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The Magnum Digest: March 22, 2019

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The State of the Great Salt Lake

Carolyn Drake

Upcoming Exhibition
Biel, Switzerland

Women with Binoculars in Biel

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May 10 - Jun 2

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Paris, France

Êtres au travail in Paris

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Until Jul 14

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Behind the Image

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Magnum photographers reveal the secrets behind some of their most well-known images

Theory & Practice

Behind the Image: Alec Soth’s Two Towels

Alec Soth

Theory & Practice

Behind the Image: David Alan Harvey’s Work Horse on a Family Porch

David Alan Harvey

Theory & Practice

Behind the Image: David Hurn’s Beatlemania

David Hurn

Theory & Practice

Behind the Image: Jonas Bendiksen’s Satellites

Jonas Bendiksen

Theory & Practice

Behind the Image: Susan Meiselas’ Carnival Strippers

Susan Meiselas

Theory & Practice

Contact Sheets: The Images Behind the Image

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Theory & Practice

Behind the Image: Daytona Beach by Constantine Manos

Constantine Manos

Theory & Practice

Behind the Image: Bruce Davidson’s Brooklyn Gang

Bruce Davidson

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Behind the Image: Che Guevara by René Burri

Rene Burri

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Behind the Image: Protesting the Vietnam War with a Flower

Marc Riboud

Theory & Practice

Behind the Image: Harry Gruyaert’s Magritte

Harry Gruyaert

Theory & Practice

Behind the Image: After Thanksgiving Dinner, 1976

Richard Kalvar

Theory & Practice

Behind the Image: A Moment of Quiet in the Madding Crowd

Nikos Economopoulos

Theory & Practice

Behind the Image: Hiroji Kubota Photographs the March on Washington

Hiroji Kubota

Theory & Practice

Behind The Image: An English Sunny Afternoon

Ian Berry

Theory & Practice

Behind the Image: Bruce Gilden’s Subway Santa

Bruce Gilden

Theory & Practice

Behind the Image: Jean Gaumy’s Figure Among the Waves

Jean Gaumy

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Theory & Practice

Behind the Image: Jean Gaumy’s Figure Among the Waves

Jean Gaumy

Theory & Practice

Behind the Image: Harry Gruyaert’s Magritte

Harry Gruyaert

Arts & Culture

From New York to Paris: Behind the Curtains of Fashion Week

Gueorgui Pinkhassov

Arts & Culture

The Iconic James Dean by Dennis Stock

Dennis Stock

Arts & Culture

The Theatre of War

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Arts & Culture

Iconic Prints

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Theory & Practice

Behind the Image: David Alan Harvey’s Work Horse on a Family Porch

David Alan Harvey

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The Magnum Summer Reading List

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Busan, South Korea

Home, Busan

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Until May 8

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Norwich, United Kingdom

The Body Observed

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Magnum Photos: Travel Journal

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