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Susan Meiselas is a documentary photographer and President of the Magnum Foundation.
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Susan Meiselas (born June 21, 1948) is an American documentary photographer. She has been associated with Magnum Photos since 1976 and been a full member since 1980. Currently she is the President of the Magnum Foundation. She is best known for her 1970s photographs of war-torn Nicaragua and American carnival strippers.
Susan Meiselas was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1948. Her first major photographic essay focused on the lives of women doing striptease at New England country fairs. She photographed the carnivals during three consecutive summers while teaching photography in the New York public schools.
Learn about Susan Meiselas, a documentary photographer and MacArthur Fellow who has documented human rights issues in Latin America and beyond. Explore her exhibitions, awards, publications, and projects on the Magnum Foundation website.
In 2018 Susan Meiselas’ blockbuster retrospective exhibition Mediations toured several locations, including Paris’s Jeu de Paume and SFMOMA, and earned her the 2019 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize. Here, we present key highlights from her career.
May 10, 2018 · Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas discusses how she challenges stereotypes and power dynamics in her portraits of women in various contexts, from S&M clubs to domestic violence shelters. She also reflects on the role of photography as an agent of change and the importance of subjectivity and collaboration.
3 days ago · Style Can’t Sustain You: Notes from the Field. Drawing on more than four decades of experience photographing around the world, legendary Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas shares direct, critical advice for anyone invested in the documentary tradition. Photographs by Susan Meiselas. Interview by Coralie Kraft.
