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Burt Glinn, 1926-2008

23 March 2008
Published in Passages

Award-winning photographer Burt Glinn, whose images of Fidel Castro's takeover of Cuba won him international renown, died April 9 at age 82 in Southampton, N.Y., after suffering from kidney failure and pneumonia.

Glinn was born Burton Samuel Glinn in Pittsburgh in 1925 and later served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946. He earned degrees in history and literature from Harvard University in 1949 and went on to work for Life magazine as a photo assistant from 1949 to 1950.

He became one of the first American members of Magnum Photo in 1951, along with...

Magnum Partners with OnRequest Images

07 February 2008
Published in Industry News

Magnum Photos and Seattle-based OnRequest Images have formed a partnership that will help the photojournalists of Magnum form stronger ties with the corporate clients that use OnRequest for their advertising campaigns.

According to OnRequest CEO David Norris, the alliance was formed due to a growing demand for a "more realistic editorial style" in the corporate advertising and branding campaigns that have become...

Elliot Erwitt Receives Leica Lifetime Achievement Award in NYC

21 March 2004
Published in Special Honors

Magnum photographer Elliot Erwitt was presented with the 2003 Leica Lifetime Achievement Award at a photography exhibition in his honor at the Leica Gallery in New York City late last year.