The Magnum Digest: August 17, 2018
Magnum photographers shoot for Vogue, Serena Williams in TIME Magazine, and more from the agency’s members this week
Virgil Abloh in Vanity Fair
Alex Majoli created the above portrait of Virgil Abloh, American fashion designer and artistic director at Louis Vuitton, for Vanity Fair. Read K. Austin Collins’ profile of Abloh here.
Serena Williams in TIME
Alessandra Sanguinetti photographed tennis star Serena Williams at home in California for the cover TIME Magazine. See more and read Williams’ interview, where she discusses her outstanding achievements, struggles, and the importance of determination here.
Magnum Photographers Shoot Designers for Vogue
A whole host of Magnum photographers have contributed to American Vogue‘s September issue. Mikhael Subotzky photographed Burberry’s new creative director Riccardo Tisci, as well as Russian designer Gosha Rubchinskiy; Mark Power photographed Balenciaga creative director and head designer of Vetements Demna Gvasalia; Alessandra Sanguinetti photographed Stella McCartney in London; Cristina de Middel travelled to Colombia to photograph Johanna Ortiz; Carolyn Drake photographed Jun Takahashi of Undercover in Japan; Moises Saman photographed Nigerian designer Amaka Osakwe and South Korean designer Bajowoo; and Olivia Arthur visited Brussels to photograph Marine Serre, who won the 2017 LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers.
For more images from this story, see Vogue’s online feature here.
On Set: My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante’s novel My Brilliant Friend is being adapted for television by HBO, and Magnum’s Paolo Pellegrin has been on set in Italy for American Vogue. See the pictures and find out more about the upcoming television series here.
Alessandra Sanguinetti Photographs Yara Shahidi
Yara Shahidi, the American actress who plays Zoey Johnson on the sitcom Black-ish and its spin-off series Grown-ish, was profiled in the August edition of American Vogue, accompanied by portraits of the young star by Magnum photographer Alessandra Sanguinetti. See the feature here.
The Wing for Vogue
Olivia Arthur photographed Lauren Kassan and Audrey Gelman, founders of women’s workspace and members club The Wing for American Vogue. See the feature here.
Life in North Korea
Carl De Keyzer‘s work on life inside North Korea is currently on show at the Helmond Museum, in the Netherlands. In its review of the show, Aesthetica Magazine has listed it as a must-see for its “unique insight”. See the piece here. See more of De Keyzer’s work from North Korea here.
The Macallan: Masters of Photography
The Spirits Business featured the edition created between Magnum photographers and The Macallan. Six Magnum photographers travelled to Scotland over three and a half years to document the construction of a new distillery. Each drew on varied aspects of the build for their instalments of the series. From the packed lunches of construction workers, to building materials, casks, portraits of workers, and breathtaking landscapes – the scale of the undertaking, which will forever alter the landscape of the estate, is brought home in the photographs, as is the variety of inspirations and approaches of the photographers. Read the feature here. See more work from the project on Magnum Photos here.
Elliott Erwitt’s Scotland named ‘Book of the Week’
Tatler has named Elliott Erwitt‘s book on Scotland as it’s Book of the Week. “The inestimable Magnum photographer gives us a glimpse of everyday Scotland, not the rugged, romantic landscapes of an idealised country,” writes Francesca Carington. See the full review here. Browse Elliott Erwitt prints and posters, released to celebrate his 90th birthday, on the Magnum shop here.
