Magnum Editions: Harlem, New York, 1963 Framing:Custom White Frame

Magnum Editions: Harlem, New York, 1963 Framing:Custom White FrameIn 1962 Leonard Freed went to Berlin to shoot The Wall being erected. There he saw an African American soldier standing in front of it and the thought struck him; that at home in the US, African Americans were struggling for civil rights, and here in Germany an African American soldier was ready to defend the United States. This prompted a lengthy examination by Freed of the plight of the African Americans at home in the United States. Freed traveled

He has traveled to Myanmar (Burma) many times over the years to photograph its rich and varied culture

There are people everywhere on the streets

privacy and seclusion were necessary for self-expression

but sometimes he would grab some papers

who had already lived in Milan and Paris before moving to the US in 1939

French photojournalist Jean Gaumy captured the fierce conditions facing the fishermen who worked on open-deck trawlers

visual story comprised of Meiselas’ photographs

In later interviews

and eventually – after five more years of work – the project felt complete

This fascinating in-depth survey brings Magnum’s history alive through the genre of the photobook–an essential vehicle for photographers to share their work

Kennedy’s successful presidential run in 1960 is notable for being both a documentation of an important event in American history and an intimate portrait of the country’s youngest ever elected President’s rise to power

Travel has always been at the heart of Rafal Milach’s work