Magnum Photos

international photographic cooperative
Organization photo_agency Q372899
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Summary

Magnum Photos is a photo agency[1]. It draws 914 Wikipedia views per month (photo_agency category, ranking #1 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Magnum Photos received the Princess of Asturias Award for Concord[3].
  • Magnum Photos's instance of is recorded as photo agency[4].
  • Magnum Photos's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Magnum Photos's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • Magnum Photos's instance of is recorded as cooperative[7].
  • Magnum Photos's founder is recorded as Henri Cartier-Bresson[8].
  • Magnum Photos's founder is recorded as Robert Capa[9].
  • Magnum Photos's founder is recorded as George Rodger[10].
  • Magnum Photos's founder is recorded as William Vandivert[11].
  • Magnum Photos's founder is recorded as David Seymour[12].
  • Magnum Photos's founder is recorded as Maria Eisner[13].
  • Magnum Photos's headquarters location is recorded as Paris[14].
  • Magnum Photos's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[15].
  • Magnum Photos's headquarters location is recorded as London[16].
  • Magnum Photos's Commons category is recorded as Magnum Photos[17].
  • Magnum Photos's industry is recorded as photography[18].
  • Magnum Photos's industry is recorded as photojournalism[19].
  • Magnum Photos's industry is recorded as freelance photography[20].
  • Magnum Photos's archives at is recorded as Harry Ransom Center[21].
  • April 27, 1947 marks the founding of Magnum Photos[22].
  • Magnum Photos's official website is recorded as http://www.magnumphotos.com[23].
  • Magnum Photos's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Magnum photographers[24].
  • Magnum Photos's product or material produced is recorded as photojournalism[25].
  • Magnum Photos's legal form is recorded as cooperative[26].
  • Magnum Photos's member category is recorded as Category:Magnum photographers[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Henri Cartier-Bresson[8], Robert Capa[9], George Rodger[10], William Vandivert[11], David Seymour[12], and Maria Eisner[13]. April 27, 1947 marks the founding of Magnum Photos[22].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Paris[14], a commune of France[28], in France[29], founded in -0300[30]; New York City[15], a global city[31], in United States[32], founded in 1624[33]; and London[16], a metropolis[34], in Roman Empire[35], founded in 0047[36].

Industry

Industries include photography[18], photojournalism[19], and freelance photography[20].

Ownership

Magnum Photos's product or material produced is recorded as photojournalism[25].

Recognition

Magnum Photos received the Princess of Asturias Award for Concord[3].

Why It Matters

Magnum Photos draws 914 Wikipedia views per month (photo_agency category, ranking #1 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did Magnum Photos receive?

Honors received include Princess of Asturias Award for Concord[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . magnumphotos.com. Retrieved . magnumphotos.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . magnumphotos.com. Retrieved . magnumphotos.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . elcomercio.es. Retrieved . elcomercio.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . magnumphotos.com. Retrieved . magnumphotos.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . davidseymour.com. Retrieved . davidseymour.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Retrieved . norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → EDA1-76DE-8D8C-9845-E3E9
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  2. 7w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → magnum-photos
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: magnum-photos, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289944491|magnum photos (#289944491)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's ta"
  3. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1tamGl
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  4. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → k0002463-Magnum-Photos-inc
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: k0002463-Magnum-Photos-inc, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  5. 22w ago · Lmerice · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.magnumphotos.com
    Inception → —
    Funder → Open Society Foundations
    Archives at → Harry Ransom Center
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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