Magnum photos has visually documented most of the world’s major events and personalities since the 1930s covering society, politics, events and conflict For d’agata, and magnum, the exhibition marks an exploration of how photography and the visual arts can bring together past, present and future to help encapsulate collective trauma, memories, resilience, and the lessons we must draw from history for generations to come. The photographers meet once a year, during the last weekend in june, in new york, paris or london, to discuss magnum’s affairs.
The magnum photos library is a living archive updated daily with new work from across the globe The magnum nominee’s ongoing project, the return, seeks to examine the colossal humanitarian impact of the ongoing war in sudan Magnum photos was founded in 1947 and remains the leading photography agency in the world
For black history month 2025, eli reed curates a selection of images from the magnum archive, exploring black history over seven decades