Magnum Foundation

Magnum Foundation is a nonprofit organization that expands creativity and diversity in documentary photography, activating new audiences and ideas through the innovative use of images.

One French Hospital’s Battle Against the Coronavirus

One French Hospital’s Battle Against the Coronavirus One French Hospital’s Battle Against the Coronavirus

A photographic diary of the doctors, nurses, and all the health care workers struggling to quell this outbreak.

May 26, 2020 / Photo Essay / Elena Perlino, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

Puerto Rico’s Sex Workers Are Struggling to Survive

Puerto Rico’s Sex Workers Are Struggling to Survive Puerto Rico’s Sex Workers Are Struggling to Survive

The challenge of making ends meet was difficult before Covid-19. Now it’s even worse.

May 18, 2020 / Photo Essay / Gabriella N. Báez, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

Covid-19 Is Forcing an Exodus From Peru’s Cities

Covid-19 Is Forcing an Exodus From Peru’s Cities Covid-19 Is Forcing an Exodus From Peru’s Cities

On the streets of Lima, hundreds of thousands of people have started walking back to their hometowns. 

May 11, 2020 / Photo Essay / Musuk Nolte, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

Parenting During a Pandemic

Parenting During a Pandemic Parenting During a Pandemic

The coronavirus works like a highlighter, making our long-standing societal inequities more visible.

May 4, 2020 / Alice Proujansky, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

Health Workers Care for Us—Are We Caring for Them?

Health Workers Care for Us—Are We Caring for Them? Health Workers Care for Us—Are We Caring for Them?

Photos of the nurses and assistants who tended to my dad in his final days. 

Apr 27, 2020 / Photo Essay / Liz Sanders, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

Putting Food on the Table During a Pandemic

Putting Food on the Table During a Pandemic Putting Food on the Table During a Pandemic

Photos from the grassroots food distribution networks that are keeping Los Angeles’s undocumented communities afloat.

Apr 20, 2020 / Photo Essay / Arlene Mejorado, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

Immigrants Are Bearing the Brunt of the Coronavirus Crisis

Immigrants Are Bearing the Brunt of the Coronavirus Crisis Immigrants Are Bearing the Brunt of the Coronavirus Crisis

Telling the stories of this pandemic through photography.

Apr 13, 2020 / Photo Essay / Cinthya Santos Briones, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

The New Symbols of Our Crisis

The New Symbols of Our Crisis The New Symbols of Our Crisis

A photographer’s diary in the time of coronavirus. 

Apr 6, 2020 / Photo Essay / Rola Khayyat, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

Working Behind the Scenes in the Pandemic

Working Behind the Scenes in the Pandemic Working Behind the Scenes in the Pandemic

A visual diary of the invisible workforce keeping our economy moving during this crisis.

Mar 30, 2020 / Photo Essay / Peter van Agtmael, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

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