This collection of postcards contains 50 images from the book "Magnum". Offering a vision of the contemporary world at the turn of the century by the photogaphers of the celebrated Magnum agency, they accompany a major worldwide exhibition. Featuring the work of such photographers as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Rene Burri, Steve McCurry, James Nachtwey, Martin Parr, Gilles Peress and Miguel Rio Branco, the collection is varied, some images making strong statements about the reality of the world, others delighting in colour and form.
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By amandasan
I have a bunch of the postcards from this collection hanging on the wall of my apartment. They are beautiful and striking - mini works of art! The postcards are square shaped and on high quality paper. They come in a funky metal tin. This collection is a really good value either as decor or to actually send the postcards. It would make a great gift. It is a well-edited collection of images from around the world which I highly recommend.
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The cards are not only beautiful, but are very fine teaching aids. I use them as writing prompts for upper elementary and middle school kids, and they would work for adults as well. I've also used them in teaching English as a Second Language. It is nice to have interesting images to discuss, in any language. And, of course, they are excellent for art classes -- for discussions of line, shape, foreground, background, movement, focal point, etc. Oh, one more thing I use them for. My kids pick one a night, and we make up stories about what we see, or imagine we see, in the card -- where it might be, what the people might be doing, or some such flight of imagination. In short, this excellent set is a very versatile communication tool.
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By College Jane
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The photographs are reduced to such a small size that you need a magnifying glass to look at them. And then, there are about 5 interesting photographs and the others are just boring. It is as if they gave a bunch of disposable cameras to kindergarteners. I don't get what is cool about the back of a head partially blocking the view of a windmill; maybe you will.
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Nice set of postcards!
I enjoyed most of the postcards in this series and would purchase it again. The only drawbacks that I would comment on, are that these are odd size postcards which do not fit... Read more
Published on August 16, 2009 by Sarah Jones
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astonishing
all the images are captivating. it's wonderful to the point where i don't want to send them to anyone in fear that they'll get ruined. Read more
Published on May 22, 2006 by L. Hart
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"Magnum postcards is a unique gift and souvenir collection of 50 of the best images from the book magnum. Read more
Published on October 16, 2005 by Earl R. Sutton
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