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MAGNUM PHOTOGRAPHERS
For print sales, contact Jennifer Tripp at 212.929.6000.
A portion of the proceeds from print sales will be donated to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
Magnum Photos is a photographic co-operative of diversity and distinction owned by its photographic-members. Acclaimed for powerful individual vision, Magnum photographers chronicle the world and interpret its peoples, events, and issues. This show is part of the first annual Magnum Festival – a month long tribute to documentary in photography, film, and journalism and a celebration of Magnum's 60th Anniversary. For more information, please visit www.magnumfestival.org.
The Magnum Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization created to provide grants to photographers who will continue to document the world with responsibility, concern, and integrity – the cornerstones of storytelling in the Magnum style. The Magnum Foundation will also work to preserve the historic archive of Magnum Photos for student education and academic research. For more information, please visit www.magnumphotos.com.
Abbas
Abbas joined Magnum Photos in 1981 and became a full member in 1985. He was previously a member of Sipa from 1971 to 1973, then of Gamma from 1974 to 1980. An Iranian transplanted to Paris, Abbas has dedicated his work to documenting the political and social life of societies in conflict. His major work since 1970 includes wars and revolutions in Biafra, Bangladesh, Northern Ireland, Vietnam, the Middle East, Chile, Cuba, and South Africa under apartheid. From 1978 to 1980, Abbas photographed the revolution in Iran, where he returned in 1997 after 17 years of voluntary exile. From 1983 to 1986, he traveled through Mexico. >From 1987 to 1994, he focused on the resurgence of Islam throughout the world, from China's Xinjiang to Morocco. Allah O Akbar: A Journey Through Militant Islam, the subsequent book and exhibit, exposes the internal tensions within Muslim societies torn between a mythical past and a desire for modernization and democracy. Spanning twenty-nine countries and four continents, the book drew special attention after the 9/11 attacks by Islamic jihadists. Currently, Abbas is examining how religion - which he defines as culture rather than faith - is replacing political ideology as the driving force behind international conflict.
Thomas Hoepker
Thomas Hoepker has been a full member of Magnum since 1989. After studying art history and archaeology, he worked as a photographer under contract for "Munchner Illustrierte" and "Kristall" between 1960-1962, reporting from all over the world. He joined "Stern Magazine" as a photo-reporter in 1964.
Magnum began to distribute Hoepker's archive photographs in 1964. Hoepker went freelance in 1968, and in 1972, he worked as cameraman and producer of documentary films for German television. From 1974 he collaborated with his former wife, the journalist Eva Windmoeller, first in East Germany and then in New York, where they moved to work as correspondents for "Stern" in 1976. From 1978 to 1981 Hoepker was director of photography for the American edition of "Geo".
From 1987 to 1989, Hoepker worked as art director for "Stern" in Hamburg, and became a full member of Magnum in 1989. Specializing in reportage and stylish color features, he has received numerous awards for his work, including the prestigious 'Kulturpreis' of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Photographie in 1968. In 1999, he received a first prize award from the German ministry of foreign aid for Death in a Cornfield, a TV film on Guatemala. Today Hoepker shoots and produces TV documentaries together with his wife Christine Kruchen. He was president of Magnum Photos from 2003 to 2006.
