Magnum Foundation and Aperture are delighted to come together in honor of "The End of Nature?," the Spring 2026 issue of Aperture magazine highlighting the ways contemporary photographers are addressing ecological emergencies worldwide.
The works featured in this exhibition were developed in Magnum Foundation’s Photography Expanded: Heat Fellowship, which supports new photographic storytelling about the climate crisis and the inextricable relationship of communities to land.
Interested in applying to Counter Histories Puerto Rico? Have questions? Join a virtual Q&A session with our programs team. The webinar will be recorded and posted after the event for those unable to attend.
Magnum Foundation in collaboration with ICP and The Judith Center presents Beyond Violence:The Impact of Evolving Technologies in Wartime Photography, a lecture by renowned Ukrainian curator Kateryna Radchenko.
This exhibition brings together five photographers documenting the many ways in which communities in Latin America are building dignified alternative housing models.
Magnum Foundation and 10×10 present a salon with Isadora Romero and Sofía Granados Dyer on Wednesday, February 18 from 6 to 8PM.
The works featured in this exhibition were developed in Magnum Foundation’s Photography Expanded: Heat Fellowship, which supports new photographic storytelling about the climate crisis and the inextricable relationship of communities to land.
Kristen Lubben, Executive Director of Magnum Foundation, will be giving a talk at Toronto Metropolitan University's The Image Centre, as part of The Tanenbaum Lecture Series. Lubben will explore the role of photography, archives, and public memory, and discuss the work of the Magnum Foundation.
The works featured in this exhibition were developed in Magnum Foundation’s Photography Expanded: Heat Fellowship, which supports new photographic storytelling about the climate crisis and the inextricable relationship of communities to land.
The works featured in this exhibition were developed in Magnum Foundation’s Photography Expanded: Heat Fellowship, which supports new photographic storytelling about the climate crisis and the inextricable relationship of communities to land.
As we close out 2025, we hope you can join us for an end-of-year event celebrating Magnum Foundation’s global community of visual storytellers. This celebration will feature a new exhibition of work from our Heat Fellowship, curated grantee books and zines for browsing, a special pop-up portrait studio by local NYC grantees, and more!
In collaboration with Magnum Foundation, the Photography Mentorship Program (PMP) at Bard College is hosting a symposium around photography, surveillance, and archives.
Last chance to see our show “A Tapestry of Aliveness” — including works from the last thirteen years of our New York City Fellowship!
Aperture, in collaboration with the Photography Program at Parsons School of Design at the New School, is pleased to present a conversation between artist Susan Meiselas and the director of Magnum Foundation, Kristen Lubben, discussing the book Nicaragua.
A conversation at MacDowell New York with archaeologist Nam Kim (University of Wisconsin–Madison), curator and archivist Kristen Lubben (Magnum Foundation), and artist Accra Shepp (MacDowell), moderated by Sean Buffington (Henry Luce Foundation). They will explore the impact of archives and photography on public memory and interrogate the limitations and importance of importance of safeguarding the documentary record.
Magnum Foundation invites you to an evening with Bieke Depoorter, Magnum Photographer, in honor of her latest photobook, Blinked Myself Awake. Depoorter will read a selection of excerpts from the book before being joined in conversation with writer and artist, Gideon Jacobs who served as an editor for the publication.
Magnum Foundation invites you to an intimate gathering with photographer Prasiit Sthapit on the occasion of his work being featured in the Museum of Modern Art’s “New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging” show, on view from September 14, 2025 – January 17, 2026.
Please join us for an artist talk and conversation celebrating the launch of Betty Yu’s new art and photography book, Family Amnesia: Chinese American Resilience. Co-hosted by Magnum Foundation and Daylight Books, the evening will begin with a short reading by Betty Yu, the artist will then be joined by Rochelle Kwan for a conversation about the uncovering of family roots and the intergenerational memory work.
Magnum Foundation invites you to an evening with Yael Martínez, Magnum Photographer and longtime Magnum Foundation grantee, in honor of his new photobook, Luciérnagas. Martínez will be joined in conversation with scholar Dr. Oswaldo Zavala, Professor of Latin American Literature and Culture at the City University of New York (CUNY). Books will be available for purchase, with a reception following the conversation. This event is presented in conjunction with Magnum Photos, CUNY Mexican Studies Institute, and This Book Is True.
As we close out 2024, join us for our end-of-year event celebrating our global community of visual storytellers. The evening will also mark the opening of "A Tapestry of Aliveness," a new exhibition of work from our NYC Fellowship.
Magnum Foundation invites you to an evening event with photographer and Magnum Foundation grantee Eric Gyamfi, who will be joined in conversation with artist Lyle Ashton Harris to discuss Gyamfi's photographic projects and evolution into more experimental approaches to imagemaking and distribution.
Join us to celebrate American Artifacts and Magnum America, two new books exploring the ways photographers activate archives to present a nuanced portrait of the USA. Featuring a conversation with Matt Black, Peter Van Agtmael, Laura Wexler, Yolanda Cuomo, and Pauline Vermare, followed by a book signing and reception.
Interested in applying to Counter Histories? Have questions? Join a virtual Q&A session with our programs team. The webinar will be recorded and posted after the event for those unable to attend.
We're hosting a small gathering with Arab Documentary Photography program grantee Thana Faroq in honor of her new book, How Shall We Greet the Sun, which explores the personal stories and complex emotional lives of a small group of young women refugees living in the Netherlands, including Thana. The event will feature Thana in conversation with ICP Senior Curator Elisabeth Sherman, as well as tea and a collaborative reading.
See you opening night at Photoville! During the evening screenings, we’re presenting a preview from Counter Histories grantee Mackenzie Calle forthcoming short film collaboration with fellow MF grantee Gareth Smit, based on Mackenzie’s Counter Histories project The Gay Space Agency.
Join Magnum Foundation and Aperture to celebrate the "Counter Histories" issue of Aperture magazine and accompanying exhibition.
Magnum Foundation invites you to celebrate the Magnum photographer Jim Goldberg’s new autobiographical photobook Coming and Going. Jim will be joined by Philip Brookman, curator and photographer, for a conversation about the book and its 24 year-long process of making.
Celebrate the launch of Rian Dundon’s new book Protest City with a conversation with Noelle Flores Théard, followed by a book signing.
Celebrate Counter Histories Fellow Alice Proujansky’s new book with a conversation with Justine Kurland and Professor Thai Jones, followed by a book signing.
Magnum Foundation invites you to join Magnum photographer Martin Parr and Aperture editor-at-large Lesley A. Martin for a conversation about book-making.
