Mayotte Magnus is a French-born photographer and Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society

Royal Photographic Society

The Royal Photographic Society is the world's oldest national photographic society. It was founded in London, United Kingdom in 1853 as The Photographic Society of London with the objective of promoting the Art and Science of Photography...

. She has exhibited at the Fonds national d'art contemporain (1974), the National Portrait Gallery (1977) and the Institute of Contemporary Arts

Institute of Contemporary Arts

The Institute of Contemporary Arts is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. It is located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and Admiralty Arch...

 (1981).

During the late seventies/early eighties Magnus married the photographer Jorge Lewinski

Jorge Lewinski

Jorge Lewinski was a Polish-British photographer and soldier.Born in Lwow, Poland , in 1921, Lewinski survived Russian occupation, internment, and forced labour in Siberia. After conscription into the Polish army, he served with Allied forces in the Middle East...

 with whom she collaborated on a series of photographically illustrated books. Lewinski died in 2008.

Magnus has worked to restore the Palais des évêques du Comminges in Alan, Haute-Garonne

Alan, Haute-Garonne

Alan is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

, a home that she shared with her husband. The building contains a large number of paintings and photographs.