Throughout his career, Freed has captured some of the most important social and political events from across the globe, and his most famous work is perhaps his collection of photographs taken during the American Civil Rights movement.
« Ultimately, photography is about who you are. It's the seeking of truth in relation to yourself. And seeking truth becomes a habit. »
Leonard Freed
He has captured wars, protests and the work of the NYPD throughout his years behind the camera, and his focus on social and racial issues led to him becoming a member of Magnum - the international photographic cooperative created to capture events from across the globe - in 1972.
More than 15 Books have been published on Freed’s Photographs and his Photographs are in the Permane
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Throughout his career, Freed has captured some of the most important social and political events from across the globe, and his most famous work is perhaps his collection of photographs taken during the American Civil Rights movement.
« Ultimately, photography is about who you are. It's the seeking of truth in relation to yourself. And seeking truth becomes a habit. »
Leonard Freed
He has captured wars, protests and the work of the NYPD throughout his years behind the camera, and his focus on social and racial issues led to him becoming a member of Magnum - the international photographic cooperative created to capture events from across the globe - in 1972.
More than 15 Books have been published on Freed’s Photographs and his Photographs are in the Permanent Collections of the Tate, MET, MoMA, Smithsonian, Alinari, Folkwang, Getty, High Museum, Jewish Museum of Amsterdam, Stedelijk, Jewish Museum Berlin and others.
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