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David Seymour (born Dawid Szymin; November 20, 1911 – November 10, 1956), or Chim (pronounced shim, an abbreviation of the surname "Szymin"), was a Polish photographer and photojournalist.
Seymour served in the US Army (1942–45), winning a medal for his work in intelligence. In 1947, along with Cartier-Bresson, Capa, George Rodger and William Vandivert, he founded Magnum Photos. The following year, he was commissioned by UNICEF to photograph Europe’s children in need.
David Seymour (1911–1956), known as Chim (pronounced shim) after his original Polish surname, was a pioneering photojournalist whose unapologetically compassionate work reflected both his deep-seated humanism and his belief in the unique ability of photography to awaken the public’s conscience.
David Seymour, CHIM, legendary photojournalist and co-founder of Magnum Photos, produced some of the most memorable photos of the 20th century.
The photographer, who gained US citizenship in 1942, was known from then on as David Robert Seymour. Taking pictures in post-war Germany and France. As early as 1947, he had photographed...
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Artist. Chim (David Seymour) (1911 - 1956) American (b. Poland) Biography. Born in Warsaw, David Szymin (who changed his name to Seymour in 1942 and used his sobriquet professionally) studied graphic arts in Leipzig, Germany and went to Paris in 1932 to continue his studies at the Sorbonne.