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Huck 57: The Documentary Photo Special IV

Out now — Huck's annual celebration of visual storytelling returns, shining a light on photographers exploring never-ending truths.

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The defining moments of the Cuban Revolution

No instant replays — Magnum photographer Burt Glinn arrived in Havana just as Fidel Castro’s revolutionaries seized power from dictator Fulgencio Batista.

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  • Alex King

The Teddy Boys: Britain’s original teenage rebels

Rock'n'roll riot-starters — Magnum photographer Chris Steele-Perkins reflects on the enduring legacy of The Teds as his classic documentary series goes on display for the first time in nearly 40 years.

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  • Alex King

The American dream is finished: Bruce Gilden in Detroit

Life in the cemetery of American capitalism — After documenting Detroit’s foreclosure crisis in 2009, street photographer Bruce Gilden was drawn back to the Motor City by its apocalyptic beauty and the tenacity of its people.

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  • Alex King

The poet and the photographer who discovered Brexit Britain in 2006

Destroying the Laboratory — Magnum photographer Mark Power collaborated with poet Daniel Cockrill to document the rise in English nationalism in between 2006 and 2010. With hindsight, the project appears like an eerie map of Brexit Britain.

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  • Alex King

Exile: Documenting seventy years of migration, refugees and displacement

A history in pictures — From Kenya to Vietnam, Turkey to Tel Aviv, Exile brings together 22 Magnum photographers documenting seven decades of migration and displacement around the world, in a new exhibition.

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  • Tenelle Ottley-Matthew

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.

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  • Josh Gabert-Doyon

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.

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  • Lars Hamer

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.

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  • Shelley Jones

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.

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  • Oliver Lunn (interview)

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