Travelling across the UK in 1960, the photographer captured a country driven by difference, struggling with post-war trauma and economic hardship.

How documentary photography transforms the way we see

For the Record

Photographer Alex Webb reflects on the medium’s capacity to communicate the emotional impact of people, places, and events, ahead of a new exhibition featuring the likes of Diane Arbus and Bruce Davidson.

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A moving portrait of a Brooklyn teen gang in the ’50s

Outsider on the inside

In 1959, photographer Bruce Davidson, then 25, embedded himself in a gang of New Yorkers to capture the essence of postwar inner-city youth culture.

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Photos that capture the power of solidarity

Protests, strikes and unity

How do we stay strong in the face of adversity? For the latest Magnum Print Sale, the world’s best photographers share their most inspiring images.

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Events that changed the course of history, in photos

Turning points

For the latest Magnum Print Sale, the world’s best photographers pick out the most powerful images from their archive.

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The agony & ecstasy of being a football fan, in photos

Can’t smile without you

In his new project, photographer Martin Andersen captures the intense, emotional world of Tottenham’s diehard fans.

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Magnum photographers explore definitions of freedom

1968 - 2018

For their first square print sale of 2018, Magnum invite photographers to explore and reexamine their own personal relationship with freedom.

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The definitive photographers of countercultural life

On the margins

A new Barbican show explores photography’s enduring fascination with subcultures, with work from Bruce Davidson, Larry Clark and Daido Moriyama.

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A photographic trip through New York in the ’50s and ‘60s

Lower East & Upper West

Ulrika Brand reflects on the iconic career of her father, Jonathan Brand – a New York street photographer who captured the spirit of the city between 1957 and 1968.

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Dear young photographer: ‘Shoot a lot of pictures. Be a doer, not a chatter.’

Advice from Magnum’s David Hurn

Magnum photographer David Hurn has spent 60+ years swapping prints with some of the finest photographers to ever live. And each one came with its very own lesson.