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Peter van Agtmael
American/Dutch, b. 1981 (Member)
Featured Essays
Gaza Mourns
Jul 31, 2018
Two Palestinian teenagers were killed on Saturday July 14th, Gaza health officials have said, in one of more than 40 air strikes carried out in Gaza by the Israeli military since Friday.
Speaking about the airstrikes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "Israel has carried out its biggest attack against Hamas militant targets in Gaza since the war in 2014". The attacks come amid an escalation... More...
Education
Project Incubator in Amsterdam with Peter Van Agtmael
Mar 15, 2018
Take your project one step further and find ways to distribute your work


Take your photographic project to the next level and discover new ways to distribute your work across various streams under guidance of award-winning photographer Peter van Agtmael and key professionals, with Magnum and LensCulture in Amsterdam.
This workshop will lead students to fully develop their portfolios with distribution... More...
Featured Essays
Oregon Ranchers vs the Federal Government
Mar 6, 2018
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon was the site of protests in 2016 after two cowboys were sentenced to prison for arson. Ammon Bundy, a rancher from Nevada, lead 300 demonstrators opposed to federal ownership of public lands through the town of Burns and a splinter group occupied the Malheur refuge’s headquarters for 41 days. One of the occupiers was shot and killed by government agents... More...
Featured Essays
Ms. Armed Forces
Feb 13, 2018
Open to female veterans of the US military, the annual Ms. Armed Forces event is a beauty pageant, talent competition, test of physical strength, and measures the participants’ commitment to raising money for homeless women veterans and their children. Now in its sixth year, the pageant gives participants the opportunity to embrace the femininity they had to shed during their time in the military.... More...
From the Archive
Greta Gerwig
Jan 9, 2018
"Lady Bird", a coming of age film about an artistic youth in Sacramento, has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy. This was only Greta Gerwig's second time in the director's seat, having spent most of her time in front of the lens.
Peter van Agtmael photographed Gerwig during the 2011 filming of "Lola Versus", in which she had the lead role.

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