Magnum Foundation

Magnum Foundation is a nonprofit organization that expands creativity and diversity in documentary photography, activating new audiences and ideas through the innovative use of images.

The Latinx Future Will Not Look Like the Latinx Past

The Latinx Future Will Not Look Like the Latinx Past The Latinx Future Will Not Look Like the Latinx Past

My generation is more outspoken—about inequality, assimilation, racism, and more—than those that came before.

Dec 22, 2020 / Photo Essay / Luis Manuel Diaz and Magnum Foundation

Tribal Territories Have the Right to Protect Their People Against the Pandemic

Tribal Territories Have the Right to Protect Their People Against the Pandemic Tribal Territories Have the Right to Protect Their People Against the Pandemic

South Dakota has resisted shutting down in the face of Covid-19. The Cheyenne River Reservation is taking matters into its own hands.

Dec 15, 2020 / Photo Essay / Sarah Stacke and Magnum Foundation

Indigenous Cultures Take Root in New York

Indigenous Cultures Take Root in New York Indigenous Cultures Take Root in New York

The traditional systems of mutual support that undergird many Indigenous Central and North American cultures have formed a safety net during a very dark time in New York City’s his...

Dec 8, 2020 / Back Page / Cinthya Santos Briones and Magnum Foundation

Appalachia’s Hospital Closures Are a Slow-Motion Health Care Emergency

Appalachia’s Hospital Closures Are a Slow-Motion Health Care Emergency Appalachia’s Hospital Closures Are a Slow-Motion Health Care Emergency

In the last decade, more than a dozen hospitals have closed in the region.

Dec 1, 2020 / Photo Essay / Stacy Kranitz and Magnum Foundation

There Is a Name for Women Like My Mother

There Is a Name for Women Like My Mother There Is a Name for Women Like My Mother

In the Haitian Creole language, “Gwo Fanm” means “Big Woman,” a woman who shoulders more than their fair share of burdens in this life.

Nov 17, 2020 / Editorial / Naomieh Jovin and Magnum Foundation

Behind the Doors of New York’s Public Housing

Behind the Doors of New York’s Public Housing Behind the Doors of New York’s Public Housing

Portraits of the activists, organizers, artists, and more who call the Lower East Side’s public housing home.

Nov 10, 2020 / Photo Essay / Destiny Mata and Magnum Foundation

How Many Cameras Does One Protest Need?

How Many Cameras Does One Protest Need? How Many Cameras Does One Protest Need?

Livestreamers and citizen journalists are providing constant, steady footage of the protests for Black Lives. Is that a good thing?

Nov 3, 2020 / Back Page / Rian Dundon and Magnum Foundation

Along the Keystone XL Pipeline, Hoping for a Miracle

Along the Keystone XL Pipeline, Hoping for a Miracle Along the Keystone XL Pipeline, Hoping for a Miracle

This election could decide whether one of the most destructive fossil fuel projects continues to be built, or is brought to a halt.

Oct 27, 2020 / Photo Essay / Sara Hylton and Magnum Foundation

First-Time Voters Want to Have a Say in Our Country’s Future

First-Time Voters Want to Have a Say in Our Country’s Future First-Time Voters Want to Have a Say in Our Country’s Future

Not old enough to vote in 2016, these young voters of color are ready to fight for the world they want to live in.

Oct 20, 2020 / Photo Essay / Laila Annmarie Stevens and Magnum Foundation

In California’s Agricultural Heartland, a Mayor Is Running on Compassion

In California’s Agricultural Heartland, a Mayor Is Running on Compassion In California’s Agricultural Heartland, a Mayor Is Running on Compassion

Maria Orozco, the mayor of a small farming town, is fighting to protect her constituents, regardless of immigration status.

Oct 13, 2020 / Photo Essay / Wesaam Al-Badry and Magnum Foundation

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