Chim (David Seymour)
Chim (David Seymour)
American, born Poland, 1911–1956
Birth placeWarsaw, Poland
Death placeSuez, Egypt
SchoolPolish
BiographyChim (pronounced shim, an abbreviation of the surname "Szymin") was the pseudonym of David Seymour (November 20, 1911 – November 10, 1956), a Polish photographer and photojournalist.In 1947, Chim co-founded the Magnum Photos photography cooperative, together with Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson, whom he had befriended in 1930s Paris. After Capa's death in 1954, Chim became president of Magnum Photos.
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