The Magnum Digest: February 1, 2019
Larry Towell’s migrant caravan on VICE, Bruce Gilden interviewed by The Guardian and more from Magnum photographers this week
The Migrant Caravan by Larry Towell
Magnum photographer Larry Towell recently spent time in Mexico with the men, women and children travelling towards the United States. He was there of his own accord to follow the migrants as they made their way north to Tijuana, documenting an expedition that had attracted so much attention from President Trump, the American right, and liberals alike.
See the images and read the story behind them on VICE here.
Only God Can Judge Me
Bruce Gilden spoke to The Guardian about his latest book Only God Can Judge Me, opening up about the parallels between the project and his own difficult family history.
Read The Guardian feature here. Read more about Only God Can Judge Me on Magnum here.
An Interview with Harry Gruyaert
Magnum photography Harry Gruyeart spoke to The British Journal of Photography about his prolific career and his two most recent books, Rivages and East/West.
Read the feature here. Explore Rivages on Magnum Photos here, and East/West here.
Jérôme Sessini on Fisheye
The recent fashion photography work by Magnum’s Jérôme Sessini has been featured by Fisheye. He tells the publication that this new creative project “was another way of telling stories”. Read the feature here.
Rafal Milach, Reviewed
Rafal Milach’s book Nearly Every Rose on the Barriers in Front of the Parliament has been reviewed by Conscientious Photography Magazine, which describes it as “an individual’s gesture of resistance”
Read the article here. Read more about Milach’s work inspired by Poland’s political situation here.
I Know Why the Rebel Sings
France Inter spoke to Magnum Exhibition Manager Emmanuelle Hascoët about Newsha Tavakolian’s I Know Why the Rebel Sings, currently on display in Mulhouse. Tavakolian previously said of Listen, one of the featured projects: “[It] echoes the voices of these silenced women. I let Iranian women singers perform through my camera while the world has never heard them.”
Listen to the feature here. See more details about the exhibition here.
