Seventy-five years since it was initiated by founder photographer members Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and David ‘Chim’ Seymour, Magnum Photos is staging an ambitious anniversary program of activities in the city where it all started – New York. Embracing the theme of In Dialogue, the program encompasses talks, performances, workshops, book signings, an exhibition, and more.
Join us at the International Center of Photography on June 18 for the Magnum 75 Book Fair—a free, day-long event with back-to-back book signings, talks and conversations with photographers and authors about a range of published projects, including new photobooks and ground-breaking classics.
UPDATE: The talks have now sold out, but you can still register here for the book signings here to purchase a book directly from the photographers, meet and talk to them in person, and get your book signed. A wide range of Magnum books will also be available to browse and purchase.
Morning Book Talks (11:00 am–1:30 pm):
11:15am: In the Archive
Carole Neggar on Searching for the Light: David “Chim”Seymour,1911-1956. Through video and images, the author shares discoveries from the archive of the Magnum founder known as “the first human rights photographer.”
12:00pm: Conversations with Alec Soth and Sabiha Çimen
Alec Soth will share images from latest books Pound of Pictures and Gathered Leaves Annotated, and talk to Sabiha Çimen about the making of her book, Hafiz, an intimate look at girls at Turkey’s Quran schools.
12:30pm: Film Screening
The Mennonites, a short film by Larry Towell.
1:30pm Khalik Allah and Humanistic Street Photography
The filmmaker and photographer on the Harlem portraits in his Souls Against the Concrete.
Afternoon Book Talks (2:00–5:30 pm):
2:00pm: Conversations with Bieke Depoorter and Lindokuhle Sobekwa
Photographer, editor, publisher Bieke Depoorter, creator of the renowned Agata, will talk to Lindokuhle Sobekwa about the collaboration that produced Daleside.
2:30pm: The Personal & the Political I
Peter van Agtmael on Sorry About the War, his latest look at the effects of American foreign and domestic policy.
3:00pm: The Personal & the Political II
Enri Canaj on Say Goodbye Before You Leave and how his own immigration experience shaped his long-form project.
3:30pm: Magnum Foundation Welcome:
Yael Martínez, a Magnum Foundation grantee on the personal story behind La Casa de Sangra (House of Blood).
4:00pm: In the Archive, Werner Bischof’s Work
Marco Bischof on revisiting his father’s most notable and unseen work.
4:30pm: Jim Goldberg on Making Books
The photographer discusses the making of books including Raised by Wolves (Bootleg), Darrell and Patricia, and Fingerprints.
Book Signings (11:00am–6:30pm)
11:15am
Larry Towell, Mennonites
12:00pm
Carole Naggar, Searching for the Light: David “Chim” Seymour, 1911-1956
1:00pm
Sabiha Çimen, Hafiz
Alec Soth, A Pound of Pictures and Gathered Leaves
2:30pm
Khalik Allah, Souls Against the Concrete
Yael Martínez, La casa que sangra
3:30pm
Enri Canaj, Say Goodbye Before You Leave
Bieke Depoorter, Agata
4:30pm
Peter van Agtmael, Sorry for the War
Lindokhube Sobewka, Daleside
5:30pm
Jim Goldberg, Raised by Wolves, Darrell and Patricia and Fingerprints
Thomas Hoepker, The Way it Was: Road Trips USA
