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What is Magnum Photos?
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Magnum Photos is a photographic co-operative of great diversity and distinction owned by its photographer-members. With powerful individual vision, Magnum photographers chronicle the world and interpret its peoples, events, issues and personalities.
There are constantly updated profiles on most countries of the world, covering industry, society and people, places of interest, politics and news events, disasters and conflict.
In short, when you picture an iconic image, but can't think who took it or where it can be found - it probably came from Magnum.
Magnum History
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 people and photographers, the idiosyncratic mix...

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