I love beautiful things, and I want to make pictures that lift people’s spirits. I see the giving and receiving of photographs as something beautiful and personal.
In 1964, comedian Lenny Bruce was convicted of obscenity and sentenced to four months in jail for a raunchy performance at a New York City nightclub. He died of a drug overdose in 1966, while his case was on appeal and before he could serve time.
A l'est de Magnum, 1945-1990
by Magnum Photographers
On Dec. 22, 1989, emotional and jubilant crowds gathered to watch the Brandenburg Gate formally reopen. A l'est de Magnum, 1945-1990 chronicles life in Germany and Eastern Europe during World War II and beyond.