Held in collaboration with the Brown Institute for Media Innovation, the Immersive Media Lab provided 17 documentary photographers hands-on experience with a range of immersive storytelling tactics and in-depth discussion about the ethical concerns and narrative possibilities of such storytelling.
Read MoreWith the publication of Bruce Davidson by Vicki Goldberg on May 4, 2016, we continue the series of illustrated biographies about the lives of Magnum photographers behind their well-known photographs.
Read MoreIn March we welcomed nine former Human Rights Fellows to the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism for an intensive, 10-day hands-on production lab at their mid-way point in a collective project called What Works. From Iran, Ukraine, Slovenia, Syria, India, Ecuador, China, and the Philippines, this group is working together to develop a framework for exploring the global issue of intolerance through local examples of bridge-building among groups that might otherwise be in conflict.
Read MoreWhile many of the projects we support through Magnum Foundation’s programming arise from the journalistic instinct to expose and interrogate social injustices, we believe that rigorous explorations of positive responses to social problems are equally essential.
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Emergency Fund, a program that supports independent photographers to produce in-depth and creative stories on underreported issues.
Read MoreTravieso is a trained fashion photographer—having studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology—but after experiencing the competitiveness of the New York City fashion world, he decided to try his hand at something different. He has worked for many years as a tattoo artist - his body is covered in tattoos, each a memory attached to a story.
Read MoreA controversial church in Harlem claims that gentrification has brought the sin of homosexuality to the neighborhood and is waging a campaign through hate speech and signs to stop the “sinners”.
Read MoreThe Cathedral of St. John the Divine stands in the middle of affluence and poverty—a position not uncommon in Morningside Heights, which now has the highest income disparity of any New York City neighborhood.
Read MoreIn the early to mid 20th century, 125th Street in Harlem was an epicenter of African American culture and politics. Malcolm X preached regularly on the corner of 125th and 7th.
Read MoreBetsy Aldana is a single mother who lives in the Dempsey Apartments on 128 West 128th Street with her two daughters, Natalia, 14, and Angelina, 12. A 30-year resident of Harlem, Betsy is legally deaf and communicates with her daughters using American Sign Language.
Read MoreThe stretch of Frederick Douglass Boulevard from 125th past 116th has been given the monikers of “SoHa” (South Harlem) and “Restaurant Row” for its new retail, dining and housing establishments.
Read MoreEast Harlem’s Pathmark, which sits at the corner of 125th Street and Lexington Avenue, closed after 16 tumultuous years as a vital resource to the community.
Read MoreThe 28th Police Precinct in Harlem has some of the highest crime rates in New York City. The Precinct – a monolithic concrete block – is located on the corner of 123rd Street and Frederick Douglas Boulevard in West Harlem, just moments from schools and playgrounds.
Read MoreWe joined forces with #Dysturb to curate 25 images from 17 countries around the world and adhered them to public facing buildings and facades throughout the city of Paris — challenging the notions of what climate change imagery looks like and sparking dialogue amongst passersby.
Read MoreThe #ParisAgreement is new ground for stronger collective action. Share to #reframeclimate.
Read MoreSouth Africa’s rural North West Province does not have a medical school, a serious impediment to improving primary health care in the region.
Read MoreOne of The Atlantic Philanthropies’ biggest, and most well documented, success stories has been its partnership with the government of the Republic of Ireland on the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions.
Read MoreMagnum Foundation’s 2015 Photography, Expanded fellows, Zun Lee, Peter DiCampo and Lisa Riordan Seville and Zara Katz, had an opportunity to share their in-process work with the PhotoEx community at this year’s symposium.
Both Magnum Foundation and #Dysturb believe deeply in making photography accessible. To push the #reframeclimate project beyond Paris and extend the possibility for engagement to a global audience, a digital rendering of the installation process was produced by students and residents at the Interactive Telecommunications Program NYU Tisch in the form of an embeddable 3D photogrammetry experience.
Read MoreOn December 7, Magnum Foundation and the Economic Hardship Reporting Project co-presented an evening discussion at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Susan Meiselas welcomed renowned photographer Matt Black to speak with Alissa Quart about creating work that challenges public engagement on issues surrounding poverty.
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