As we launch this newest cycle of our Counter Histories Fellowship, we're looking back at the achievements of our 2022 cohort, whose projects excavated records of state surveillance and suppression; assembled community archives of migration and labor; and reimagined official histories to center individual and family stories of resilience and resistance.
Read MoreMagnum Foundation, Magnum Photos, and the Inge Morath Estate are pleased to announce Sara Kontar as the recipient of this year’s Inge Morath Award. Kontar will receive a $7,500 production grant to support the completion of her long-term documentary project, Therefore, I Cut.
Read MoreWorld Monuments Fund (WMF) and Magnum Foundation are excited to debut Heritage in Focus, a special exhibition at this year’s Paris Photo.
Read MoreSince 2014, the Arab Documentary Photography Program (ADPP) has supported over 94 photographers whose creative approaches to visual storytelling challenge conventional narratives about the region. Now entering its eleventh year, the program continues to amplify essential stories in the Arab region and beyond. Applications are due September 12, 2024.
Read MoreThat’s a wrap on our 2023-2024 Heat fellowship! Last month, our fellows returned to Amman, Jordan for their second workshop, where they worked with mentors to experiment on site-specific installations of their projects about heat and climate crisis.
Read MoreWe're accepting applications for the Fall 2024 session of the Magnum Foundation Fellowship (NYC Work-Study Fellowship), a program offering a project production grant, mentorship, and arts administration experience to early-career photographers and photojournalists. Applications are due August 12, 2024.
Read MoreAt this year’s Photoville festival in Brooklyn Bridge Park, Magnum Foundation is pleased to present two projects: Prasiit Sthapit’s Moonsongs for Earth, which explores the role of musicians in Nepal’s Maoist revolution; and Can American Labor Seize the Moment?, which features seven photographers who document the current state of organized labor in the United States.
Read MoreAperture’s spring 2024 issue, “Counter Histories,” produced in partnership with Magnum Foundation, showcases the work of a range of international photographers who explore the creative possibilities offered by the gaps, absences, and silences in historical records. Dive into the featured projects through these short videos!
Read MoreThe Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, the Prince Claus Fund and the Magnum Foundation are pleased to announce the eight photographers selected to participate in the10th cycle of the Arab Documentary Photography Program (ADPP), in addition to the six ADPP alumni who were selected for the first iteration of the ADPP Alumni Fellowship, in association with For Freedoms, for the year 2024.
Read MoreArab Documentary Photography Program grantee Samar Abu Elouf's essential and courageous reporting from Gaza has been recognized by the Overseas Press Club's Robert Capa Gold Medal and the International Women’s Media Foundation's Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award.
Read MoreCongratulations to the two Magnum Foundation supported projects recognized by this year's World Press Photo regional awards! Zied Ben Romdhane was recognized by the Long-Term Projects award for Africa and Mackenzie Calle was recognized by Open Format award for North and Central America.
Read MoreMagnum Foundation is pleased to announce Yolanda Hoskey as our newest Magnum Foundation Fellow. Throughout the Spring of 2024, Yolanda will split her time between supporting Magnum Foundation’s programming and pursuing her project True American.
Read MoreFor a series of photo essays published earlier this month in collaboration with Mother Jones Magazine and the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, we asked photographers to show us the paradox of today’s labor movement. Even as the popularity of unions has grown over the last decade, actual membership has continued to decline. Can new enthusiasm revitalize American labor?
Read MoreIn Aperture’s Spring 2024 issue “Counter Histories,” produced in collaboration with Magnum Foundation, artists from around the world meld the personal and the political—and tell new stories about how the past informs the present.
Read MoreMagnum Foundation is pleased to present an upcoming exhibition of work from our Counter Histories Initiative, featuring four photographers who excavate records of state surveillance, national mythologies, and revolutionary histories—and the stories they omit.
Read MoreMagnum Foundation is excited to share that we have partnered with the Center for Photography at Woodstock (CPW) to present an exhibition of work from our ongoing Counter Histories initiative focusing on projects that respond to family archives.
Read MoreOver the course of five days, fellows worked with mentors Eric Gottesman, Nandita Raman, and Newsha Tavakolian to explore the relationship between ecology and photographic practice, connect with members of the Jordanian photography community, and engage with climate-related projects from the region.
Read MoreWe are accepting applications for the Inge Morath Award, a $7,500 grant given to a woman or nonbinary photographer under the age of 30 to support the completion of a long-term documentary project. One finalist will also receive a $1,000 grant in support of their project. Submissions due by April 30, 2024.
Read MoreIn 2023, our grants and fellowships supported over 87 photographers from 31 countries whose projects challenge dominant narratives and bring forth new ways of seeing and understanding.
Read MoreMagnum Foundation is pleased to announce the participants in the 2023-2024 Photography Expanded Fellowship focused on the topic of heat and climate crisis. The cohort features nine photographers whose projects reimagine what a critical and ecological photographic practice might look like. The selected participants will each receive a $10,000 grant, take part in two workshops, and connect with collaborative partners and networks.
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