July 10, 2007
A new start for the Magnum Blog
Martin Fuchs
Due to the fact that our former blog editor relocated to Stockholm it's been quiet on the Magnum Blog for a while. Time for a new start and some changes.
First of all I am going to briefly introduce myself. I am Martin Fuchs, an Austrian photographer and former intern at Magnum. Following my internship I have been freelancing for Magnum In Motion, the multimedia department, and various other departments for about two years. For my internship in 2005 I created my first blog (which is not updated anymore) and the blogging fever assumed power over me. It didn't let me go ever since and because I wanted to create a blog less tied to a certain location I created "Journal Of A Photographer".
The time I worked for Magnum proved to be a very valuable one. Imagine all the people you get to know and all the stories you get to hear... And over the long run I was even able to incorporate my blogging experience into Magnum. A couple of months ago I created the Magnum Blog and now I am very excited about the fact that I was asked to take over the editorial responsibilities for it.
This does not mean that I will be the one writing each and every article for this blog. It just means that I will try to gather as much information, stories, anecdotes and funny snippets for it as I can. Trying to give you a better insight into Magnum and what's going on. I will be in close touch with the photographers and one of our goals is to get them directly involved, to create a better way of communication and conversation between them and you.
Some of them such as Alec Soth and David Alan Harvey (the first two to start with) will become regular contributors to the blog. Both Alec and David have very interesting and successful blogs already. In case you don't know them yet check out Alec's blog and one or all four blogs of David Alan Harvey (1, 2, 3, 4).
There are many ideas and improvement suggestions that we want to incorporate and that we are working on. I am currently collecting content, I might change certain areas of the blog such as the links section a bit. But after all - you, our readers and visitors are the reason for this blog to exist and therefore I want this blog to become a more vital and valuable place for you to be.
I would like to ask you for a favor: It would be really great to hear your suggestions and ideas. What would you like to see and read here, what did you like so far and what did you find kind of odd? Please post your thoughts or e-mail me with any concerns you have about the blog at martin@magnumphotos.com.
This is a challenge and it's a good one. I am looking forward to all your comments and suggestions.
Published on the Magnum Blog on July 10, 2007
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