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Introducing Magnum's Graduate Photographer Award winners 2016
Photography

Introducing Magnum's Graduate Photographer Award winners 2016

The future of photography — Post-war Bosnia, Parisian Banlieues, sculpture, sexualised selfies and the American West are some of the subjects explored by the recipients of this year’s Magnum Graduate Photographers award.

Written by: Josh Gabert-Doyon

Pictures that celebrate the global cycling scene
Photography

Pictures that celebrate the global cycling scene

What you see on the road — New photobook Magnum Cycling, by Guy Andrews, shares the stunning scenes and raw emotion of cross-country cyclists around the globe.

Written by: Lars Hamer

In my own words: Jim Goldberg, photo storyteller
Culture

In my own words: Jim Goldberg, photo storyteller

Textual intercourse — By inviting subjects to write their thoughts all over his photographs, Magnum photographer Jim Goldberg is raising important questions about visual language and who gets to use it.

Written by: Shelley Jones

For Magnum photographer Eli Reed, respect opens the door to human stories
Photography

For Magnum photographer Eli Reed, respect opens the door to human stories

A Long Walk Home — Whether he's documenting social upheaval, exploring American-African experience in the US, or shooting stars on Hollywood film sets, New Jersey-born Eli Reed – who was the first black man to join the Magnum roster in 1988 – finds common ground with his subjects by always approaching them with the empathy and respect he would wish for himself.

Written by: Oliver Lunn (interview)

Alex Majoli and Paolo Pellegrin collaborate to explore Congo’s hidden depths
Photography

Alex Majoli and Paolo Pellegrin collaborate to explore Congo’s hidden depths

Magnum photographers align visions — Alex Majoli and Paolo Pellegrin immersed themselves in Congolese society to come away with a multilayered portrait that will shift perceptions of the troubled land.

Written by: Gemma Padley

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