"A photograph is a moment - when you press the button, it will never come back."
René Burri was born on this day in Zürich, Switzerland (1933).
📷 Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1960 (via
@MagnumPhotos
)
Images from the collection by Elliott Erwitt, 1928–2023.
In Erwitt's images, offbeat humor is supplemented by a strong graphic sensibility and the sense of a larger story.
Happy birthday to Dorothea Lange! Between 1935 and 1939, Lange traveled extensively for the FSA, for which she made many of her best-known photographs, including "Migrant Mother." Here are some of the images she made with her Graflex camera.
"There is a creative fraction of a second when you are taking a picture. Your eye must see a composition or an expression that life itself offers you, and you must know with intuition when to click the camera."
— Henri Cartier-Bresson
📷 Bob Henriques, 1957
Masha Ivashintsova was out on the streets of the Soviet Union taking photographs of strangers almost every day. Ivashintsova hoarded her photos and negatives—her daughter discovered nearly 30,000 negatives in the attic in 2017.
#ICPprojected
🇺🇸 📷 The Americans 📷 🇺🇸
Robert Frank took around 27,000 images during his long, strange trip across the USA. The book had 83 black and white photos.
📷 New Orleans, 1955
Gordon Parks used his camera as an instrument for social change—it was "a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs."
📷 Arnold Eagle, 1945
Robert Capa in glorious color. Capa regularly used color film from the 1940s until his death in 1954. "Capa in Color"—now on view at
@CaixaForum
Palma in Spain—presents a fascinating look at this master of black-and-white photography.
"Photography isn't looking, it's feeling. If you can't feel what you're looking at, then you're never going to get others to feel anything when they look at your pictures."
— Don McCullin
#WednesdayWisdom
Happy birthday to Margaret Bourke-White, she's a true legend of photography! Here she is in 1942 with her Rolleiflex—in vivid color.
📷 Unidentified Photographer
"I didn’t choose photography; it chose me," — German photographer Ilse Bing was born on this day in 1899. She was among the first to use solarization, the electronic flash, the 35-millimeter camera, and to take photographs at night.
“Photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”
— Elliott Erwitt
#WednesdayWisdom
(
@MagnumPhotos
)
Gerda Taro spent her brief but dramatic career photographing on the front lines of the Spanish Civil War. Taro was the first woman known to have photographed in the heat of battle, and the first to die in action. (via
@MagnumPhotos
)
“This exhibit will get to anyone with a heart.”
@SenSchumer
joined us today for the opening of “Then They Came for Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.” Thank you for coming!
#ThenTheyCameforMe
📷 Michael Mooney and Steve Barton
Gerda Taro was a pioneering photojournalist who risked her life to photograph the Spanish Civil War and show it to the world. Today marks the anniversary of her death—she was 26-years-old.
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Legendary photographer Robert Capa once said, “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” Here's a photograph of him in Japan.
#FlashbackFriday
📷Unidentified Photographer, [Robert Capa, Japan], 1954
“Your eye must see a composition or an expression that life itself offers you, and you must know with intuition when to click the camera.”
— Henri Cartier-Bresson
#WednesdayWisdom
📷 René Burri/
@MagnumPhotos
Garry Winogrand was a master of the 35mm camera. He photographed, he said, "to see what the world looks like in photographs." Winogrand was born on this day in 1928.
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"I knew it was important to photograph, so I photographed. I didn’t think much about what I was doing."
Fifty years ago, Josef Koudelka documented the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. The
@MagnumPhotos
photographer reflects:
Robert Capa photographing in full, glorious color.
Beginning in 1941, Robert Capa regularly used color film.
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📷 [Capucine, French model and actress, on a balcony, Rome], 1951
Masha Ivashintsova never showed her photos to anyone. In 2017, her daughter discovered some 30,000 negatives in their attic. Ivashintsova's work gives an unprecedented insight into the lives of the ordinary people behind the Iron Curtain.
#ICPprojected
In 1952, André Kertész and his wife Elizabeth moved into a 15th-floor apartment on Washington Square Park in NYC. Until his death in 1985, Kertész exhaustively photographed the square from this apartment, and even gave friends prints of the park in place of Christmas cards.
Margaret Bourke-White high atop New York City's mighty Chrysler Building. A true trailblazer, she was one of the first four photographers hired for Life magazine.
#WomensHistoryMonth
📷Oscar Graubner, ca. 1930
In 1950, a young Elliott Erwitt set out to capture Pittsburgh’s transformation from industrial city to modern metropolis. Check out "Elliott Erwitt: Pittsburgh 1950" at the
#ICPMuseum
through September 2. (
@MagnumPhotos
)
🎵 American photographer Herman Leonard documented the most influential musicians during jazz’s heyday. He is regarded as one of the legends of jazz photography.
#InternationalJazzDay
🎵
📷 Dexter Gordon, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington
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Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother" holds an unforgettable power. The iconic image first appeared in print on this day in 1936. It was published in the "San Francisco News."
#WomensHistoryMonth
"To take a photograph is to hold one’s breath when all faculties converge in a face of fleeing reality. It is at that moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy."
— Henri Cartier-Bresson
#FlashbackFriday
📷 Greece, 1961
"I am Abbas. I am a photographer, which means I write with light.”
We are very sad to hear that
@MagnumPhotos
photographer Abbas passed away today in Paris. He was 74 years old.
📷 Abbas photographed by Jean Gaumy
Frederick Douglass was the most photographed person of the 19th century. He believed that photographs were powerful instruments of moral and social influence. Douglass was born on this day 200 years ago.
"For me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneously,"
— Henri Cartier-Bresson
#FlashbackFriday
📷 Hyères, France, 1932 (
@MagnumPhotos
)
Throughout his career, Josef Koudelka has captured the rhythms and rituals of everyday life. Koudelka was born on this day in 1938—he's one of the greats.
📷 Parc de Sceaux, France, 1987 (via
@MagnumPhotos
)
"If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough."
Robert Capa, the legendary photojournalist was born on this day in 1913.
📷 Gerda Taro, Spain, 1937
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World-renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado has tirelessly worked to expose working and living conditions among the world's poor. He was born on this day in 1944.
📷Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986
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Robert Capa regularly used color film from the 1940s until his death in 1954. Over the years, this aspect of his career has virtually been forgotten. "Capa in Color" is on view at
@CaixaForum
in Tarragona, Spain.
In honor of
#WomensHistoryMonth
, we'll be highlighting female photographers—the fearless women who have documented history from behind the camera. Kicking off the month-long celebration is Gerda Taro.
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Philippe Halsman took 28 attempts to capture the right shot for “Dalí Atomicus." Special effects and Photoshop not needed for this shoot.
Salvador Dalí was born on this day in 1904.
📷Philippe Halsman, 1948 (
@MagnumPhotos
)
“The responsibility of the photographer is to respect people while—most importantly—using your skills to reveal something true about their lives and their humanity.”
— Eugene Richards
#WednesdayWisdon
via
@loeildelaphoto
#ICPMuseum
Some
#WednesdayWisdom
from Diane Arbus, one of the 20th century’s most significant photographers: “Photography was a license to go whenever I wanted and to do what I wanted to do.”
#WomensHistoryMonth
Robert Capa died 65 years ago today. On May 25, 1954, Capa stepped on a landmine while on assignment in Vietnam. This is one of his last photographs.
#ICPCollections
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@MagnumPhotos
)
📷✨ Ah, that magical instant when the world falls into apparent order and meaning. A decisive moment by Henri Cartier-Bresson in Greece.
📷 Sifnos, Greece, 1961
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@MagnumPhotos
)
A ghostly image from the ICP collection—Once Upon a White Night, by Masaaki Miyazawa.
Image: Masaaki Miyazawa, Once Upon a White Night, September 15, 1981. Gift of Masaaki Miyazawa, 1985 (73.1985)
Between 1935 and 1939, Dorothea Lange traveled extensively for the FSA, for which she made many of her best-known photographs, including Migrant Mother. The iconic image appeared in the San Francisco News on this day in 1936.
#WomensHistoryMonth
A collection of striking photographs from concerned photographer Lu Guang.
He went missing in early November—it was recently revealed that he was arrested in Far West China. The charges against him have not been revealed.
#ICPCollections
“Photography is an art of observation. It has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”
— Elliott Erwitt /
@MagnumPhotos
#WednesdayWisdom
Henri Cartier-Bresson was born today in 1908. His photographs may be summed up through a phrase of his own: "the decisive moment".
See more works by Cartier-Bresson in ICP's collection by visiting
Sad news. Robert Frank has passed away, he was 94. Mr. Frank had a long history with ICP—he was close friends and colleagues with our founder Cornell Capa. He will be missed by many, especially his friends at ICP. (via
@NYTimes
)
📷Trolley—New Orleans, 1955
Gerda Taro was the first woman known to have photographed in the heat of battle, and the first to die in action.
📷Robert Capa, [Gerda Taro on the Cordoba front. Spain], September 1936 (
@MagnumPhotos
)
Happy birthday to Henri Cartier-Bresson! 📷 ✨
The photographic master and
@MagnumPhotos
co-founder was born on this day 110 years ago.
"Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Decisive Moment" is on view at the
#ICPMuseum
through September 2. (
@FondationHCB
)
June 6, 1944
#DDay
Seventy-four years ago, 34,250 allied troops stormed Omaha Beach. Robert Capa was there with his cameras.
📷 Robert Capa, Normandy, France
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“I didn’t want to be the unobserved observer. I wanted to be with my subjects face to face.”
For two years, Bruce Davidson focused his lens on East 100th Street in New York City's East Harlem. via
@MagnumPhotos
Cologne-based photographer, Snezhana von Buedingen has been photographing Sofie since 2017. Sofie has Down Syndrome and lives on her family’s farm in Eilensted, Germany.
#ICPprojected
"It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment."
The influence of Ansel Adams on photography is immeasurable—he was born on this day in 1902.
📷The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1942
"Photography is an art of observation,"
@MagnumPhotos
photographer Elliott Erwitt will join ICP Executive Director Mark Lubell tonight for an intimate conversation at
@SouthamptonCtr
on Long Island. Join us!
#ICPTalks
Tickets:
In 1950, Elliott Erwitt was an up-and-coming young photographer tasked with photographing Pittsburgh. Today he turns 90. Happy birthday, Elliott!
"Elliott Erwitt: Pittsburgh 1950" is on view through September 2 at the
#ICPMuseum
.
Ernest Hemingway through the lens of Robert Capa. Hemingway was born on this day in 1899.
📷Robert Capa, [Ernest Hemingway hunting for pheasants with his dog, Sun Valley, Idaho], 1941
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During his time, Andreas Feininger was one of the world's most prolific photographers—he was a pioneer both visually and technically. Feininger was born on this day in 1906.
📷 Andreas Feininger, 42nd Street as viewed from Weehawken, 1946
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Throughout his career, Sebastião Salgado has exposed working and living conditions among the world's poor. The world-renowned photographer was born on this day in 1944.
📷 Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986
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“When people look at my pictures I want them to feel the way they do when they want to read a line of a poem twice.”
— Robert Frank
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📷 F. Bedrich Grunzweig, 1955-56
Robert Capa made several trips to Spain to document the Spanish Civil War. "Picture Post" called him "the greatest war photographer in the world" in 1938. The war ended 80 years ago in April 1939. (via
@MagnumPhotos
)
Cornell Capa founded ICP in 1974 to preserve the legacy of "concerned photography"—the creation of socially and politically-minded images that have the potential to educate and change the world.
#FlashbackFriday
📷Attica, 1972
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☀️ A classic New York City summer scene captured by Weegee. ☀️
#WeegeeWednesday
📷 Weegee, [Children playing in water sprayed from open fire hydrant, New York], ca. 1945
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Happy birthday to the master, Ansel Adams! His influence on photography is immeasurable.
📷 Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1927
Helen Levitt!
Some NYC street photography from a true master with a camera. Levitt was born on this day in 1913.
📷Helen Levitt, New York, 1982
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"Capa in Color" presents Robert Capa’s color work for the first time. Over the years, this aspect of Capa’s career has virtually been forgotten. On view now at
@CaixaForum
Tarragona in Spain!
Robert Frank's work on "The Americans" continues to shape contemporary photography. Frank was born on this day in 1924.
#HappyBirthday
📷 Parade, Hoboken, New Jersey
Ruth Gruber, the twentieth-century pioneer and trailblazing photojournalist was born on this day in 1911. Here she is photographing in Alaska—check out that fur coat!
Here's a look at Johnny Depp as W. Eugene Smith on the set of "Minamata."
The upcoming film is about the poisoning of a Japanese fishing village by industrial waste from a local chemical company. (via
@dailymailuk
)
"I felt that the camera grew an extension of my eyes and moved with me."
Ilse Bing photographed with a Leica and established a reputation in Paris as "Queen of the Leica." All hail! 👑📷
#WomensHistoryMonth
Diane Arbus's photographs possess a disarming psychological frankness. Her work continues to influence the development of contemporary photography. She was born on this day in 1923 (New York City).
#WomensHistoryMonth
📷 Tod Papageorge
Paris was liberated from the Nazis 75 years ago. 🇫🇷 The legendary photojournalist Robert Capa was there.
📷 Robert Capa, [Celebrating the liberation of the city, Paris], 1944
#ICPCollections
(
@MagnumPhotos
)
Henri Cartier-Bresson's "The Decisive Moment" has had an extraordinary influence on the art world. The book was described by Robert Capa as “a Bible for photographers.”
"Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Decisive Moment" is on view at the
#ICPMuseum
.
🎨 Matisse in the Studio 🎨
📷Robert Capa, [Henri Matisse drawing with bamboo pole tipped with charcoal in his studio, Nice, France], 1949
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Photographing Picasso in the sea. 🌊
Pablo Picasso was born on this day in 1881 (Málaga, Spain).
📷 Robert Capa, [Pablo Picasso playing in the water with his son Claude, Vallauris, France], 1948
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Something exciting is coming soon to ICP...
This fall, we highlight the work of over 30 international street photographers, focusing on subjects from fashion to public protest. Watch this space 👀
“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.”
— Marc Riboud
Riboud passed away on this day in 2016.
#FlashbackFriday
📷The antique dealers' street, Peking, 1965
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“Photography can light-up darkness and expose ignorance.”
Lewis Wickes Hine used his camera to fight for social change. He was born
#otd
in 1874.
📷 Sadie Pfeifer, 48 inches high, has worked half a year. One of the many small children at work in Lancaster Cotton Mills. 1908.
"The camera gave me an incredible freedom. It gave me the ability to parade through the world and look at people and things very, very closely."
— Carrie Mae Weems
#WednesdayWisdom
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech on this day in 1963. Photographer Bob Adelman captured the moment from the steps—he took some of the most iconic photographs of the Civil Rights Movement.
📷 Bob Adelman, via Library of Congress