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Magnum is a world-renowned photographic agency, holding offices in New York, Paris, London and Tokyo.
Founded in 1947, as a direct response to World War II experiences, by legendary war photographer Robert Capa, David "Chim" Seymour, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger , and Bill Vandivert , Magnum is probably the first photographic cooperativeA cooperative (also co-operative or co-op comprises a legal entity owned and democratically controlled by its members, with no passive shareholders. Unlike a union, a cooperative may assign different numbers of votes to different members; typically a coop, entirely owned and controlled by its members. Its staff supports rather than directs the photographers, and copyrightA copyright is a form of intellectual property that grants its holder the sole legal right copying their works of original expression, such as a literary work, movie, musical work or sound recording, painting, computer program, or industrial design, for a is held by the authors of the works, not by the magazines that publish the images, which gives the photographers the freedom to work on inspiring projects without necessarily needing an assignment.
The Magnum cooperative has included some of the world's most famous international photographers and photojournalistsPhotojournalism is a particular form of journalism (i. the collecting, editing, and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast) that uses still and moving images to tell a story. Photojournalism is distinguished from other branches of photog, and has produced many of the most iconic photographs of the second half of the 20th century19th century 20th century 21st century more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901- 2000 in the sense of the Gre. The Magnum collection includes images about the widest variety of subjects, including familyThis article is about the domestic group. For other uses, see Family (disambiguation). Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 A family is a domestic group of people, or a number of domestic groups linked through descent (demonstrated or stipulated) from a comm life, drugs, religionReligion sometimes used interchangeably with faith, is commonly defined as belief concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine, and the practices and institutions associated with such belief. Borobudur, a Buddhist stupa built between 750 and 850 Adriaen, warFor other uses of War, see War (disambiguation). War is conflict, between relatively large groups of people, which involves physical force inflicted by the use of weapons. Other terms for war include armed conflict hostilities and police action''. See Lim, poverty, famine, crime, government and celebrities. Magnum photographers have covered most of the historical events of the past decades.