URBAN EXPOSURE
shaped the way we look at cities. Founded in 1947 by five wartime photographers—Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger, David “Chim” Seymour, and William Vandivert—the agency represents photographers whose work lies at the intersection of reportage and fine art. Its members take a poetic approach to photojournalism, their work distinguished by extraordinary compositions, cinematic capture of light, and painterly color. For more than 70 years, Magnum photographers have been creating images that invite viewers to see the world in a new way. We combed the Magnum archive to surface a series of images shot in cities by some of the collective’s most famous photographers and by members of the younger generation who
