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USA. Illinois. Chicago. 1948. An alley between overcrowded tenements, with garbage thrown over the railings of the back porches. Most of the area's tenants were transient. Contact email:New York : photography@magnumphotos.comParis : magnum@magnumphotos.frLondon : magnum@magnumphotos.co.ukTokyo : tokyo@magnumphotos.co.jpContact phones:New York : +1 212 929 6000Paris: + 33 1 53 42 50 00London: + 44 20 7490 1771Tokyo: + 81 3 3219 0771Image URL:http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP3=ViewBox_VPage&IID=2S5RYDI201Y8&CT=Image&IT=ZoomImage01_VForm
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In Memoriam: Wayne Miller (1918 – 2013)

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | 0

Wayne Miller, the legendary Magnum photographer known for his photographs of the World War II Pacific theater and the post-war streets of Chicago, passed away Wednesday at the age of 94.

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A Second Look: Chim’s Children of War

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 | 0

In 1948, Magnum photographer David Seymour was given a mission by the newly founded UNICEF: report on the fate of the 13 million children across Europe who have been left homeless and/or in dire need by the Second World War. ‘Children of War’, a new book by Umbrage Edition, highlights his incredible photographs of European children taken in the aftermath of the war.

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Arnaud Maggs courtesy of Susan Hobbs Gallery, Toronto
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In Memoriam: Photographers Who Died in 2012

Wednesday, December 26, 2012 | 0

TIME pauses to remember the photographers we lost in 2012.

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Image: Barbra Streisand, Los Angeles, 1972
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Steve Schapiro, Then and Now: Rare Images from a Photography Legend

Tuesday, November 20, 2012 | 0

The list of people Steve Schapiro has photographed during his career reads like a Who’s Who of the most influential politicians, celebrities and newsmakers in American history over the last five decades. But his new book gives readers a look at his lesser-known and previously unpublished work.

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Art for Sandy Relief
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Art for Sandy Relief: Iconic, Collectible Photographs to Benefit Hurricane Sandy Relief

Monday, November 19, 2012 | 0

20×200, in collaboration with TIME’s photography editors, has launched Art for Sandy Relief, a curated collection of Hurricane Sandy benefit editions. The photographs showcase both milestones and the mundane, characterizing the ever-changing and now ever-changed landscape of the authentic New York.

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Binh Danh
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Legacy in Leaves: The Vietnam War Remembered

Monday, April 30, 2012 | 1

Binh Danh appropriates iconic images of the Vietnam War, which ended 37 years ago today, and prints them on organic material such as leaves and grass.

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The Loving Story: Loving v. Virginia and the Photographs of Grey Villet

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 | 0

It’s not unusual for a documentary film to rely on photographs to illustrate history, but The Loving Story—using vintage photographs taken by Grey Villet for LIFE magazine—demonstrates a unique way of doing so.

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