resignation in 2008.

11/08/2026

Magnum Book Club: Jump by Philippe Halsman ✨

Originally published in 1959 by Simon & Schuster, Jump collects over 190 portraits Halsman created of artists, stars and other public figures in mid-air. Here, we explore a reprint edition of the book from 1986, published by Harry N. Abrams (ABRAMS Books).

“In a jump, the subject, in a sudden burst of energy, overcomes gravity. He cannot simultaneously control his expressions, his facial and his limb muscles. The mask falls. The real self becomes visible. One has only to snap it with the camera,” wrote Halsman.

07/08/2026

To mark this Sunday's International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we revisit the historical protest movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota, USA, as documented a decade ago by Magnum photographers.

First sparked by indigenous women and youth, the movement saw more than 300 indigenous nations and allies gather near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota to protest a 1,172-mile-long pipeline, and to protect the water supplies in its trajectory.

Larry Towell, Alessandra Sanguinetti and Peter van Agtmael captured the solidarity at the camps and the movement's sustained presence in sub-zero temperatures, inspired by the Lakota and Dakota phrase, Mní Wičóni, Water is Life.

05/08/2026

Contact Sheet Stories: The True America by Ernest Cole 🔍

After the publishing of his book House of Bo***ge, Cole was exiled from his home of South Africa and travelled to Sweden and then the United States, where a grant from the Ford Foundation sustained a new documentary project.

This work was not seen until the rediscovery of 60,000 negatives in 2017, which were digitized by Magnum a few years later.

Here, we dive into some of the contact sheets created to catalog this immense and unseen body of work, aiming to retrace Cole's movements and perspectives at the time.

🔗 Read more about Cole's journey and this rediscovered archive: https://bit.ly/4pVSqqV

31/07/2026

In the studio 🎨

A studio is an artist's sanctuary. Many artists have opened their doors to Magnum photographers, revealing their creative techniques and inner worlds.

Painter and modernist pioneer Georgia O’Keeffe poses with one of her sun-bleached animal skulls, captured by Philippe Halsman in 1948.

Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti, photographed by René Burri, worked in his cramped studio on Rue Hippolyte-Maindron in Paris from 1926 until his death in 1966.

In 1954, Werner Bischof visited Frida Kahlo in her home, Casa Azul, in Coyoacan, Mexico City, as part of his expedition across Central and South America.

Which artist inspires you?

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