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

They created Magnum in 1947 to reflect their independent natures as both people and photographers – the idiosyncratic mix of reporter and artist that continues to define Magnum, …

Dec 8, 2025 · An essential member of the Magnum community, a leading figure in the world of photography, and an admired artist at large, Parr will be missed by many. Here, we pay tribute …

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 …

For more than 70 years Magnum has been creating the highest quality photographic content for an international client base of media, charities, publishers, brands and cultural institutions. The …

Magnum is a cooperative of photographers based around the world. As well as still images, some of our photographers also use film, writing, and other art forms.

Dec 24, 2025 · Here is the Magnum round-up for 2025, from the photographers’ perspectives. We begin with a photograph (above) by Alec Soth of German aerospace engineer Rüdiger Koch.

Jan 26, 2024 · “Magnum Magnum” is available to order here. Olivia Arthur and Cristina de Middel, former and current president of the cooperative, contribute a poignant foreword to the book.

Discover the latest reveal of unseen images from the Magnum color library archive tracing life in the Nordic countries from the 1960s-80s, featuring Chris Steele-Perkins, Erich Hartmann, Ian …

Apr 16, 2025 · Curated by Magnum photographer Alec Soth, the exhibition will reveal a new set of unseen images spotlighting Italy, and original slide sheets from the Paris color library archive.