Fine Print: Chanel fashion show, Paris, France, 1986 Paper size:20 x 24 in (50 x 60 cm) which often revolves around his

which often revolves around his own

May God give them peace

Edited by Magnum photographer Peter van Agtmael and Professor Laura Wexler

Robert Capa once said

his determination to make our lives better

Fine Print: Chanel fashion show, Paris, France, 1986 Paper size:20 x 24 in (50 x 60 cm) which often revolves around hisDescribing himself as a historian of the present, Abbas dedicated himself to documenting the political and social life of societies in conflict. In a career that spanned six decades, he covered wars and revolutions in Biafra, Bangladesh, Northern Ireland, Vietnam, the Middle East, Chile, Cuba, and South Africa during apartheid. The result of a process described by Abbas as writing with light, his images occupy a niche that spans both photojournalism