A Lasting Moment: Marc Riboud in England
Stephanie Papa | Magnum | 5th November 2026
Riboud trained as an engineer but got his chance to work in photography when sent on assignment to Leeds. Leeds in 1954 was “the most depressing city in England”. His images, forgotten for 50 years, are among the first to document postwar social change. Riboud shows a hard-pressed working-class, worn down by rationing and battered infrastructure, yet drawing on its tight community bonds as it faced a diminished and uncertain future.