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Behind the NFT: Newsha Tavakolian. Tabriz, Iran.
Magnum 75 #45 by Newsha Tavakolian. Tabriz, Iran. 2016.https://foundation.app/@magnumphotos/mpa75/45 Magnum photographer, Newsha Tavakolian has been photographing her homecountry of Iran for more than two decades. Her nuanced work in the country culminates to provide a broad, authored perspective on everyday life. Here, to accompany the following edit of her work here made in the nation, Tavakolian discusses the changes she has observed over time, which have influenced and inspired her work. ...
Behind the NFT: Newsha Tavakolian. Tabriz, Iran.
Magnum 75 #45 by Newsha Tavakolian. Tabriz, Iran. 2016.https://foundation.app/@magnumphotos/mpa75/45 Magnum photographer, Newsha Tavakolian has been photographing her homecountry of Iran for more than two decades. Her nuanced work in the country culminates to provide a broad, authored perspective on everyday life. Here, to accompany the following edit of her work here made in the nation, Tavakolian discusses the changes she has observed over time, which have influenced and inspired her work. ...
Behind the NFT: Leonard Freed, The March on Washington.
Magnum 75 #41 by Leonard Freed. Washington, D.C., USA. 1963 The March on Washington.https://foundation.app/@magnumphotos/mpa75/41 August 28, 1963 was a historical day for democracy in America. More than 250,000 people gathered at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to mount a peaceful protest demanding equal rights and economic equality for African Americans. Leonard Freed’s This Is the Day: The March on Washington (published by Getty Publications in February 2013 to coincide with Black Hi...
Behind the NFT: Leonard Freed, The March on Washington.
Magnum 75 #41 by Leonard Freed. Washington, D.C., USA. 1963 The March on Washington.https://foundation.app/@magnumphotos/mpa75/41 August 28, 1963 was a historical day for democracy in America. More than 250,000 people gathered at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to mount a peaceful protest demanding equal rights and economic equality for African Americans. Leonard Freed’s This Is the Day: The March on Washington (published by Getty Publications in February 2013 to coincide with Black Hi...
Behind the NFT: Jonas Bendiksen's The Last Testament
Magnum 75 #35 by Jonas Bendiksen. South Africa. 2014https://foundation.app/@magnumphotos/mpa75/35 In his book, The Last Testament, Magnum photographer Jonas Bendiksen chronicles seven men who all publicly claim to be the biblical Messiah returned. Some have thousands of followers; others only a handful of disciples. All are united in the faith that they themselves are the Chosen One and have come to save the world. In his own words, the Magnum photographer explains what the project means to h...
Behind the NFT: Jonas Bendiksen's The Last Testament
Magnum 75 #35 by Jonas Bendiksen. South Africa. 2014https://foundation.app/@magnumphotos/mpa75/35 In his book, The Last Testament, Magnum photographer Jonas Bendiksen chronicles seven men who all publicly claim to be the biblical Messiah returned. Some have thousands of followers; others only a handful of disciples. All are united in the faith that they themselves are the Chosen One and have come to save the world. In his own words, the Magnum photographer explains what the project means to h...
Behind the NFT: Alex Majoli’s Guards Inside the Kremlin
Magnum 75 #21 by Alex Majoli. Moscow, Russia. 2019https://foundation.app/@magnumphotos/mpa75/21 In 2019, Alex Majoli traveled to Moscow, Russia to explore the city and document life in the Russian capital. One of the spaces he visited was the Kremlin, and this image above shows Kremlin guards lined up in uniform. The project was part of the Magnum Live Lab initiative, which invites photographers to spend an intense two-week period in a host city, where they produce new work and take part in d...
Behind the NFT: Alex Majoli’s Guards Inside the Kremlin
Magnum 75 #21 by Alex Majoli. Moscow, Russia. 2019https://foundation.app/@magnumphotos/mpa75/21 In 2019, Alex Majoli traveled to Moscow, Russia to explore the city and document life in the Russian capital. One of the spaces he visited was the Kremlin, and this image above shows Kremlin guards lined up in uniform. The project was part of the Magnum Live Lab initiative, which invites photographers to spend an intense two-week period in a host city, where they produce new work and take part in d...
