Magnum Editions: Downtown Havana, Cuba, 2010 Jazz

Magnum Editions: Downtown Havana, Cuba, 2010 JazzSteve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography for over three decades, documenting international conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions and contemporary society. Placing particular emphasis on individual frames, McCurry has produced some of the most recognizable photographs of the 20th century. His image of a young Afghan refugee with piercing eyesthe June 1985 cover of National Geographichas become one of

Traveling across 46 states and Puerto Rico

the forecast may mean the difference between life and death

which came to be known as Give Us the Ballot

views the Magnum archive through a humanist lens

through the eyes of a close friend

Eve Arnold took extended trips to China in 1979

Halsman’s true gift lay in encouraging his many subjects to pose naturally for the camera

photographing blacks in America (1964-65)

The scream symbolized the fall of the wall at the time

California

The crossing of the German and Turkish cultures – sexual revolution – Germans mixing with other cultures following World War II

and a period of festivity ensued