MAGNUM (Photojournalist Group) was established in 1947 by Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and David Seymour. They were convinced that photography was the best medium with which to document world events and raise public awareness. And they succeeded! These famous photos are a testament to the founding photographers and the next generation of Magnum photographers

At first glance one would think this is a photo of a child random scribling with chalk until you learn: Teresa, grew up in a concentration camp and was asked to draw a picture of "home" on the blackboard

Cerro Muriano, Spain 1936: Federico Borrell Garcia, Spanish loyalist militiaman, collapses to his death. 
This famous photo of a dying soldier looks almost peaceful amid the stack background

Tehran, Iran 1986: Veiled women learn how to shoot. A powerful famous photo depicts veiling women 
although heavily controlled by fundamentalist rules are still willing to defend their country 

Magnum Photos & Photographers that changed the world. 
In glorious black & white these famous photos recorded significant historical events

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North Carolina 1950: Segregated water fountains. A photo that is at once stark and direct. How times have changed? 
Just two generations removed A Black American is running for President

Berlin 1989: A young lad bridges the wall between East and West Berlin One foot in the east & the other in the west

New York City. September 11th, 2001: As the emergency crew work around him, a minister stands amid the wreckage of the World Trade Center, dazed by the events of the day. Note the cross like pole at far right

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