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 …

In 1947, following the aftermath of the Second World War, four pioneering photographers founded a now legendary alliance. Combining an extraordinary range of individual styles into one powerful …

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, …

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 …

The Magnum Foundation in New York is a separate non-profit organisation founded by the Magnum Photographers in 2007 with a mission to expand creativity and diversity in documentary photography …

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 …

Mar 7, 2025 · Magnum Photos, in partnership with Fujifilm and MPP (Heritage and Photography Library of Paris), presents A World in Color, a historic project to digitize the agency’s Paris color library …

Jun 29, 2025 · After traveling to Czechia, Italy, and Belgium, A World in Color unlocks Magnum’s unseen archives of France, the birthplace of the cooperative and photography itself. A project in partnership …