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Don’t Second Guess Us: What are Magnum Photographers Looking For?

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Peter Marlow The last days of Concorde. Plane spotter, Mrs. E. Thomas (78) a retired worker on electrical looms for Concorde, watching Concorde prior to the aircraft retiring from service in October 2003. Heath (...)
David Hurn G.B. ENGLAND. Bristol. Tourists looking at, or maybe looked at by, the Gorilla in Bristol Zoo. © David Hurn | Magnum Photos
Peter Marlow The last days of Concorde. Plane spotter, Peter Zabek (51) watching Concorde prior to the aircraft retiring from service in October 2003. Zabek, a photographer, says, 'To see it take off in particu (...)
Peter Marlow The last days of Concorde. Plane spotter, Brian Bicknell watching Concorde prior to the aircraft retiring from service in October 2003. Heathrow Airport, London, England, G.B. 2003. © Peter Marlow | Magnum Photos
Peter Marlow The last days of Concorde. Plane spotter Sue Rimmer (57) watching a Concorde prior to the aircraft retiring from service in October 2003. "Beach-Bum retired, I met John (Harris) four years ago and (...)
A. Abbas IRAQ. Baghdad. Families searching for their loved ones, who have disappeared during the US bombing, exhibit their photos over makeshift graves dug in the garden of a hospital. © A. Abbas | Magnum Photos
Jean Gaumy New York. Meeting of the Magnum photographers. From left to right: Martine FRANCK, Chris STEELE-PERKINS, PEter MARLOW, Alex WEBB, Richard KALVAR, Susan MEISELAS. © Jean Gaumy | Magnum Photos
Marilyn Silverstone Villagers looking at slides of themselves. Yumthang, North Sikkim. © Marilyn Silverstone | Magnum Photos
Magnum Collection FRANCE. Paris. Rue des Grands Augustins. Magnum Photos office. 1982. James A. FOX, Magnum's editor in chief, editing color material a Monday morning at 0.00 AM because the films arrived late. A co (...)
Inge Morath © The Inge Morath Foundation USA. Untitled. (from the Mask Series with Saul Steinberg), 1959. Photograph by Inge Morath © The Inge Morath Foundation/MAGNUM PHOTOS. Mask by Saul Steinberg © The Saul Steinberg Foundation/AR (...)
Inge Morath © The Inge Morath Foundation USA. Untitled. (from the Mask Series with Saul Steinberg), 1961. Photograph by Inge Morath © The Inge Morath Foundation/MAGNUM PHOTOS. Mask by Saul Steinberg © The Saul Steinberg Foundation/AR (...)
Elliott Erwitt FRANCE. Paris. Fenelon college. 1988. Magnum photographers during the annual meeting. Back row (standing): Paul Fusco, Raymond Depardon, Leonard Freed, Peter Marlow Middle row (standing): Ian Ber (...)
A. Abbas IRAN. Tehran. 1997.

Film director Abbas KIAROSTAMI on the hills surrounding the capital, where his film "Taste of Cherry", which was co-awarded the Golden Palm in Cannes 1997, was shot. © A. Abbas | Magnum Photos
Mikhael Subotzky Ex-prisoner Joseph has his eyes tested. Delmas, South Africa. 2005. © Mikhael Subotzky | Magnum Photos
Olivia Arthur IRAN. Ramsar. A couple photograph themselves on their mobile phone in front of the Caspian Sea. 2007. © Olivia Arthur | Magnum Photos
Dennis Stock Magnum photographers judging the works of people applying to join MAGNUM, the photographers looking at the various portfolios are (from left to right); Burt Glinn, Leonard Freed, Cornell Capa, Brun (...)
Werner Bischof SOUTH KOREA. Kaesong. 1952. International Press photographers covering the Korean War. © Werner Bischof | Magnum Photos