Magnum Photos on Pinterest

What it is

Magnum Photos is the photo agency that, in its own words, has documented most of the world's major events and personalities since the 1930s. On Pinterest it runs 56 boards with nearly 4,000 pins and about 79,000 followers. The layout is simple and handy: some boards are about cities, others focus on individual Magnum photographers.

Everything is in English, but there's little text; the photographs do the talking.

Why we picked it

Getting into Magnum through the agency's website can feel like a lot: projects, articles, a shop. Here it's neatly sorted. Want Paris? Open Paris Photography and see the city through several Magnum photographers. Want to understand one photographer? There are boards for Eve Arnold, Bruno Barbey, Werner Bischof, René Burri and the younger Lebanese photographer Myriam Boulos.

The profile is alive, too: several boards were updated in the weeks before we checked.

It's also handy that Pinterest lets you save frames to your own board and build a personal reference set by light, composition or a city you're planning to visit.

Where to start

• Open New York Photography and Paris Photography for classic street work.
• Compare Tokyo Photography with Beijing Photography, two Asian capitals seen by different generations.
• Browse the Eve Arnold board, one of the agency's best-known portraitists.
• Visit the Myriam Boulos board to see Magnum's contemporary side.
• If a photo grabs you, look up the photographer; many have their own board.

Who it's for

Photographers at any level learning to see a frame, city lovers and travelers, designers, and anyone who'd rather look at great documentary photography in small doses than doomscroll.

Quick answers

What is Magnum Photos? A photo agency that, by its own description, has documented world events and people since the 1930s.

What's on the profile? Fifty-six boards, organized by city and by individual photographer.

Is it active? Yes, several boards were updated in September 2026.