Future faces: meet the next generation of Magnum photographers

From crime-scene torsos to the tension of a chess game – this new wave of photographic talent set out their vision

Main image: 125th Street and Lexington Avenue by Khalik Allah. Photograph: Magnum Photos

  • Yael Martinez (Mexico): Constellation. From the series Firefly, 2020

    Martínez’s work addresses fractured communities in his native Mexico. He often works symbolically to evoke a sense of emptiness, absence and the pain suffered by those in the region.
    Yael Martinez (Mexico): Constellation. From the series Firefly, 2020 Martínez’s work addresses fractured communities in his native Mexico. He often works symbolically to evoke a sense of emptiness, absence and the pain suffered by those in the region.

  • A Crime Scene (Self-Portrait), Zautla, Mexico, 2013

    Martínez says: ‘After the loss of my brother-in-law, I tried to represent symbolically his death and the deaths of thousands of people in Mexico because of organised crime.’
    A crime scene (Self-portrait), Zautla, Mexico, 2013Martínez says: ‘After the loss of my brother-in-law, I tried to represent symbolically his death and the deaths of thousands of people in Mexico because of organised crime.’

  • Blanca Gonzalez Watching TV, 2015

    Blanca Gonzalez is pictured after a day of working as the cook at a school in Tixtla, Guerrero. She is the wife of Jose Angel Campos, one of the 43 missing students of Ayotzinapa.
    Blanca Gonzalez watching TV, 2015Blanca Gonzalez is pictured after a day of working as the cook at a school in Tixtla, Guerrero. She is the wife of Jose Angel Campos, one of the 43 missing students of Ayotzinapa.

  • Hannah Price (US): Kayla & Zane, 2018. From the series Semaphore

    Raised in Colorado, Hannah Price is a photographic artist and film-maker primarily interested in documenting relationships, race politics, perception and misperception.
    Hannah Price (US): Kayla & Zane, 2018. From the series Semaphore Raised in Colorado, Hannah Price is a photographic artist and film-maker primarily interested in documenting relationships, race politics, perception and misperception

  • Sarah’s Feet, 2013. From the series Semaphore

    Price is internationally known for her project City of Brotherly Love (2009-12), a series of photographs of the men who catcalled her on the streets of Philadelphia.
    Sarah’s Feet, 2013. From the series SemaphorePrice is internationally known for her project City of Brotherly Love (2009-12), a series of photographs of the men who catcalled her on the streets of Philadelphia.

  • Khalik Allah (US): 125th Street and Lexington Avenue, Harlem, 2018

    Khalik Allah is a New York-based photographer and film-maker. His work has been described as ‘street opera’ and noted for its beautifully visceral humanity.
    Khalik Allah (US): 125th Street and Lexington Avenue, Harlem, 2018 Khalik Allah is a New York-based photographer and film-maker. His work has been described as ‘street opera’ and noted for its beautifully visceral humanity.

  • After a number of short films that reflect relationships formed through portraiture, Allah made the 2015 documentary, Field Niggas, shot at night on the corner of Harlem’s 125th Street and Lexington Avenue.
    After a number of short films that reflect relationships formed through portraiture, Allah made the 2015 documentary, Field Niggas, shot at night on the corner of Harlem’s 125th Street and Lexington Avenue.

  • This corner also served as the basis for his first photography book, Souls Against the Concrete, published by University of Texas Press in 2017. Khalik is at work on his second photo book from the series, 125th and Lexington.
    This corner also served as the basis for his first photography book, Souls Against the Concrete, published by University of Texas Press in 2017. Khalik is at work on his second photo book from the series, 125th and Lexington.

  • Sabiha Çimen (Turkey): Şeyma walks through the countryside with her best friends, during a windy summer picnic in Istanbul, 2017

    Çimen is a self-taught photographer who focuses on Islamic culture, portraiture and still life. Her master’s thesis included a photo project titled Turkey As a Simulated Country.
    Sabiha Çimen (Turkey): Şeyma walks through the countryside with her best friends, during a windy summer picnic in Istanbul, 2017 Çimen is a self-taught photographer who focuses on Islamic culture, portraiture and still life. Her master’s thesis included a photo project titled Turkey As a Simulated Country.

  • Guardians of Qur’an, 2018. From the series Hafiz

    Nine-year-old Elif, a new student at a Qur’an school in Rize, Turkey, wears a hijab for the first time.
    Guardians of Quran, 2018. From the series Hafız Elif, nine, a new student at a Qur’an school in Rize, Turkey, wears a hijab for the first time.

  • Colby Deal (US): Image 32, 31 August, 2017

    Deal was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Within his practice he explores the psychological environment as well as the physical.
    Colby Deal (US): Image 32, August 31, 2017 Deal was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Within his practice he explores the psychological environment as well as the physical.

  • Kevin, from the series Still Beautiful

    Deal shows the dynamic range of family, community and the individual by combining street photography and portraiture to capture vibrant communities. He has incorporated the medium of sculpture and public art as a means of preserving cultural characteristics that are being erased.
    Kevin, from the series Still Beautiful Deal shows the dynamic range of family, community and the individual by combining street photography and portraiture to capture vibrant communities. He has incorporated the medium of sculpture and public art as a means of preserving cultural characteristics that are being erased.

  • Pressure Chess, from the series Still Beautiful

    Colby is directly inspired by his upbringing and his family’s photographs, which were mostly taken by his father. An appreciation for slowing down and concentrating on photographing what’s right in front of him has led him to be more in touch with using analog photography.
    Pressure Chess, from the series Still Beautiful Colby is directly inspired by his upbringing and his family’s photographs, which were mostly taken by his father. An appreciation for slowing down and concentrating on photographing what’s right in front of him has led him to be more in touch with using analog photography.
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