Close Enough - 12 women photographers of Magnum

Olivia Arthur (UK, 1980) is known for her in-depth photography examining people and their personal and cultural identities. Much of her work has illuminated the daily lives of women living in countries as varied as Saudi Arabia, India and across Europe. Her work has been shown in publications including The New Yorker, Vogue and TIME magazine among others and selected commercial clients include British Airways, Alexander McQueen and BNP Paribas.

Myriam Boulos (LB, 1992) was born in 1992 in Lebanon. At the age of 16 she started to use her camera to question Beirut, its people, and her place among them. She graduated with a master degree in photography from L’Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts in 2015. Myriam took part in both national and international collective exhibitions, including “Infinite identities” (Amsterdam), 3ème biennale des photographes du monde arabe (Paris), and “C’est Beyrouth” (Paris). Today she uses photography to explore, defy and resist society. In 2021 she was awarded the Grand prix ISEM and she joined Magnum.

Sabiha Çimen (TR, 1986) is a self-taught photographer, focusing on Islamic culture, portraiture and still life. Her work explores the experience of being young Islamic women in Turkey. She seeks to give wider recognition to Islamic women who are underrepresented in photography. She is published in the international press such as The New York Times and Vogue. She was awarded the W. Eugene Smith Fund as well as Canon Female Photojournalist Grant among other distinctions.

Cristina de Middel (ES, 1975) investigates photography’s ambiguous relationship to truth. Blending documentary and conceptual photographic practices, she plays with re-constructions and archetypes in order to build a more layered understanding of the subjects she approaches. As well as her acclaimed personal projects, she has worked on commission for clients including The Nobel Peace Foundation, Christian Dior, Vanity Fair US, Vogue US and FC Barcelona.

Bieke Depoorter’s (BE, 1986) relationships with the subjects of her photographs lie at the foundation of her artistic practice. Accidental encounters are the starting point, and how these interactions naturally develop dictates the nature of her work. She has published five books and has won several awards and honors, including the Magnum Expression Award, The Larry Sultan award and the Prix Levallois. Bieke Depoorter is part of Magnum since 2012.

Carolyn Drake (US, 1971) works on long term photo-based projects seeking to interrogate dominant historical narratives and create alternative and imaginative interpretations of reality. Her work explores community and the interactions within it, as well as the barriers and connections between people, places and ways of perceiving. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship, the Lange-Taylor Prize, a Lightwork residency, and a Fulbright fellowship, among other awards.

Nanna Heitmann (GE, 1994) is a German/ Russian documentary photographer, based between Russia and Germany. Her work has been published by TIME Magazine, M Le Magazine du Monde, De Volkskrant, Stern Magazine, and die Zeit, and she has worked on assignments for outlets including The New York Times, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post and Stern Magazine. She has received awards that include the Vogue Italia Prize at the PH Museum women photographers grant, World Report Award, and was shortlisted by the Gomma Grant and LensCulture emerging talents.

Susan Meiselas’ (US, 1948) first major photographic essay focused on women doing striptease at New England country fairs. She is best known for her coverage of the insurrection in Nicaragua and her documentation of human rights issues in Latin America, published widely throughout the world. She is the recipient of many awards and grants including the Robert Capa Gold Medal and the Leica Award for Excellence. She is the also the President of the Magnum

Hannah Price (US, 1986) is a photographic artist and filmmaker primarily interested in documenting relationships, race politics, social perception and misperception. Price graduated from the Yale School of Art MFA Photography program. Price is internationally known for her project City of Brotherly Love, a series of photographs of the men who catcalled her on the streets of Philadelphia.

Lua Ribeira (ES, 1986) is graduated in Graphic Design at BAU School of Design, Barcelona in 2011, and earned a first-class honours in a BA in Documentary Photography from the University of South Wales in 2016. Ribeira’s work has received several awards and honors, including the Firecracker Grant for Women in Photography, and the Jerwood/Photoworks award. It has also been exhibited internationally in both solo and group shows in venues including Impressions Gallery, Bradford, Ffotogallery Cardiff, Belfast Exposed gallery, Beijing International Photography Biennale, and many more.

Alessandra Sanguinetti (US, 1968) is known for her lyrical, softly- drawn photography that explores themes of memory, place, and the psychological transitions of youth. She is a recipient of a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship and a Hasselblad Foundation grant. Her photographs are included in public and private collections, such as the Museum of Modern Art (NY), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Newsha Tavakolian (IR, 1981) began working professionally in the Iranian press at age of 16, at women’s daily newspaper ‘Zan’. At the age of 18, she was the youngest photographer to cover the 1999 student uprising. In 2002, she started working internationally, covering the war in Iraq. In 2009 Newsha covered the Presidential elections in Iran, which ended up in chaos and forced her to temporary halt her photojournalistic work. Instead she started working on projects involving a mix of social documentary photography and art.