NYT: Magnum Archive Preservation

News Photos, on the Move, Make News

In the middle of December two trailer trucks left New York City bound for Austin, Tex., packed with a precious and unusual cargo: the entire collection of pictures amassed over more than half a century by the Magnum photo cooperative, whose members have been among the world’s most distinguished photojournalists.

‘The trucks had GPS, and I was so nervous, I was tracking every single second of the trip,’ Mark Lubell, Magnum’s director, said.