Magnum Artists

Since the 1930s, Magnum Photos has documented the world's major events and personalities. Its incredible array of photographers continue to share the cooperative's pioneering vision to chronicle world events, people, places and culture with a powerful narrative that defies convention, shatters the status quo, redefines history and transforms lives. Simon Bainbridge is an arts editor specializing in contemporary photography. He is editorial director of 1854 Media, and has served as the principal editor of British Journal of Photography since 2003. He has curated two photography exhibitions and initiated the UK’s largest annual public exhibition, 'Portrait of Britain'.