Magnum Photos

Magnum Photos
Company typeCooperative
IndustryPhotography
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
FounderRobert Capa, David "Chim" Seymour, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger, William Vandivert, Rita Vandivert, Maria Eisner
HeadquartersNew York City, Paris, London, Tokyo
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsPhotojournalism, stock photography
Websitewww.magnumphotos.com

Magnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices in Paris, New York City, London and Tokyo. It was founded in 1947 in Paris by photographers Robert Capa, David "Chim" Seymour, Maria Eisner, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger, William Vandivert, and Rita Vandivert. Its photographers retain all copyrights to their own work.

In 2010, MSD Capital acquired a collection of nearly 200,000 original press prints of images taken by Magnum photographers, which in 2013 it donated to the Harry Ransom Center.