Magnum Editions: Fred Astaire & Richard Avedon, Paris, France Framing:Custom Black Frame

Magnum Editions: Fred Astaire & Richard Avedon, Paris, France Framing:Custom Black FrameDawid Szymin later known as David Chim Seymour was born in Warsaw in 1911 into a family of intellectuals. Deciding not to follow his father into publishing, he chose instead to embark upon a career as a freelance photographer and, in 1934, met Henri Cartier Bresson. In 1947, along with several others, the pair founded Magnum Photos. Chims education in the arts gave him a visual acuity that counterbalanced his empathetic eye, allowing him to capture

Herbert List became a contributor to Magnum Photos in 1951

colonialists

Jacob wrote of Morath’s image -- "the full caption reads

dogs of all sorts and people much the same

charts the ways in which Magnum photographers have captured—and continue to capture—a world in flux and under threat

Thomas Hoepker joined Magnum Photos in 1989

marking 25 years on the throne

“magical evidence of a time that will never exist again

unpublished images

With a keen eye for the ‘real’ France

As his photographs show

personal memoirs