The splendor of wide-open spaces, the dazzling display of matter and form, but also lifestyles, populations and customs, desertification, drought--this is a journey of initiation to the four corners of the earth by some of the world's the greatest photographers.

The book has superb B&W images of deserts from around the world by some of the best Magnum photographers. George Rodger in Algeria, Marc Riboud's shots in Saudi Arabia, Rene Burri in Egypt to name but a few. In all, the photographs of 18 Magnum photographers are represented. You'll recognise some of the famous images, others will be new to you, either way you will not be disappointed. An inspirational book depicting both landscapes & the harshness people face in the deserts of the world

Magnum Photos was founded in 1947 by Robert Capra, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger, and David Seymour; with offices in New York, London, Paris and Tokyo, Magnum continues to work with the world's most distinguished photographers.