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Archive - September 8th 2023, International Literacy Day 

Magnum Photographers 

International Literacy Day was established by UNESCO in 1965 and celebrates literacy around the world, as well as efforts to increase international literacy. 

Patrick Zachmann 2018

FRANCE. 2018. 

Raymond Depardon 2016

JAPAN. 2016. 

Gueorgui Pinkhassov 2001

FRANCE. Paris. 2001. Subway. 

Abbas 1993

PAKISTAN. Punjab Province. The Bonded Labour Liberation Front... 

Cristina Garcia Rodero 2019

INDIA. Phangane Village, Maharastra. 2019. All the grandmothers... 

Abbas 1994

MALI. Bamako. 1994. Alphabetisation class organised by the catholic... 

Moises Saman 2018

EL SALVADOR. Chalatenango. 17 September, 2018. Incarcerated members... 

Carl De Keyzer 2008

Costermansville (Bukavu). 2008. Jesuit College. 

Leonard Freed 1994

USA. Wausau, Wisconsin. 1994. Hmong children from Laos at Lincoln... 

Abbas 1990

USSR. Uzbekistan. Near Samarkand. The Arabic alphabet is being... 

Stuart Franklin 1994

G.B. ENGLAND. Oxford. Student working in the Duke Humphries Library.... 

Nikos Economopoulos 1998

Before a concert for Albanian emigrants. 

Ferdinando Scianna 1997

INDIA. Benares. Child reading an old Sanskrit book. 1997. 
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Richard Kalvar 1994

France. Paris. Au pair girl reads to children.1994 

Carl De Keyzer 1997

SWITZERLAND. Davos. Annual "World Economical Forum". Gathering... 

Ferdinando Scianna 1985

USA, New York, "Strand" bookshop. 
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Carl De Keyzer 2001

Russia. Siberia. Krasnoyarsk. 

UME 1993

UKRAINE. Crimea. Alushta. 1993.

Bruce Davidson 1998

USA. New York City. 1998. East Harlem.

Patrick Zachmann 1996

Elsa Triolet library.

Martine Franck 1996

NEPAL. Bodnath. Shechen Monastery.
Tulku Jigme NYIMA TENPEI GYELTSEN... 

Harry Gruyaert 1987

TCHAD. Sidi Malari. Classroom for children of the Gorane ethnic... 

Abbas 1988

TURKEY. Istanbul. Koranic School. Future Mollahs have to wear... 

Abbas 1994

MALI. Town of Bamako. 1994. Literacy teaching organised by the... 

Ian Berry 2019

China. Guangdong. Shenzhen. Students select books from the... 

Richard Kalvar 1984

FRANCE. Paris. 1st arrondissement. 1984. The National Library... 

Abbas 1988

SENEGAL. Diourbel. A young man reads the Koran in his room. 1988.... 

Martin Parr 2020

GB. England. Weymouth. During the coronavirus outbreak. 2020.... 

Bruce Davidson 1980

USA. New York City. 1980. Subway platform. 

Abbas 1987

MALAYSIA 1987 

Carl De Keyzer 1997

BELGIUM. Ghent. University Library (RUG). 1997. 

Eve Arnold 1972

G.B. ENGLAND. London. A student prepares for examinations at... 

David Hurn 1964

CROATIA. Dubrovnik. Student in local school dress on the sea... 

Elliott Erwitt 1962

IRELAND. Aran Islands. 1962. 

David Seymour 1950

ITALY. Calabria. Town of Rogiano Gravina. 1950.
The battle against... 

Eve Arnold 1955

USA. New York. Long Island. US actress Marilyn MONROE reading... 

Cornell Capa © International Center of Photography 1955

USA. New York City. Brooklyn. 1955. Hebrew lesson. 

George Rodger 1954

SUDAN. Yei. Bari children in their out-door school; boys wear... 

Philippe Halsman 1955

1955. British actor and director Peter USTINOV. 

Dennis Stock 1955

USA. Indiana. Fairmount. 1955. In 1955 James DEAN returned to... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1958

CHINA. The "Great Leap Forward". Beijing. 1958. 
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Wayne Miller 1947

USA. Illinois. Chicago. 1947. A girl "reading" Ebony magazine.... 

Leonard Freed 1967

USA. New York. 1954. Brooklyn, Jewish Hassidic school.

David Seymour 1950

Italy. San Nicola da Crissa. 1950. Elementary school. 

David Seymour 1950

Italy. Roggiano Gravina. 1950. The little girl in the center... 

David Seymour 1950

Italy. 1950. Girls in an elementary school in San Nicolo da Crissa.... 

David Seymour 1950

Italy. 1950. Old peasant at his beginner’s writing class. After... 

Ferdinando Scianna 1981

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Ferdinando Scianna 1997

ITALY, MILANO, MOTHER AND CHILD READING 
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Olivia Arthur 2020

GB. England. March 25, 2020. Olivia Arthur documents her activities... 
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Bruno Barbey 2019

CHINA. 2019. Chengdu. When Shu buddhist temple. 

Bruno Barbey 2020

FRANCE. Paris. April 28, 2020. COVID-19 Lockdown. near Centre... 

Micha Bar-Am 1954

ISRAEL. Kibbutz Gesher HaZiv. 1954. Avraham Geva in his Room.... 

Ian Berry 2019

China. Guangdong. Shenzhen. Students sit wherever they can... 

Jonas Bendiksen 2020

NORWAY. 2020. Nesoddtangen. At home with daughters Boe and Billie,... 
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Enri Canaj 2020

GREECE. Athens. April 11, 2020. Living behind the couch and home.... 
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Jean Gaumy 2020

France. Normandy. FECAMP. April 2020. Coronavirus crisis. Intercommunal... 

Jean Gaumy 2020

France. Normandy. Fecamp. June 2020. Dr Dufour's municipal day... 

Guy Le Querrec 1984

FRANCE. Rhône. Lyon. Saône wharfs. Paul BOCUSE in a coffee shop,... 

Steve McCurry 1991

USA. Los Angeles. 1991. Nurse reading to a young boy at Kaiser... 
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