Magnum Field Notes January 2025, No. 167

Field Notes January 2025, No. 167 Magnum Chronicles The Power of Collective Storytelling Ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, Magnum publishes a group Distro around the theme of the United States, inspired by its long history of collective storytelling. The series of images covers over 60 years and combines images from the Magnum archive and new work by its photographer members. © Bieke Depoorter / Magnum PhotosThe publication marks the first initiative of the Magnum Collector Cooperative, a club for supporters of free authorship worldwide. Established in 2024, it aims to support Magnum photographers in the creation of new, independent work in the challenging climate of photojournalism in a digital age.  © Paul Fusco / Magnum Photos Magnum Chronicles: US examines themes of unity, immigration, security, inequality, environment, health, economy, and crucially, foreign policy — the same issues that proved critical in the last U.S. elections, and will remain in the foreground of policy and public consciousness for the next four years. © Bruce Davidson / Magnum PhotosNew work by Alessandra Sanguinetti in the West Bank and Paolo Pellegrin in Ukraine casts our eyes beyond the physical borders of the United States, and toward regions where the decisions made in the Whitehouse are felt critically by local populations.

© Alessandra Sanguinetti / Magnum Photos“The next few years will mark moments of reckoning for a country whose actions often reverberate far beyond its borders, shaping not only the course of wars but the fragile balance of international relations,” writes Magnum president Cristina de Middel in the publication’s introductory text. © Paolo Pellegrin / Magnum PhotosDesigned by Christophe Renard to resemble very much a modern-day printed Distro, the revised Magnum Chronicles is a nod to Magnum’s legacy, while reaffirming its dedication to collective storytelling in the future.Until January 24, early-access editions of Magnum Chronicles: US are available to collect, including additional postcard sets or prints, and a ticket to the opening Magnum Chronicles event in Paris on January 30 with Peter van Agtmael and Jérôme Sessini.

Read the full story

Browse the early-access editions