Magnum, Photography, Obsession and the Deepest Kind of Love – Interview with Peter Van Agtmael | LensCulture

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Magnum, Photography, Obsession and the Deepest Kind of Love – Interview with Peter Van Agtmael | By Alexander Strecker | LensCulture

What pushes (Magnum) photographers to obsessively pursue their own perspective? A young, brilliant member of the legendary photo agency reveals the story behind his life-long romance with the medium

via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/peter-van-agtmael-magnum-photography-obsession-and-the-deepest-kind-of-love

At this year’s World Press Photo Award Days, LensCulture’s managing editor Alexander Strecker sat down with van Agtmael for a wide-ranging discussion about the photographer’s work, Magnum, myths in photojournalism and much more. This is an edited transcript of their conversation: