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Magnum photographers reveal the secrets behind some of their most well-known images

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Behind the Image: Alec Soth’s Two Towels

Alec Soth

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Behind the Image: David Hurn’s Beatlemania

David Hurn

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Behind the Image: Jonas Bendiksen’s Satellites

Jonas Bendiksen

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Behind the Image: Susan Meiselas’ Carnival Strippers

Susan Meiselas

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Contact Sheets: The Images Behind the Image

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Behind the Image: Daytona Beach by Constantine Manos

Constantine Manos

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Behind the Image: Bruce Davidson’s Brooklyn Gang

Bruce Davidson

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Making the Image: Che Guevara by René Burri

René Burri

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Behind the Image: Protesting the Vietnam War with a Flower

Marc Riboud

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Behind the Image: Harry Gruyaert’s Magritte

Harry Gruyaert

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Behind the Image: After Thanksgiving Dinner, 1976

Richard Kalvar

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Behind the Image: A Moment of Quiet in the Madding Crowd

Nikos Economopoulos

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Behind the Image: Hiroji Kubota Photographs the March on Washington

Hiroji Kubota

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Behind The Image: An English Sunny Afternoon

Ian Berry

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Behind the Image: Bruce Gilden’s Subway Santa

Bruce Gilden

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Behind the Image: Jean Gaumy’s Figure Among the Waves

Jean Gaumy

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Behind the Image: What a teacher’s praise reveals about Werner Bischof’s experimental nude works

Werner Bischof

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Behind the Image: J. Robert Oppenheimer by Philippe Halsman

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Behind the Image: The Kitchen Debate

Elliott Erwitt
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