Born in Warsaw, Poland on November 20th, 1911 Chim, Dawid Szymin, would have turned 114th, today. Known for his sympathetic and compassionate portraits of children and many outstanding photographic photo-essays, Chim build up a thriving career in photography and traveled extensively. In 1947 he co-founded Magnum Photos with his friends and fellow photographers Robert Capa, Henri-Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and William Vandivert. After Capa’s death in 1954, Chim became the new president of Magnum Photos. A position he fulfilled until his death on November 10, 1956 when an Egyptian machine-gunner killed him in the Suez.
Chim (David Seymour), [Actress Audrey Hepburn holding balloons on the set of Funny Face, Tuileries, Paris, France], 1956 (42.1990)
Chim (David Seymour), [Crowd listening to a speech by Socialist Pietro Nenni, Basilica di Massenzio, Rome], March 11, 1948 (2012.110.2)
Chim (David Seymour), [Children dancing, including a boy wearing a U.S. Navy sailors suit, Achusam, Israel], 1954 (698.1986)
Fans in a Flashbulb 