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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.

10 Photographers on Dreams of Escape

The latest Magnum Square Print Sale brings together images that represent the things we take solace in—and the ways we make our getaway.

15 Photographers Reveal What’s Hidden in Their Work

What does a photographer see that is otherwise hidden?

10 Magnum Photographers on their Obsessions in Images

What keeps a photographer returning to a particular subject, theme, place, or person?
Alex Majoli, Scene #8667, London, 2017

For Alex Majoli, Photojournalism and Performance are Inseparable

The photographer’s psychological portraits cast a unifying light around the world.

Koudelka's Prague, Fifty Years Later

When Soviet troops invaded Czechoslovakia’s capital in August 1968, Josef Koudelka was one of the first on the scene.

15 Photographers On Their Greatest Journeys

Where can a photograph take you?

You Must Live and Look

In an interview from 1973, Henri Cartier-Bresson spoke frankly about the early days of Magnum.

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.

Emily Davidson, Bruce Davidson Book Talk

Emily Haas Davidson and Bruce Davidson in conversation on their latest project, Bobby’s Book.

Alec Soth on Influence, Summer Nights, and Allen Ginsberg

Soth speaks with Aperture Remix curator Lesley A. Martin about infuences on his work.

Martin Parr Presents Life's a Beach

Martin Parr talks about his lifetime photographing at the beach, and how it has culminated in his latest book, Life’s a Beach.

Martin Parr – Artist Talk and Book Party

Be the first to own a copy of Life’s a Beach, Martin Parr’s new deluxe limited-edition photobook.

Alex and Rebecca Norris Webb Street Photography Workshop @ MCNY

The two renowned New York–based street photographers lead a photography workshop.

Snap!: Contemporary Street Photography

The Museum of the City of New York hosts a panel with Bruce Gilden, Richard Bram, Sylvia Plachy, and Richard Sandler.

Photography Reading Shortlist – 08.22.12

Our choice of the best in online photography news and commentary.

ApertureWEEK: Photography Reading Shortlist

Our choice of the best in online photography news and commentary.

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Aperture Releases “Counter Histories,” Produced with Magnum Foundation Spring Issue Presents Photographers Who Uncover Personal and Political Histories (New York—March 6, 2024) What creative possibilities are offered by the gaps, absences, and silences in historical records? This spring, Aperture magazine presents “Counter Histories,” an issue produced in collaboration with Magnum Foundation and informed by their…