Magnum Manifesto
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Title
Magnum Manifesto
1888.MAGNUM.MANIFESTO
Description
A new book, by author and curator Clément Chéroux, together with Clara Bouveresse, explores the history of Magnum, through key historical events, and issues and developments in the photography industry, alongside the seminal Magnum photographs that have defined the agency. The curated tome demonstrates how Magnum Photos owes its pre-eminence to the ability of its photographers to encompass and navigate the points between photography as art object and photography as documentary evidence. A Magnum photograph can be expressive and bear witness at the same time.
Unearthed correspondence, notes and other writing between Magnum photographers over the years reveal the inner workings and heated debates at the heart of the agency. Inge Morath’s writing for 1981 exhibition Paris/Magnum spoke of a “communal warmth” of the agency, and painted the following portrait of the agency’s first years.
Unearthed correspondence, notes and other writing between Magnum photographers over the years reveal the inner workings and heated debates at the heart of the agency. Inge Morath’s writing for 1981 exhibition Paris/Magnum spoke of a “communal warmth” of the agency, and painted the following portrait of the agency’s first years.
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URL Link to project
https://www.magnumphotos.com/theory-and-practice/the-spirit-of-magnum/
Collection
Citation
Super User, “Magnum Manifesto ,” Photobook Cafe Photobook Collection, accessed January 28, 2026, https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/1888.