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Name	Nationality	Status	Active years	Note
Abbas Abbas (photographer) Abbas Attar is an Iranian photographer known for his photojournalism in Biafra and Vietnam in the 1970s, and for his photos of Christian and Islamic subjects in later years....		Active (full Member)
Christopher Anderson		Active (Associate)	2005–
Eve Arnold Eve Arnold Eve Arnold is an American photojournalist and was the first female member of the Magnum Photos agency .Arnold was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to immigrant Russian-Jewish parents, William and Bessie Cohen ....		Active (full Member)	1951–	First female member
Olivia Arthur		Active (Nominee)	2008–
Micha Bar-Am Micha Bar-Am Micha Bar-Am is renowned Israelis journalistic photographer. His most prominent pictures are from when he covered the Six Day War. His pictures are not so much of direct combat, but more of wartime life....		Active (Correspondent)	1968–
Bruno Barbey		Active (full Member)	1964–
Jonas Bendiksen		Active (full Member)	2004–
Ian Berry		Active	1962–
Werner Bischof Werner Bischof Werner Bischof was a Switzerland photographer and photojournalist.Bischof was born in Z?rich, Switzerland. When he was six years old, the family moved to Waldshut, Germany, where he subsequently went to school....		Deceased	1949–1954
Brian Brake Brian Brake Brian Brake was a New Zealand photographer.Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Brian Brake was the adopted son of John Samuel Brake and his wife Jennie Brake ....		Withdrawal	–1967
René Burri René Burri Ren? Burri is a Swiss photographer known for his photos of major political, historical and cultural events and key figures of the second half of the 20th century....		Active (full Member)	1955–
Cornell Capa Cornell Capa Cornell Capa was a Hungary-United States photographer, member of Magnum Photos, and photo curator, and the younger brother of photo-journalist and war photographer Robert Capa....		Deceased	1954–2008	Brother of Robert
Robert Capa Robert Capa Robert Capa was born Endre Erno Friedmann . A self-proclaimed "photo-journalist," he was a 20th century combat photographer who covered five different wars: the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II across Europe, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the First Indochina War....		Deceased	1947–1954	Founding member
Henri Cartier-Bresson Henri Cartier-Bresson Henri Cartier-Bresson was a France photography considered to be the father of modern photojournalism, an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography....		Deceased	1947–2004	Founding member
Chien-Chi Chang Chien-Chi Chang Chien-Chi Chang , is a Taiwanese photographer and member of the Magnum Photos agency. Born to working-class parents in central Taiwan, he earned his BA from Soochow University , in 1984, and an MS from Indiana University Bloomington in 1990....		Active (full Member)	1995–
Antoine D'Agata		Active (full Member)	2004–
Bruce Davidson Bruce Davidson (photographer) Bruce Davidson is an American photographer. He has been a member of Magnum Photos since 1958. His photographs, notably those taken in Harlem, have been widely exhibited and published in a number of books....		Active (full Member)	1959–
Carl De Keyzer Carl de Keyzer Carl de Keyzer is a world-renowned Belgium contemporary photographer. He was nominated by the Magnum Photos agency in 1990, became an associated member in 1992 and a full member in 1994....		Active (full Member)	1994–
Luc Delahaye Luc Delahaye Luc Delahaye is a France photography known for his large-scale color works depicting conflicts, world events or social issues. His pictures are characterized by detachment, directness and rich details, a documentary photography approach which is however countered by dramatic intensity and a narrative structure....		Withdrawal	1994–2004
Raymond Depardon Raymond Depardon Raymond Depardon is a French photographer, photojournalist and documentary film. In 1966, Depardon co-founded the photojournalism agency Gamma ....		Active (full Member)	1978–
Thomas Dworzak		Active (full Member)	2004–
Nikos Economopoulos		Active (full Member)	1990–
Elliott Erwitt Elliott Erwitt Elliott Erwitt is an advertising and journalistic photography known for his black and white candid shots of irony and absurd situations within everyday settings -- the master of the "indecisive moment"....		Active (full Member)	1953–
Martine Franck Martine Franck Martine Franck is a Belgian photographer, and a member of the prestigious Magnum Photos agency. She was the second wife of famous photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, and is president and co-founder of the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation, which administrates his estate....		Active (full Member)	1980–
Stuart Franklin		Active (full Member)	1985–
Leonard Freed Leonard Freed OverviewLeonard Freed was a documentary photojournalist and longtime Magnum Photos member.Freed attended the New School and studied with the legendary art director of Harper's Bazaar, Alexey Brodovitch....		Deceased	1956–2006
Paul Fusco		Active (full Member)	1974–
Cristina García Rodero Cristina García Rodero Cristina Garc?a Rodero is a respected Spain Photography and member of the Magnum Photos and Agence Vu agencies. She was born in Puertollano, Spain in 1949, and studied painting at Complutense University in Madrid....		Active (Associate)	2005–
Jean Gaumy		Active (full Member)	1977–
Bruce Gilden Bruce Gilden Bruce Gilden is a noted Street photography, known for his work in New York City. While studying sociology at Penn State, he saw Michelangelo Antonioni's film Blowup in 1968....		Active (full Member)	2000–
Burt Glinn Burt Glinn Burton Samuel Glinn was an American professional photographer who worked with Magnum Photos. He covered revolutionary leader Fidel Castro's entrance into Havana, Cuba, and photographed people such as Andy Warhol and Helen Frankenthaler....		Deceased	1951–2008
Maya Goded
Jim Goldberg Jim Goldberg Jim Goldberg is a renowned American photographer / artist and writer who has been involved in long-term, in-depth collaborations with neglected, ignored, or otherwise outside-the-mainstream populations....		Active (full Member)	2002–
Philip Jones Griffiths Philip Jones Griffiths Philip Jones Griffiths was a Welsh people photojournalist known for his coverage of the Vietnam war....		Deceased	1967–2008
Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert, born August 25, 1941 in Antwerp, Belgium, is a photographer working for Magnum Photos since 1981. His colors won him the Prix Kodak in 1976....		Active (full Member)	1981–
Ara Güler Ara Güler Ara G?ler is a Turkish people photojournalist of Armenians in Turkey descent, nicknamed "the Eye of Istanbul" or "the Photographer of Istanbul"....		Withdrawal
Ernst Haas Ernst Haas Ernst Haas was an artist and influential photographer noted for his innovations in color photography, experiments in abstract light and form, and as a member of the Magnum Photos agency....
Philippe Halsman Philippe Halsman Philippe Halsman was a Latvian-born United States portrait photography....		Deceased	1951–1979
Charles Harbutt Charles Harbutt Charles Harbutt is an United States photographer, a former president of Magnum Photos, and full-time Professor at Parsons School of Design in New York....		Withdrawal	–1981
Erich Hartmann Erich Hartmann (photographer) Erich Hartmann was an American photographer....		Deceased	1951–1999
David Alan Harvey David Alan Harvey David Alan Harvey is an American photographer. He has been a full member of the prestigious photographic collective Magnum Photos since 1997. He has photographed over 40 articles for National Geographic Magazine, and in 1978 was named Magazine Photographer of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association....		Active (full Member)	1993–
Thomas Hoepker		Active (full Member)	1989–
David Hurn David Hurn David Hurn is a member of the Magnum Photos group of photographers. He was born in July 21, 1934, in Redhill, Surrey, England. In 1973 he set up the school of Documentary photography in Newport in Wales....		Active (full Member)	1967–
Richard Kalvar		Active (full Member)	1975–
Josef Koudelka Josef Koudelka Josef Koudelka is a Czech people photographer....		Active (full Member)	1971–
Kent Klich		Withdrawal	1998–2002
Hiroji Kubota Hiroji Kubota is a renowned Japanese photographer.References...		Active (full Member)	1986–
Sergio Larrain		Active (Contributor)	1959–	a former full Member
Guy Le Querrec Guy Le Querrec Guy Le Querrec is a French photographer and filmaker. He shot his first pictures of jazz musicians in London in the late 1950s. He became a professional in 1967, and then worked as a picture editor and photographer for Jeune Afrique magazine, before joining Viva Agency in 1971....		Active (full Member)	1976–
Erich Lessing		Active (full Member)	1950–
Herbert List Herbert List Herbert List was a Germany photographer who worked for magazines like Vogue , Harper's Bazaar, and Life .His austere, classically-posed black-and-white compositions, particularly of male nudes, taken in Italy and Greece have been highly formative for modern photography, with contemporary fashion photographers like Herb Ritts b...		Deceased	1951–1975
Alex Majoli		Active (full Member)	1996–
Constantine Manos Constantine Manos Constantine "Costa" Manos is an American photographer born in South Carolina in 1934. His work has been published in Esquire, Life, and Look. When he was 19, Manos was hired as the official photographer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood....		Active (full Member)	1965–
Peter Marlow		Active (full Member)	1982–
Steve McCurry Steve McCurry Steve McCurry is an United States Photojournalism best known for his photograph, "Afghan Girl" that originally appeared in National Geographic magazine....		Active (full Member)	1986–
Susan Meiselas Susan Meiselas Susan Meiselas is an United States photographer. Meiselas was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She attended junior high school in Woodmere, N.Y. After taking a Bachelor of Arts at Sarah Lawrence College and an Master of Arts at Harvard University, she joined Magnum Photos co-operative in 1976 and has worked as a freelance photographer since the...		Active (full Member)	1976–
Wayne F. Miller		Active (Contributor)	1958–
Inge Morath Inge Morath Ingeborg Morath was an Austrian-born list of photographers. ...		Deceased	1957–2002
John G. Morris (photo editor)
Trent Parke		Active (full Member)	2002–
Martin Parr Martin Parr Martin Parr is a British documentary photographer, photojournalist and collector. He is known for his photographic projects that take a critical look at modern society, specifically consumerism, foreign travel and tourism, motoring, family and relationships, and food....		Active (full Member)	1988–
Paolo Pellegrin Paolo Pellegrin Paolo Pellegrin is an Italians photographer, who has been awarded the Robert Capa Gold Medal Award and the W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography....		Active (full Member)	2001–
Gilles Peress Gilles Peress Gilles Peress is an internationally renowned Photojournalism.Peress began working as a photographer in 1970, embarking on an intimate portrayal of life in a French coal mining village as it emerged from the ashes of a debilitating labor dispute....		Active (Contributor)	1972–
Gueorgui Pinkhassov Gueorgui Pinkhassov Gueorgui Pinkhassov, Russian born photographer, born in Moscow, in 1952. Began his interest in photography during his teen years. Enrolled at the Moscow Institute of Cinematography in 1969....		Active (full Member)	1988–
Mark Power Mark Power Mark Power is an English people photographer, born in Harpenden, England. He studied Fine Art at Brighton Polytechnic , and then traveled extensively, discovering a love for photography along the way....		Active (full Member)	2002–
Raghu Rai Raghu Rai Raghu Rai is an Indian List of photographers and photojournalist, who has based his career on the coverage of his native country. Rai became a photographer in 1965, and a year later joined the staff of The Statesman, a New Delhi publication....		Active (Correspondent)	1977–
Eli Reed		Active (full Member)	1983–
Marc Riboud Marc Riboud Marc Riboud is a France photographer, best known for his extensive reports on the East: The Three Banners of China, Face of North Vietnam, Visions of China, and his most recent, In China....		Active (Contributor)	1952–
Miguel Rio Branco		Active (Correspondent)	1978–
George Rodger George Rodger George Rodger was a Great Britain photojournalism noted for his work in Africa and for taking the first photographs of the death camps at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at the end of the Second World War....		Deceased	1947–1995	Founding member
Sebastião Salgado Sebastião Salgado Sebasti?o Salgado is a Brazilian Documentary photography Photography and Photojournalism.After a somewhat itinerant childhood, Salgado initially trained as an economist, earning a master?s degree in economics from the University of S?o Paulo in Brazil....		Withdrawal	1979–1994
Alessandra Sanguinetti		Active (Nominee)	2007–
Lise Sarfati		Active (full Member)	1997–
Ferdinando Scianna		Active (full Member)	1982–
Ernst Scheidegger
David Seymour David Seymour Chim was the pseudonym of David Seymour , an Polish Photography and photojournalism. Born David Szymin in Warsaw to Poland Jewish parents, he became interested in photography while studying in Paris....		Deceased	1947–1956	Founding member
Marilyn Silverstone Marilyn Silverstone Marilyn Rita Silverstone was an accomplished Photojournalism and ordained Buddhism nun. Hers would be an eventful life, and she is said to have proclaimed with undeniable truth: "I can say that I did it all."...		Active (Contributor)	1964–	a former full Member
W. Eugene Smith W. Eugene Smith William Eugene Smith was an United States photojournalism known for his refusal to compromise professional standards and his brutally vivid World War II photographs....		Deceased	1955–1978
Jacob Aue Sobol		Active (Nominee)	2007–
Alec Soth Alec Soth Alec Soth is an American photographer. His photography has a cinematic feel with elements of folklore that hint at a story behind the image....		Active (full Member)	2004–
Chris Steele-Perkins		Active (full Member)	1979–
Dennis Stock		Active (full Member)	1951–
Mikhael Subotzky		Active (Nominee)	2007–
Nicolas Tikhomiroff Nicolas Tikhomiroff Nicolas Tikohomiroff is a Russian photographer, born and raised in France. He started working for Magnum in 1959. Famous for his work on World Cinema, he also had a large portfolio of war photography....		Active	1959–
Larry Towell Larry Towell Larry Towell is a Canada photographer, poet, and oral history.Towell grew up in a large family in rural Ontario and studied visual arts at York University in Toronto where his interest in photography first began....		Active (full Member)	1988–
Ilkka Uimonen		Active (Associate)	2002–
Peter van Agtmael		Active (Nominee)	2008–
John Vink		Active (full Member)	1993–
Alex Webb		Active (full Member)	1976–
Simon Wheatley
Donovan Wylie Donovan Wylie Donovan Wylie, born 1971 in Belfast is a United Kingdom Photographer from Northern Ireland. He started photography in his teens and at the age of 16, he left school to pursue his photographic career....		Active (full Member)	1992–
Patrick Zachmann		Active (full Member)	1985–

Books

• Magnum: Fifty Years at the Front Line of History by Russell Miller, Grove Press (October, 1999), ISBN 0-8021-3653-2.
• Magnum Stories by Chris Boot, Phaidon Press (December 1, 2004), ISBN 0-7148-4245-1.
• Pop Sixties by Magnum Photos, Abrams (October 1, 2008), ISPN 978-0-8109-9526-0.

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