Magnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices located in New York, Paris, London and Tokyo. 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."
War photographers Robert Capa, David "Chim" Seymour, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and George Rodger founded Magnum in 1947, responding to their World War II experiences.[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. The cooperative's archive includes photographs depicting family life, drugs, religion, war, poverty, famine, crime, government and celebrities. Magnum In Motion is the multimedia offshoot of Magnum Photos, based in New York City.
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Member List
| Name | Nationality | Status | Active years | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbas |  Iran |
Active (full Member) | ||
| Christopher Anderson |  United States |
Active (Associate) | 2005– | |
| Eve Arnold | United States |
Active (full Member) | 1951– | First female member |
| Olivia Arthur |  United Kingdom |
Active (Nominee) | 2008– | |
| Micha Bar-Am |  Israel |
Active (Correspondent) | 1968– | |
| Bruno Barbey |  Morocco |
Active (full Member) | 1964– | |
| Jonas Bendiksen |  Norway |
Active (full Member) | 2004– | |
| Ian Berry | United Kingdom |
Active | 1962– | |
| Werner Bischof |  Switzerland |
Deceased | 1949–1954 | |
| Brian Brake |  New Zealand |
Withdrawal | –1967 | now deceased |
| René Burri | Switzerland |
Active (full Member) | 1955– | |
| Cornell Capa |  Hungary |
Deceased | 1954–2008 | Brother of Robert |
| Robert Capa | Hungary |
Deceased | 1947–1954 | Founding member |
| Henri Cartier-Bresson |  France |
Deceased | 1947–2004 | Founding member |
| Chien-Chi Chang |  Taiwan |
Active (full Member) | 1995– | |
| Antoine D'Agata | France |
Active (full Member) | 2004– | |
| Bruce Davidson | United States |
Active (full Member) | 1959– | |
| Carl De Keyzer |  Belgium |
Active (full Member) | 1994– | |
| Luc Delahaye | France |
Withdrawal | 1994–2004 | |
| Raymond Depardon | France |
Active (full Member) | 1978– | |
| Thomas Dworzak |  Germany |
Active (full Member) | 2004– | |
| Nikos Economopoulos |  Greece |
Active (full Member) | 1990– | |
| Elliott Erwitt | United States |
Active (full Member) | 1953– | |
| Martine Franck | Belgium |
Active (full Member) | 1980– | |
| Stuart Franklin | United Kingdom |
Active (full Member) | 1985– | |
| Leonard Freed | United States |
Deceased | 1956–2006 | |
| Paul Fusco | United States |
Active (full Member) | 1974– | |
| Cristina García Rodero |  Spain |
Active (Associate) | 2005– | |
| Jean Gaumy | France |
Active (full Member) | 1977– | |
| Bruce Gilden | United States |
Active (full Member) | 2000– | |
| Burt Glinn | United States |
Deceased | 1951–2008 | |
| Maya Goded | ||||
| Jim Goldberg | United States |
Active (full Member) | 2002– | |
| Philip Jones Griffiths | United Kingdom |
Deceased | 1967–2008 | |
| Harry Gruyaert | Belgium |
Active (full Member) | 1981– | |
| Ara Güler |  Turkey |
Withdrawal | ||
| Ernst Haas |  Austria |
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| Philippe Halsman | United States |
Deceased | 1951–1979 | |
| Charles Harbutt | United States |
Withdrawal | –1981 | |
| Erich Hartmann | United States |
Deceased | 1951–1999 | |
| David Alan Harvey | United States |
Active (full Member) | 1993– | |
| Thomas Hoepker | Germany |
Active (full Member) | 1989– | |
| David Hurn | United Kingdom |
Active (full Member) | 1967– | |
| Richard Kalvar | United States |
Active (full Member) | 1975– | |
| Josef Koudelka |  Czech Republic |
Active (full Member) | 1971– | |
| Kent Klich |  Sweden |
Withdrawal | 1998–2002 | |
| Hiroji Kubota |  Japan |
Active (full Member) | 1986– | |
| Sergio Larrain |  Chile |
Active (Contributor) | 1959– | a former full Member |
| Guy Le Querrec | France |
Active (full Member) | 1976– | |
| Erich Lessing | Austria |
Active (full Member) | 1950– | |
| Herbert List | Germany |
Deceased | 1951–1975 | |
| Alex Majoli |  Italy |
Active (full Member) | 1996– | |
| Constantine Manos | United States |
Active (full Member) | 1965– | |
| Peter Marlow | United Kingdom |
Active (full Member) | 1982– | |
| Steve McCurry | United States |
Active (full Member) | 1986– | |
| Susan Meiselas | United States |
Active (full Member) | 1976– | |
| Wayne F. Miller | United States |
Active (Contributor) | 1958– | |
| Inge Morath | Austria |
Deceased | 1957–2002 | |
| John G. Morris (photo editor) | ||||
| Trent Parke |  Australia |
Active (full Member) | 2002– | |
| Martin Parr | United Kingdom |
Active (full Member) | 1988– | |
| Paolo Pellegrin | Italy |
Active (full Member) | 2001– | |
| Gilles Peress | France |
Active (Contributor) | 1972– | |
| Gueorgui Pinkhassov |  Russia |
Active (full Member) | 1988– | |
| Mark Power | United Kingdom |
Active (full Member) | 2002– | |
| Raghu Rai |  India |
Active (Correspondent) | 1977– | |
| Eli Reed | United States |
Active (full Member) | 1983– | |
| Marc Riboud | France |
Active (Contributor) | 1952– | |
| Miguel Rio Branco |  Brazil |
Active (Correspondent) | 1978– | |
| George Rodger | United Kingdom |
Deceased | 1947–1995 | Founding member |
| Sebastião Salgado | Brazil |
Withdrawal | 1979–1994 | |
| Alessandra Sanguinetti | United States |
Active (Nominee) | 2007– | |
| Lise Sarfati | France |
Active (full Member) | 1997– | |
| Ferdinando Scianna | Italy |
Active (full Member) | 1982– | |
| Ernst Scheidegger | ||||
| David Seymour | United States |
Deceased | 1947–1956 | Founding member |
| Marilyn Silverstone | United Kingdom |
Active (Contributor) | 1964– | a former full Member |
| W. Eugene Smith | United States |
Withdrawal [2] | 1955–1958 [3] | now deceased |
| Jacob Aue Sobol |  Denmark |
Active (Nominee) | 2007– | |
| Alec Soth | United States |
Active (full Member) | 2004– | |
| Chris Steele-Perkins | United States |
Active (full Member) | 1979– | |
| Dennis Stock | United States |
Active (full Member) | 1951– | |
| Mikhael Subotzky |  South Africa |
Active (Nominee) | 2007– | |
| Nicolas Tikhomiroff | Russia |
Active | 1959– | |
| Larry Towell |  Canada |
Active (full Member) | 1988– | |
| Ilkka Uimonen |  Finland |
Active (Associate) | 2002– | |
| Peter van Agtmael | United States |
Active (Nominee) | 2008– | |
| John Vink | Belgium |
Active (full Member) | 1993– | |
| Alex Webb | United States |
Active (full Member) | 1976– | |
| Simon Wheatley | ||||
| Donovan Wylie | United Kingdom |
Active (full Member) | 1992– | |
| Patrick Zachmann | France |
Active (full Member) | 1985– |
Books
- Magnum: Fifty Years at the Front Line of History by Russell Miller, Grove Press (October, 1999), ISBN 0-8021-3653-2.
- Magnum Stories by Chris Boot, Phaidon Press (December 1, 2004), ISBN 0-7148-4245-1.
- Pop Sixties by Magnum Photos, Abrams (October 1, 2008), ISPN 978-0-8109-9526-0.
External links
References
- ^ http://www.magnumphotos.com/about/history Magnum's Official History
- ^ Shadow and Substance, McGraw-Hill, 1989, p. 397 : ""I think it will be more interesting, and more profitable - with more work used, and uniquely used." That was the positive view. The negative aspect is found in a draft for a letter to Magnum in which Gene tried to respond to a recent decision by Magnum's members to censure him : I stand thoroughly censured, I'm broke, desperate, tired - however, the censure is right, I am guilty. I trust that the photographers of Magnum are willing to stand on their public recors. I trust that the photographers of Magnum are willing that I publicly evaluate them accordingly as they have achieved. I am not interested in their excuses accordingly to their private confessions. Their blames, including Smith, will not be of my concern."
- ^ Shadow and Substance, op. cit, p. 398
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