Carolyn Drake

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What Does It Mean to Collaborate in Photography?

A new book challenges the idea of the solitary genius, investigating photography’s potential as a community action shaped by power.

Are the Women Photographers of Magnum Getting “Close Enough”?

Gender inequality is particularly notorious in photography. An exhibition at ICP asks how far the storied agency can evolve in supporting new perspectives.

In Protests from Standing Rock to Hong Kong, the Image of Solidarity

Protest is a form of communion.

California on Fire

Carolyn Drake’s photographs of the 2018 wildfires point to the human role in creating a new, terrifying normal.

How Do Magnum Photographers Connect With Their Subjects?

Robert Capa once said, “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.”

On Empathy: 10 Powerful Images from Magnum Photographers

Magnum’s Square Sale features work that explores our collective humanity.

From Magnum Photographers, 10 Decisive Moments

Magnum’s Square Sale, online now through June 10th, is an opportunity to collect decisive moments from Magnum photographers.

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Aperture 254

This spring, Aperture presents “Counter Histories,” an issue produced in collaboration with Magnum Foundation and informed by their ongoing Counter Histories grant initiative, featuring artists from around the world who tell new stories about how the past informs the present.