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American-born Magnum photographer Alex Webb is a master photographer whose layered and beautifully-lit images have been a huge influence on a generation of stre

Mexicans arrested while trying to cross the border to United States. San Ysidro, California. USA. 1979. © Alex Webb / Magnum Photos

Alex Webb's world is a vision of color. Each place he visits offers a new and expressive luminance. His joy in color is apparent as he speaks about Latin America, the Caribbean, the particular color note to the brown of Africa in the early morning and late afternoon light and the red tones where the aluminum in the soil brings forth the warm hues of the earth.

Magnum photographers depict scenes of intimacy and tenderness in everyday settings

An exhibition at the Aperture Foundation gathers pictures taken by Alex Webb over more than 30 years, all across Mexico.

One of the quintessential contemporary street photographers today, Alex Webb became a full member of Magnum Photos in 1979.

Discover the vision of 34 award-winning street photographers—simple poetry, vibrant colors and moments of tragedy & joy from street corners across the globe.

Alex Webb is a master of capturing serendipitous moments in full-blown technicolour. Here he shines a light on three decades of his work

"The aging grain of their film is a character itself, drawing out the feel of an island living within a time capsule." Alex and Rebecca Norris Webb's photos of Cuba are now on exhibit in Miami.