Magnum in Motion piece on 60 years of China

Only just looked at this and its an interesting use of multimedia -I know the use of music is a bit cliched but I like the way they emphasise the progress of history through the use of the year coming up before each series of images.

A Flipbook on China

Plus obviously the photography is kind of strong…

The presentation works on 2 levels, it shows the changes in China in those 60 years but also reflects the changes in Magnum, and more broadly western documentary photography in the past 60 years, particularly the past decade where it is obvious styles have changed quite rapidly.  This change has happened over a longer time than this obviously but it is interesting to note the marked change around the mid to late 90s in this presentation.

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