Magnum: 60 Years

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The Company of Giants It sounds like the beginning of a really bad joke: There was this Englishman, Frenchman, Hungarian and Pole who got together to form a photographers' cooperative. by Peter Howe The Imagemakers Magnum's reputation is not just based on extraordinary photography. What distinguishes the members of the photo agency, which was founded in 1947, is character. The legendary Magnum photographers Elliott Erwitt and Burt Glinn talk about moments of opportunity, courage, independence – and humor. by Pia Frankenberg

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