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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of beloved photographer Martin Parr on December 6th, 2025 in his home in Bristol.

Martin Parr built an extraordinary legacy, publishing more than 100 of his own books, curating major photography festivals, and founding the Martin Parr Foundation in 2017. Widely regarded as one of the foremost documentary photographers of his generation, Parr had been a member of Magnum Photos since 1994 and served as its president from 2013 to 2017.
Martin Parr was born in Epsom, Surrey, UK, in 1952. When he was a boy, his budding interest in the medium of photography was encouraged by his grandfather George Parr, himself a keen amateur photographer. Martin Parr studied photography at Manchester Polytechnic, from 1970 to 1973.
Since that time, Parr has worked on numerous photographic projects. He has developed an international reputation for his innovative imagery, his oblique approach to social documentary, and his input to photographic culture within the UK and abroad.

The Martin Parr Foundation and Magnum Photos will work together to preserve and share Martin’s legacy.

Martin will be greatly missed.

7th December 2025

Martin Parr : 1952-2025

With the year coming to a close we look back at highlights of the photographers' work from 2025.
Even though their projects - both commissioned and personal - were varied in topic and location, many focused on some of the year's major events: Donald Trump’s return to office and resulting policy changes and public reaction; the ongoing Russo-Ukraine War and regional effects; and Syria following the overthrow of the Ba’athist regime.

End of Year: 2025

"I decided to migrate to fight for an ideal, for a dream, for the pursuit of freedom; the journey opened my eyes, showed me that equality does not exist and that ideas of control and power rule our days. I have walked a long way and heard heartbreaking stories that have led me to question who we are, our perception of others, of ourselves; what leads us to destroy each other.I continue walking without finding those answers, following voices that call for struggle, for what seems to be returning. Because those voices emerge when everything seems lost, they emerge when strength is about to run out.It is so difficult to think about hope when everything is falling apart, when time tells us that in the end everything will be destroyed. It is so difficult to think about dreams when reality fades away.We need to join our voices of struggle and let the song of existence burn brightly." YM

Yael Martinez first traveled to California in 2007 from Mexico. He was 21 years old with a dream of working to earn enough money for a camera. He joined his uncle in El Cajon, in San Diego County, where he worked in construction for just over a year, along with other family members. In 2025, when the Trump's administration enforced its strongest migration policies, Martinez travels to the US revisiting El Cajon to document the personal journeys of his relatives; to Los Angeles where the first national demonstration against ICE became visible; to NYC where regular ICE evictions happen in the Federal building. Yael is continuing his look into the endemic violence migration carry and continue to face.

ORIGINAL POEM from YM:
*Donde se quema el horizonte*
California
Texas
Nueva York
El sudor
La sangre
La piel quemada
El tiempo
Un horizonte que se desdibuja
Por el miedo,
Por el control,
Por tiempo,
Por la voluntad
Por el terror de nuestros fantasmas.
Que las palabras se pierdan en el polvo que somos.
Que nuestros actos se diluyan en la fuerza invisible que nos controla
No podrá ser
No podrá ser
No podrá ser
El calor de una estrella quema todo.

Where the horizon burns

Human Rights Day commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document which proclaims inalienable human rights regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Rights outlined in the document include the right to life and liberty freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, and the right to work and education, among others.

December 10th, 2025: Human Rights...

South Sudan is experiencing one of the world's most protracted humanitarian crises—one that is frequently overlooked by the international community.

Since the civil war broke out in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Force on 15 April 2023, 800,000 South Sudanese in Sudan have returned to their country due to the increasing danger of remaining in the war-torn country. Upon arrival, they often find that they have nothing in a country whose internal situation is becoming increasingly unsafe: no shelter, food, water or access to healthcare, leading to increased rates of diseases.

According to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report, more than half of South Sudan's population (7.7 million people) are severely malnourished, and 83,000 of them are experiencing "catastrophic levels of food insecurity". Internal conflicts, intercommunal violence, and floods have exacerbated this already dire situation, and the continuous influx of refugees and returnees into the country has placed additional strain on limited resources and services, particularly those related to food, water, education, and healthcare.

In September 2025, Alex Majoli embedded with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which continues to carry out vital work to assist vulnerable populations and promote respect for international humanitarian law in the country. He photographed families in need and people undergoing physical rehabilitation at hospitals and medical facilities supported by the ICRC, documenting the human impact of the deepening crisis.

South Sudan's Worsening Crisis

Mark Power

"In Las Vegas, an estimated 1,200 to 1,500 unhoused people live in the city’s underground tunnel network — sometimes just beneath the glittering lights of the Strip’s casinos. The tunnels were built in the 1990s to channel flash floodwaters and prevent the city’s streets from flooding during the desert’s sudden, violent storms.

The reasons for living underground vary. For some, it’s a way to hide from the police, who constantly push the homeless out of tourist areas. For others, it’s the only way to avoid overcrowded shelters, where violence and assaults are common, especially against women. Despite the presence of drugs and occasional violence, some residents find a fragile sense of safety and community — a network of mutual aid that helps them survive.
After being denied access to several tunnels beneath the Strip, I was finally able to document life inside one of them thanks to the nonprofit Vegas Stronger. The tunnel is known as the “Palace Station tunnel,” named after the hotel-casino located directly above it. That’s where I met Charleen, 41, from Tennessee. She came to Las Vegas with her husband for what was supposed to be just one night. When their money ran out, they had no way to leave. Seven years later, they’re still here — living in a tunnel this time. Their story mirrors that of many Americans drawn to the bright lights of Sin City, chasing the promise of work or a better life, only to become trapped by the illusion of success.

There’s also Elliot, 30, from Oklahoma, who arrived in 2017 following his mother as she tried to escape her environment and heroin addiction. His mother eventually went back, but he stayed. Elliot uses methamphetamine daily — to stay awake through the night, fearing assaults, and to cope both physically and mentally. He owns almost nothing, just a few clothes and some wooden boards that form a makeshift shelter, which are often stolen.

Nathanael, who has spent seven years in Las Vegas — four of them underground — refused to say much more. I witnessed a heated argument between him and Charleen, who accused him of stealing batteries for her radio.

As I moved deeper into the tunnel, it felt like entering a parallel world. The air grew hot and humid, the concrete swallowed sound. Distant murmurs broke the silence, and fleeting shadows vanished as the flashlight beam drew closer. We stopped near a couple — Melissa, from Pennsylvania, and her partner, who declined to give his name. They live mostly in darkness, venturing out only to get heroin and meth."

Jerome Sessini

Palace Station Tunnel. Las Vegas....

December 8th 2025 marks one year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Syrian president of the Ba’athist regime in power since 1971.

Syria: One Year Since the Fall...

Since the 1970s, the Gabès region in eastern Tunisia has been living in the smoke of a huge phosphate processing complex, a mineral used in the production of agricultural fertilizers. Denouncing numerous environmental and health impacts, the population is now calling for the site to be dismantled.
In October 2025, general strikes brought Gabes to a standstill. Shops, schools, and markets closed their doors as residents took to the streets to demand the shutdown or dismantling of the most polluting industrial units.
For several years, cases of poisoning and asphyxiation have risen, particularly among children exposed to toxic emissions from the factories of the Tunisian Chemical Group, whose phosphate processing activities represent nearly 20% or the PI, continue to severely harm public health and the environment.

Since the 1970s, the Tunisian Chemical Group has dumped more than 500 million tons of wet phosphogypsum into the sea of Gabes, and a recent audit of the plant commissioned by CGT estimates published in July 2025 that discharges continue at a rate of 14,000 to 15,000 tons per day along the coastline, causing an environmental impact that Magnum Photographer Zied Ben Rhomdane started documenting in 2014.

Tunisia environmental fallout

Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity by an International Tribunal in Bangladesh. In 2024 Hasina authorized police and security forces to use deadly force in suppressing student-led protests; it is estimated that 1,400 protestors were killed. In July, 2024 Hasina fled to India in exile.

Sheikh Hasina Sentenced to Death...

During the evening of Friday November 13, 2015, multiple terrorist attacks were launched simultaneously in Paris and at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, the city's northern suburb. Beginning at 9:30 PM, gunmen entered the Bataclan arts center and opened fire on concert-goers. Soon after, separate attacks occurred at two restaurants, also in central-Paris. In addition, numerous explosions went off near the Stade de France during a France-Germany football match.
ISIS claimed responsibility for these attacks, which killed 130 people and injured another 413.
Below are edited selections of works by Magnum Photographers on the events and aftermath.

November 13th, 2025 : 10 Years...

Working on assignment for Vogue.com, Susan Meiselas — renowned for her documentation of carnival strippers at the end of the 1970s — travelled to Las Vegas with journalist Elise Taylor to capture the legacy of the famous “Las Vegas showgirls”. Once iconic figures on the Las Vegas scene, they have been thrust back into the spotlight with the release of Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl. Following several burlesque performers, Meiselas gives viewers a behind-the-scenes glimpse by photographing the showgirls before, during, and after their performances, revealing the modern reality of one of America's most iconic nightlife institutions.

A Day in the Life of the Las Vegas...

Magnum photographers documented the massive “No Kings” protests in New York City this past Saturday, October 18, where hundreds of thousands gathered to demonstrate against President Donald Trump.

Across the nation, millions of Americans joined in solidarity. Organizers reported that nearly 7 million people participated in more than 2,700 “No Kings” protests across the United States—about 2 million more than the previous round of rallies held in June.

No Kings Day

Agony in the Garden is a series by Lúa Ribeira created in the peripheries of Madrid, Málaga, Granada and Almería. Inspired by the potential of contemporary counter-culture, she has collaborated with young people to make images that reflect on the alienation and uncertainty of the present era, resulting in a landscape suspended in time, one that appears both contemporary and ancient.

The sequence takes us through a barren, almost videogame-like landscape, where we encounter people who emerge as characters of an environment that is both local and global. The clothing, gestures and signs show affinities with and influence from online worlds and personas, echoing the extremes of hedonism and nihilism, all of which plays out in the backdrop of a rapidly homogenising world.

From this dystopian and sometimes absurd atmosphere, Agony in the Garden reflects on the current phenomenon of material overproduction, widespread precariousness, institutional violence, and ongoing financial, migratory and environmental crises.
This visceral feeling of uncertainty permeates throughout the work, whilst Ribeira’s inclusion of religious motifs and imagery nods towards more universal themes and a suspension of temporality. Underpinning all of this is a sense of tragedy and rootlessness, countered only by the energetic vibrancy of the youthful bodies that parade through the photographs.

Dalpine, 2025
Photographs: Lúa Ribeira
64 pages
ISBN : 978-84-09-74386-5

Agony in the Garden. 2025.

Bruce Gilden’s new book is a raw, unflinching portrait of England seen through the eyes of one of street photography’s most daring practitioners. From Liverpool’s football terraces to the troubled corners of King’s Cross, from surreal nights in Newcastle to bruising encounters in Welsh mining towns, Gilden captures the tension, humour, and unease of everyday life with his signature intensity.

Inspired initially by Tony Ray-Jones’ A Day Off, Gilden set out to explore England not through its postcard views, but through its grit, its danger, and its people on the edge. His stories are as vivid as his pictures; being forced out of Anfield by police on his birthday, dodging pickpockets, navigating drug-fueled confrontations, stumbling upon a faded boxing legend, and witnessing chaos in working men’s clubs.

This is not a romantic England. It’s a place where photographing often wasn’t safe, where street smarts were as essential as the camera itself. Gilden’s lens turns voyeurism into confrontation, exposing the surreal theatre of public life, moments both violent and tender, absurd and unsettling.

The result is a book that sits between documentary and personal diary: a jagged, unforgettable journey into England’s shadows, where danger and humanity collide in every frame.

Setanta Books, 2025
Hardback with gold dust jacket
300 x 230 mm
108 pages
54 images
In a limited edition of 750 copies

The Empire On Which the Sun Never...

Magnum photographer Patrick Zachmann travels to Israel to document the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks as the ongoing war continues in Gaza.
“I decided to go to Israel when I realized that “October 7” anniversary was fast approaching. Two years after the Hamas attack of 2023, it would be time to capture images of the traces of the massacres in the kibbutzim and at the Nova festival site in the Negev. Commemorations organized by the families of hostages and those of the young people who were murdered or survived are planned.
I last visited Israel in April 2023 when large civil society protests were taking place against Netanyahu's justice bill. I have no photos from after October 7, 2023. It was an opportunity to return and, for me, a duty to remember.” Patrick Zachmann

Israel: Two Years Since October...

On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing around 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages to Gaza, 48 of whom have not returned, according to the BBC.

By September 2025, the Gaza Health Ministry reports that over 65,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s ongoing war, which escalated after the attack. In August of this year, Israel announced an expanded offensive in Gaza City, home to 2 million people, where displaced residents now face famine amid continued strikes.

As the humanitarian crisis continues in Gaza and violence escalates in the West Bank, Israel faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice, while 157 UN member states—81% of the UN—recognize Palestine as a sovereign state.

Explore Magnum photographers documentation since October 2023, along with selections of archival coverage of Israel and Palestine.

Oct. 7 & the War on Gaza

Larry Towell recently travelled to the San Joaquin Valley of California to photograph some of its 500,000 to 800,000 farm workers, the majority of whom are Mexican-born with up to 40% being undocumented. Due to recent ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) deportations, worker numbers have decreased as illegal migrants remain hidden. According to NBC News, as of August 29, 2025, 60,930 persons from across the country were in ICE detention in the largest mass deportation in US history. As California grows 50% of America’s fresh produce and 99% of its table grapes, if farmers cannot fulfill grocery chain contracts, scarcity will create higher supermarket prices. Some labor contractors told the photographer that seasonal labor numbers are down by half. President Trump has promised to target 10 million unauthorized migrants.

Farm Labor in California

The desert as seen by Raymond Depardon through 60 years of political reporting, photographic commissions, film shoots and personal explorations in North Africa and the Middle East. Eleven countries, their landscapes, peoples and conflicts, immortalised in black and white by a legend of photojournalism.

Publisher Fondation Cartier
ISBN 2869251890
Format 22,40 x 31,00 x 3,50 cm
Pages 344

Raymond Depardon, Désert

The Russo-Ukrainian War began in February 2014, triggered by Ukraine's Maidan Revolution. Over the following eight years, the conflict escalated with naval skirmishes, cyberattacks, Russia's annexation of Crimea and support to pro-Russian separatists fighting against Ukraine’s military in the ongoing Donbas War. In February 2022, Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, deepening its occupation and igniting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II. The war has caused a massive refugee crisis and led to the loss of tens of thousands of lives.

Magnum Photographers have been documenting the Russo-Ukrainian War since 2014, capturing scenes from the front lines and inside both countries, illustrating the impact of the war on people's daily lives. The selection below showcases our ongoing coverage in the region, which has spanned over a decade.

Russo-Ukrainian War

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