'New York City gives you so much. We wanted to show we are a community and you are not alone.'
Countless confined people would like to experience the world beyond their smartphones or the views outside their windows, and now they can through two benefit photography sales.
Magnum has a rich heritage in photojournalism and a reputation for diving straight into the eye of a storm. In 1947 — two years after the end of World War II — Magnum Photos was created by Robert Capa, Henri Cartier Bresson, George Rodger and David Seymour. In more recent decades, Magnum photographers have chronicled the Chadian-Libyan conflict, the war and famine in South Sudan as well as the cholera epidemic in Angola, and has worked alongside Medecins Sans Frontières.
Meanwhile, running through April 20, “Pictures for Elmhurst” features $150 prints from 96 photographers. All of the proceeds will benefit Elmhurst Hospital to help fight COVID-19. Ninety-five percent of that facility is now dedicated to the care of coronavirus patients. “We are very proud of this sale.
The fact that scores of photographers are confined to their homes — like millions of others — will challenge them to look at the world in a different way and to be even more creative in finding another means of portraying reality, Casolari said. Being stuck inside within four walls breeds self reflection from her point of view. “It’s definitely becoming more about the intimacy of our lives. You need to look at the small picture of the world,” she said.
Some of the photographers involved with the Elmhurst project hail from different countries but most are based in New York, or they used to be. “For us, this is a beautiful way for New Yorkers to give back to our city. This is a way to pass that plate. New York City gives you so much. We wanted to show we are a community and you are not alone. When there is need, New Yorkers can come together and help especially at a moment when there is such a sense of isolation.
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