The Magnum Festival May 31, 2007

The Magnum Festival: Celebrating the Art of Documentary, a month-long tribute to documentary in photography, film and journalism, takes place in New York City throughout the month of June with dozens of activities, exhibitions, public and private events. The agency Magnum Photos was founded by the forefathers of documentary photography: Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, David “Chim” Seymour, and George Rodger.

Magnum, the world’s most elite collective of photographers, is credited with taking some of the most iconic imagery of historic events such as the Spanish Civil War, D-Day, The Civil Rights Movement, Tiananmen Square, 9/11 and thousands of others.

Official Website: http://www.magnumfestival.org