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The Magnum Digest: July 5, 2019

Martin Parr guest edits Digital Camera World, Susan Meiselas picks up her Women in Motion Award, and more from Magnum photographers this week

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Martin Parr From 'The Last Resort'. New Brighton, England, Great Britain. 1983-85. © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos

Martin Parr Guest Edits Digital Camera World

Magnum’s Martin Parr has stepped in as a guest editor on Digital Camera World magazine for its street photography special. Check out the issue, which also features tips on how to shoot street photography from the Magnum online course The Art of Street Photography.

Learn street photography with Magnum here.

Martin Parr Nice, France, 2015. © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos

The Camera is God on PDN

Trent Parke’s ‘The Camera is God’, which is currently on show in the Magnum Print Room in London, has been featured on PND. Read the feature here.

Read Parke’s own words on the project on Magnum here

Trent Parke No. 879. Candid portrait of a man on a street corner. Adelaide, Australia. 2013. © Trent Parke | Magnum Photos
Trent Parke No. 470. Candid portrait of a man on a street corner. Adelaide. Australia. 2013. © Trent Parke | Magnum Photos

Susan Meiselas Picks up the Women in Motion Award

This week Susan Meiselas was in Arles to be celebrated as the recipient as the first Women in Motion Award. The New York Times published a piece about the award. Read it here. You can also read Polka magazine’s feature on Meiselas and the award here. 

Susan Meiselas Hanging out on Baxter Street. Little Italy, New York City, USA. 1978. © Susan Meiselas | Magnum Photos
Susan Meiselas JoJo, Roe, Julia, Pina, Lisa and Dee on the corner of Prince and Mott Streets. Little Italy, New York City, USA. 1976. © Susan Meiselas | Magnum Photos

Sleek magazine delved into the practice of the acclaimed photographer, from her early work on Carnival Strippers to her more recent projects. See the feature here. 

Explore more of Meiselas’ work on Magnum here.

Susan Meiselas Shortie on the Bally. Barton, Vermont, USA. 1974. © Susan Meiselas | Magnum Photos
Susan Meiselas Mistress Rose eavesdropping, Pandora's Box. New York City, USA. New York City. 1995. © Susan Meiselas | Magnum Photos
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