Cartier-Bresson centenary celebrated in France Sep 21, 2008
The stubborn photographer spurned help from his family to further his career and later founded the Magnum Photos agency in 1947 with Robert Capa, David Seymour and George Rodger, to protect the commercial rights of photographers. The period between 1943 and the early 1970s was the most profitable for photojournalists like Cartier-Bresson. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Cartier-Bresson 'Scrapbook' opens in Paris Dec 24, 2006
The exhibition was inaugurated at MoMA New York on Feb. 4, 1947, shortly before Cartier-Bresson co-founded the renowned Magnum photo agency in New York on May 22, 1947, with Robert Capa and David Seymour. At the beginning of 1990s, Cartier-Bresson realized how important these original images, then considered vintage prints, had become. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Storied Photo Agency Finding Focus Aug 8, 2006
Three of Magnum's photographers, including founders Capa and David Seymour, were killed while on assignment. "For a young photographer, it's a mythical place," said photographer Chris Anderson, 36. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Photos that touch the 'Heart' (Joanna Shaw-Eagle) Apr 15, 2006
It's the photographs of children that break your heart in the Corcoran Gallery of Art's "Reflections From the Heart: Photographs by David Seymour." Many photographs stem from the 1948 UNESCO and UNICEF series known as "Chim's Children." "Chim" (pronounced Shim) is a compressed French version of Mr. Seymour's original last name of Szymin. His assignment was to shoot and document the war's effects on children. (Washington Times)
