Magnum

magnum° offers us a global vision of our world in the new millennium. fifty years since the world famous photo agency magnum began its documentary mission. its photographers address today's radically-changed world. featuring 500 colour and black and white images selected and introduced by the photographers themselves. magnum° contains unique photographs shot especially for this collection. from henri cartier-bresson, james nachtwey, martin parr and susan meiselas, to magnum's newest recruits. each photographer wrestles with the turmoil of recent history. some tackle the dramatic changes in the world head-on in the traditional manner of the 'concerned photographer'. others choose subjects and aesthetic viewpoints which are entirely personal. the result is an award-winning album of stunning contemporary photography about the world today. magnum° is introduced by historian, broadcaster and cultural commentator michael ignatieff.

'beautifully designed and printed, it will arrest the imagination long after other books of photographs have become sterile and dead.' the sunday times

'a strikingly packaged portfolio of the finest photo-journalism of the past ten years.' the independent

winner of a distinctive merit award from the new york art directors'club,2000

winner of kodak fotobuchpreis, 2000

winner of an award from I.D. magazine's annual design review, 2000

exhibited at the 19th international biennale of graphic design BRNO 2000