Arts & Culture

Iconic Prints

A selection of Magnum photographers' most iconic images, from the historical poignancy of Stuart Franklin's legendary 'tank man' to the arresting manipulation of light in Werner Bischof's 'Zebra Woman'

Magnum Photographers

Jonas Bendiksen Sukhumi Beach. Abkhazia, Georgia. 2005. Signed Archival Pigment Print, 16X24". Edition of 20. © Jonas Bendiksen | Magnum Photos
Jean Gaumy Waves in Le Havre. Seine-Maritime department, France. 1984. Signed Silver Gelatin Print, 16x20". Additional sizes available. © Jean Gaumy | Magnum Photos
Olivia Arthur A couple in front of the Caspian Sea. Iran. 2007. Signed C-Print, 8x8". Edition of 20. © Olivia Arthur | Magnum Photos
Robert Capa © International Center of Photography Pablo Picasso and Françoise Gilot. Golfe-Juan, France. 1948. Estate Stamped Silver Gelatin Print, 16x20". Additional sizes available. © Robert Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Constantine Manos Daytona Beach, Florida. 1997. Signed Archival Pigment Print, 13x19". Additional sizes available. © Constantine Manos | Magnum Photos
Herbert List Master and Dog. Italy. 1936. Estate Stamped Silver Gelatin Print, 12x16". Edition of 25. © Herbert List | Magnum Photos
Inge Morath © The Inge Morath Foundation A Llama in Times Square. New York. 1957. Estate Stamped Silver Gelatin Print, 16X20. Additional sizes available. © Inge Morath © The Inge Morath Foundation | Magnum Photos
Guy Le Querrec 'Cavalcade des cirques'. Place du Trocadéro, Paris. December, 1978. Signed Silver Gelatin Print, 12x16". Additional sizes available. © Guy Le Querrec | Magnum Photos
Elliott Erwitt Eiffel tower 100th anniversary. Paris. 1989. Signed Silver Gelatin Print, 11x14". Additional sizes available. © Elliott Erwitt | Magnum Photos
Burt Glinn Andy Warhol with Edie Sedgwick and Chuck Wein. New York City. 1965. Estate Stamped Pigment Print, 11x14". Additional sizes available. © Burt Glinn | Magnum Photos
David Seymour Dutch actress Audrey Hepburn. Paris. 1956. Estate Stamped Silver Gelatin Print, 11x14". Additional sizes available. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
Eve Arnold Marilyn Monroe in the Nevada desert during filming of 'The Misfits'. Nevada, USA. 1960. Estate Stamped Digital Fibre Print, 12x16". © Eve Arnold | Magnum Photos
Erich Hartmann Eli Wallach and Marilyn Monroe on the set of the Misfits. Nevada, USA. 1960. Estate Stamped Silver Gelatin Print, 11x14". Additional sizes available. © Erich Hartmann | Magnum Photos
Alex Majoli Backstage during Fashion week. Paris. 2012. Signed Pigment Print, 35.5x47". Edition of 3. © Alex Majoli | Magnum Photos
Werner Bischof Zebra Woman. Zurich, Switzerland. 1942. Estate Stamped Silver Gelatin Print, 12x16". Additional sizes available. © Werner Bischof | Magnum Photos
Gueorgui Pinkhassov Market. Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 1992. Signed Archival Pigment Print, 20x27.5". Edition of 12. © Gueorgui Pinkhassov | Magnum Photos
Philippe Halsman Tippi Hedren in Alfred Hitchcock's movie 'The Birds'. 1962. Estate Stamped Archival Pigment Print, 16x20". © Philippe Halsman | Magnum Photos
Christopher Anderson Zac Posen. New York City. 2008. Signed Archival Pigment Print, 16x20". Edition of 15. © Christopher Anderson | Magnum Photos
Nikos Economopoulos Political meeting. Turkey. 1990. Signed Silver Gelatin Print, 12x16". Additional sizes available. © Nikos Economopoulos | Magnum Photos
Bruno Barbey Paris Riots. Paris, France. May 6th, 1968. Signed Silver Gelatin Print, 12x16". Additional sizes available. © Bruno Barbey | Magnum Photos
Stuart Franklin The Tank Man. Tiananmen Square, China. 1989. Signed Archival Pigment Print, 16x20". Additional sizes available. © Stuart Franklin | Magnum Photos
Robert Capa © International Center of Photography Omaha Beach during the D-Day landings. Normandy, France. June 6th, 1944. Estate Stamped Silver Gelatin Print, 16x20". Additional sizes available. © Robert Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Robert Capa © International Center of Photography Omaha Beach during the D-Day landings. Normandy, France. June 6th, 1944. Estate Stamped Silver Gelatin Print, 16x20". Additional sizes available. © Robert Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Moises Saman Meeting of local elders in Marja's district center. Helmand Province, Afghanistan. 2010. Signed C-Print, 16x20". Edition of 20. © Moises Saman | Magnum Photos
A. Abbas Hajj pilgrimage. Plain of Arafat, Saudi Arabia. 1992. Signed Silver Gelatin Print, 12x16". Additional sizes available. © A. Abbas | Magnum Photos
George Rodger Hassau chieftains demonstrate their superb horsemanship in a 'Fantasia'. Chad. 1941. Estate Stamped Digital Fibre Print, 12x16". Additional sizes available. © George Rodger | Magnum Photos
John Vink Luk Thung performance. Bangkok. 1998. Signed Archival Pigment Print, 16x20". Additional sizes available. © John Vink | Magnum Photos
Bruce Davidson Brooklyn Gang. Coney Island, NY. 1959. Signed Silver Gelatin Print, 11x14". Additional sizes available. © Bruce Davidson | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins Disco. Wolverhampton, England. 1978. Signed Digital Fibre Print, 11x14". Additional sizes available. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Dennis Stock Venice Beach Rock Festival. California, USA. 1968. Estate Stamped Silver Gelatin Print, 11x14". Additional sizes available. © Dennis Stock | Magnum Photos
Thomas Hoepker Muhammad Ali overlooking the Chicago River and the city's skyline. Chicago, Illinois. 1966. Signed Archival Pigment Print, 18x24". Edition of 25. © Thomas Hoepker | Magnum Photos
Leonard Freed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Baltimore. 1964. Estate Stamped Silver Gelatin Print, 8x10". Additional sizes available. © Leonard Freed | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann Celebration for the 33rd anniversary of the State of Israel. Paris. 1981. Signed Silver Gelatin Print, 12x16". Additional sizes available. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Richard Kalvar Piazza della Rotonda. Rome, Italy. 1980. Signed Silver Gelatin Print, 12x16". Additional sizes available. © Richard Kalvar | Magnum Photos
Thomas Dworzak Girl with balloons. Chechnya. 2002. Signed Digital C-Print, 8x12". Edition of 10. © Thomas Dworzak | Magnum Photos
Hiroji Kubota The Golden Rock at Shwe Pyi Daw. Burma. 1978. Signed Archival Pigment Print, 11x14". Additional sizes available. © Hiroji Kubota | Magnum Photos
Michael Christopher Brown Children on abandoned planes. Goma. 2012. Signed Archival Pigment Print, 11x14". Edition of 15. © Michael Christopher Brown | Magnum Photos
Paul Fusco Robert Kennedy funeral train. USA. 1968. Signed Digital C-Print. Additional sizes available. © Paul Fusco | Magnum Photos
Susan Meiselas Traditional Indian dance mask. Nicaragua. 1978. Signed Digital C Print, 11x14". Additional sizes available. © Susan Meiselas | Magnum Photos
Ian Berry Overlooking Whitby harbour. England. 1974. Signed Digital Fibre Print, 11x14". Additional sizes available. © Ian Berry | Magnum Photos
Peter van Agtmael Raymond plays with Star Wars lightsabers with his sons. USA. 2007. Signed Archival Pigment Print, 16x20". Edition of 15. © Peter van Agtmael | Magnum Photos
Larry Towell Mennonites. Lambton County, Ontario. 1990. Signed Silver Gelatin Print, 11x14". Additional sizes available. © Larry Towell | Magnum Photos
David Alan Harvey Work horse on a family's porch. Trinidad, Cuba. 1998. Signed Archival Pigment Print, 11x14". Additional sizes available. © David Alan Harvey | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Rationing store. C-Print, 16x24". Edition of 7. Downtown Havana, Cuba. 2008. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
David Hurn Sheep shelter from the rain. Wales. 1973. Signed Archival Pigment Print, 20x24". Edition of 30. © David Hurn | Magnum Photos
Mark Power Dobrzyn Nad Wisla, Poland. 2006. Signed Digital C-Print, 20x24". Edition of 10. © Mark Power | Magnum Photos
Harry Gruyaert Coffee on the beach. Town of Ostende, Belgium. 1988. Signed Archival Pigment Print, 16x20". Edition of 8. © Harry Gruyaert | Magnum Photos
Micha Bar Am Parade in the street of the town of Bew'er-Sheva. Israel. 1973. Signed Digital Fibre Print 11x14". Additional sizes available. © Micha Bar Am | Magnum Photos
Trent Parke Bats. Australia, 2004. Signed Silver Gelatin Print, 18.5x22.5". Edition of 5. © Trent Parke | Magnum Photos

What makes a photograph iconic? For Magnum, it is the stand out image in a narrative, a picture that encapsulates a historic moment, or an arresting composition that transcends its subject matter. Cartier-Bresson coined the phrase “The Decisive Moment” to illustrate that magical moment when elements combine: the right person, the right place, the right time.

Reproduced many times in magazines, books or exhibitions, the following is a curated selection of some of the most well-known photographs in Magnum’s archive. Both historic and contemporary, these are the images about which our print sales team is always asked.

For Print Sales inquiries please contact:
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