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Portfolio - Square Print Sale: June 2016 - The (More or Less) Decisive Moments 

A cultural, agency-wide project, explores the meaning of the decisive moment in classic and contemporary photographic practices within Magnum Photos and beyond. 

Abbas 1985

The Suspended Moment

“I leave the ‘decisive moment’ to Henri.... 

Antoine d'Agata 2009

“The decisive moment and the excellence of composition are the... 

Peter van Agtmael 2015

“On the surface, this is a static landscape. I was on a road... 

Christopher Anderson 2007

“I made this image on a hilltop near Bethlehem. It was a moment... 

Eve Arnold 1960

“I never knew anyone who even came close to Marilyn in natural... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

“I was on the beach in Iran and there was the most incredible... 

Bruno Barbey 1966

“I remembered the 1930 photograph by Martin Munkacsi of three... 

Micha Bar-Am 1989

(Levitation) at the Western Wall

“The Western Wall, also called... 

Ian Berry 1994

“I went to South Africa three weeks before the election that... 

Jonas Bendiksen 2005

“I took this image at the Black Sea beachfront in the city of... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

Werner Bischof’s wife Rosellina had spent over three months with... 

Matt Black 2015

“To me, the act of observing is what makes a moment decisive.... 

Robert Capa / International Center of Photography 1948

Pablo Picasso playing in the water with his son Claude. Vallauris,... 

Rene Burri 1966

“‘Picture this: In the midst of the Cold War, I find myself immersed... 

Cornell Capa © International Center of Photography 1955

[Cheering the arrival of rebellious Argentine naval troops who... 

Chien-Chi Chang 2009

“Rowing with paddles attached to their legs so as to leave their... 

Carolyn Drake 2005

“This image recalls a moment in my own life; it puts me in the... 
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Bieke Depoorter 2010

“Sometimes, you realize that you’re part of a moment that has... 
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Thomas Dworzak 1995

Coastal promenade of Sokhumi, Abkhazia/Abkhazeti, Georgia. 1995

“Founded... 

Nikos Economopoulos 2015

Trinidad, Cuba, 2015

“I often followed this man and his rooster... 

Elliott Erwitt 1946

“Confucius said, ‘Jumping on New York City rooftops and landing... 

Leonard Freed 1967

“Leonard told me this story: In the mid 1970s when he was photographing... 

Stuart Franklin 1986

“The decisive moment, when you think about it, is a one-dimensional... 

Paul Fusco 1994

“When I take photographs it is like dancing with my subject:... 

Jean Gaumy 1982

“The real often yields explosive propositions.
A childhood beach,... 

Bruce Gilden 1989

“I thought I couldn’t be better than Henri Cartier-Bresson so... 

Burt Glinn 1959

“Burt spent 18 hours with Sammy Davis Jr., before, during and... 

Guy Le Querrec 1984

“The flying bag, taken on Friday April 27, 1984. From my first... 

Jim Goldberg 2006

6PM, Kiev Ukraine, 2006 from the series Open See

“Wandering... 

Harry Gruyaert 1986

Erfoud, Morocco. 1986.

“When I arrived at the souk of Erfoud... 

Erich Hartmann 1967

“A good photograph should not need a description; it should speak... 

Thomas Hoepker 1966

“In 1966 I met Muhammad Ali for the third time. He was training... 

David Hurn 1964

“There are two fundamental elements in all picture-taking: where... 

Sohrab Hura 2007

Self Portrait With Dog, 2007

“I sat there on the beach, thinking... 

Richard Kalvar 1976

“Who would have thought, as I was taking a few not very interesting... 

Carl De Keyzer 1989

“I’d like to think that in my work two decisive moments are at... 

Hiroji Kubota 1978

“This photo has become well known, which is, in a way, quite... 

Herbert List 1938

“Every good photo has been taken at a decisive moment, just some... 

Constantine Manos 2003

“This picture was taken at a public stage on the boardwalk at... 

Peter Marlow 2000

“A family holiday taken on a whim. Montana, 2000. Peter had been... 

Steve McCurry 1983

“Tea is such an important part of Pakistan's culture that a tea... 

Susan Meiselas 1979

“The eye seeks a frame within which a gesture is suspended, motion... 

Wayne Miller 1958

“Photography is different from writing, in that you have to make... 

Inge Morath 1953

Pre^tre Ouvrier (worker priest) in Paris, France, 1953.

“As... 

Martin Parr 2010

“This is the swimming club in Brighton, who go and swim in the... 

Trent Parke 2014

From the series The Camera Is God.
Candid portrait of a man standing... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

“Few of my images fit with the common interpretation of the Cartier-Bresson... 

Gueorgui Pinkhassov 1981

Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union. 1981
An attempted murder. The aggressor... 

Max Pinckers 2015

Police, from the series Two Kinds of Memory and Memory Itself,... 

Mark Power 1989

Berlin, Germany. November 9th/10th 1989

“By a series of fortunate... 

Raghu Rai 2009

Wrestlers in Akhara, Delhi, 1988

“I shot this image in 1988... 

Eli Reed 1994

Tyra Banks and John Singleton, 1994

“Tyra had asked me to do... 

Cristina Garcia Rodero 2001

“It’s that magical moment of kismet when space, time, wisdom... 

George Rodger 1954

“Emmanuel Rwahwire is the youngest member of the Mpango in Bunyoro... 

Alessandra Sanguinetti 2005

“I like to stay long enough in one place or situation to watch... 

Moises Saman 2015

“My definition of the decisive moment has evolved over the years.... 

David Seymour 1951

“Chim (David Seymour, 1911-1956) captured this instantly recognizable,... 

Jerome Sessini 2008

“I took this picture a few hours after my arrival in La Havana.... 
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Jacob Aue Sobol 2012

“I arrive in Ulaanbaatar after four days on the Trans-Siberian... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 1978

“This could be seen as a decisive moment in a couple of ways:... 
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