The Moscow-based photographer Nanna Heitmann recently travelled to Dagestan to talk with families and friends of the deceased. She found people who were deeply traumatized by loss, but who for the most part kept up a patriotic front. Parents, in particular, were adamant that their sons had died in a heroic cause. They spoke, as the Kremlin has done, about Ukrainian fascism and decadence—to some extent, perhaps, authentically, as Dagestan is a deeply religious and conservative society. More than one family mentioned Stalin as a man who could have handled this situation properly.
“It feels amazing, humbling, exciting and huge to think that I have been nominated by Magnum photographers, who have been among my favorite photographers since I started taking pictures. It also feels right to contribute with my point of view, as a documentarist and as an Arab woman,” says Boulos of her nomination. “I hope that the future holds, for me, many encounters, collaborations and new ways of documenting, questioning and resisting the world we live in.”
Nanna Heitmann combines elements of traditional documentary road trip photography with elements of Russian art and folklore in her depictions of an eclectic mix of individuals, interiors and landscapes
Nanna Heitmann combines elements of traditional documentary road trip photography with elements of Russian art and folklore in her depictions of an eclectic mix of individuals, interiors and landscapes.
From iconic images of major world events, to intimate moments of pleasure and delight — here is an outstanding selection of remarkable images from Magnum Photos — each with a personal story
From iconic images of major world events, to intimate moments of pleasure and delight — here is an outstanding selection of remarkable images from Magnum Photos — each with a personal story.
Turning points in the lives and works of photographers often span the extremes—from global and national events to the most personal moments. Photographers such as Alec Soth and Zun Lee are able to not only bear witness to events that shape our collective history, but also to map more intimate transitions within their craft and their everyday lives.
The 25-year-old Magnum nominee and winner of this year’s Ian Parry Scholarship documented the individuals and communities who inhabit one of Russia’s coldest regions
The 25-year-old Magnum nominee and winner of this year’s Ian Parry Scholarship documented the individuals and communities who inhabit one of Russia’s coldest regions
