The Magnum Digest: May 31, 2019
Last chance to see Susan Meiselas at The Photographers’ Gallery, Josef Koudelka announces live Q&A in Berlin, and more from Magnum photographers this week
Susan Meiselas at The Photographers’ Gallery
This weekend is your last chance to see the exhibition of finalists for the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2019 at The Photographers’ Gallery in London. The curation includes the winner of the prize, Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas’ work from Kurdistan.
More information on the exhibition here. Explore Meiselas’ work on Magnum, including Kurdistan, here.
Josef Koudelka in Berlin
Josef Koudelka will be in Berlin next week for a special Q&A and screening of the film ‘Koudelka: Shooting Holy Land’. Event details here.
Read more about Koudelka’s life of exile on Magnum here.
René Burri’s Space Ruins
René Burri’s 1970s photographs capture the decaying shells of the launchers that sent man to the moon. They have been featured by Document Journal in an article about the new so-called “space race” and the outdated laws that govern it.
Read the Document Journal feature here. Read more about Burri’s “Space Ruins” on Magnum here.
Magnum by Magnum
A book featuring the work of Magnum photographers that explores the theme of pleasure, published in a special collaboration with Magnum ice cream, has been awarded a D&AD award. The book was awarded a wood pencil for photography/documentary.