Below is a glossary article post in the category M which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Magnum Photos based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Magnum Photos
So, what is actually meant by Magnum Photos?
Magnum photo is a New York-based photography cooperative founded in 1947 by four photographers, including Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson, which aims to give photographers of freedom to record what they see without working with the agenda of magazines and newspapers.
Explanation of Magnum Photos
Photos of Magnum were founded by Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and David ‘Chim’ Seymour in New York in 1947. The four photographers are photo journalists in the second world war and are greatly influenced by what they have seen.
This photographer believes that the most important work of photo journalists is to record as many human conditions in the world as much as possible. The agency was established to give photographers of freedom to determine their own fate and not be bound to magazines or newspaper editors with agendas that might endanger the integrity of photographers. To fund this effort, photographers in Magnum maintain the copyright of their photos. Currently this organization is the most respected in the world and supports around sixty -four international photographers. It holds a large library about images that record large world events from the Spanish Civil War to date.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix M, as well as terms associated with M.
Meaning of Magnum Photos in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Magnum Photos.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Foto Magnum (Indonesian), Foto Magnum (Java), and Photo magnum in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Foto Magnum.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Magnum Photos.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix M. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=magnum-photos
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=magnum-photos
- View example images of magnum-photos through Google here
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