The Magnum Digest: July 26, 2019
Sohrab Hura makes a guest appearance on a popular photography podcast, Martin Parr’s new Dusseldorf exhibition reviewed by Wallpaper*, and more from Magnum photographers this week
Sohrab Hura on A Small Voice podcast
Popular photography podcast A Small Voice welcomed Magnum’s Sohrab Hura onto their show this week. Hear him talk about photography as therapy in response to his mother’s illness, his Sweet Life trilogy, how he views his work as being like a “tree”, and more here.
Read Magnum’s latest article on the Indian photographer’s sources of non-photographic inspiration – specifically the films of Bruce Lee and martial arts in general, here.
Martin Parr on Wallpaper*
Martin Parr’s retrospective exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany, has been reviewed in Wallpaper*. The retrospective at NRW-Forum,is the most comprehensive retrospective to date, and includes a new series of portraits of local allotment gardens created especially for the exhibition.
Read the write-up here.
Cristina Garcia Rodero on El País
Spanish Magnum photographer Cristina Garcia Rodero has spoken about her book España Oculta, 30 years after it was published, with Spanish newspaper El País. Spanish readers can look at the feature here. English speaking fans of Rodero’s work can look forward to an extensive interview with the photographer on the 15 year body of work on Magnum over the coming weeks.
Inge Morath Award Finalists Announced
The recipient and finalists to this year’s Inge Morath Award have been announced. Find out more about them here.
Read about Inge Morath’s own early career as a Magnum photographer in this extract from a recent biography here.
