Magnum Photos is a prestigious photographic agency founded in 1947 by four photographers: Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger, and David Seymour. They created Magnum to allow photographers to work independently while collaborating as a collective. The agency is known for its documentary and portrait photography that provides insight into world events. The slides that follow showcase the work of several renowned Magnum photographers like Raghu Rai, Eve Arnold, Bruce Davidson, and others who have documented changing cultures and societies around the globe.

1. Magnum Photography
Documentary/Portraiture

2. Magnum Photo Agency
"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." - Henri Cartier-
Bresson.
Two years after the apocalypse that was called the Second World War
ended, Magnum Photos was founded. The world's most prestigious
photographic agency was formed by four photographers - Robert
Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and David "Chim"
Seymour. They created Magnum in 1947 to reflect their
independent natures as both people and photographers….
http://www.magnumphotos.com/

3. Magnum Contacts
• The following slides are taken from a new book
by Magnum photographers. It is available in the
library.
• Its purpose within this project is to give you an
insight into how these world renowned
photographers selected their final images and
the range of different images they shot for their
documentary assignments.

4. Raghu Rai
Magnum photographer that has documented the changing faces of India .

5. Raghu Rai

6. Eve
Arnold

7. Eve Arnold

8. Eve Arnold - Personalities
• Watch this Essay video on Eve Arnolds work:
http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/essay/eve-arnold-personalities

9. Bruce Davidson

10. Bruce Davidson

11. Bruce Davidson

12. Bruce
Davidson

13. Burt Glinn

15. Constantine Manos

16. Constantine Manos

17. Dennis Stock

18. Dennis Stock

19. Elliot Erwitt

21. Guy Le
Querrec

23. Marc
Riboud

24. Marc Riboud

25. Mark Power

27. Martin Parr

28. Martin Parr

29. Paolo Pellagrim

30. Paolo Pellagrim

31. Patrick Zachmann

33. Richard Kalvar

35. Trent Park

36. Trent Park

37. Werner Bischof