Magnum Photos

Distro - 25 Years of Cell Phones 

Magnum Photographers 

In 2003, 1.3 billion people use a cell phone. Each year, more than 400 millions mobiles are sold world wide. 80% of Europeans own a mobile and, with 200 million subscribers, China is the largest telecommunication market in the world.
25 years ago, the portable phone was the privilege of few, today, the cell phone is a global phenomenon as well as a sign of a country's development.Companies are constantly promoting new models, once a status symbol, the phone has now also become an item of fashion. As a mass phenomenon, the mobile has transformed daily life. Just a few years ago, a phone call was... 

Martin Parr 1994

GB. England. "After the car the next thing my parents bought... 

Martin Parr 1998

USA. New York. Opening at the Guggenheim Museum. From 'The Phone... 

Stuart Franklin 2002

GB. ENGLAND. London. The Queens Golden Jubilee. 2002 

Martin Parr 2000

JAPAN. Tokyo. From 'The Phone Book'. 2000. 

Dennis Stock 2000

USA. 2000. Pow Wow portraits.

Martin Parr 1998

JAPAN. Yokohama. Yokohama Stadium. Dynasty Cup. Japan versus... 

Abbas 1995

ISRAEL/PALESTINE. JERUSALEM. 

Bruce Gilden 2000

ENGLAND. Newcastle. 2000.

Abbas 1997

IRAN. Tehran. A tchador-clad security officer uses a cellular... 

Bruce Gilden 1999

JAPAN. Tokyo. Shinjuku. 1999. Man on cell phone. 

Martin Parr 2001

USA. New York. From 'The Phone Book'. 2001. 

Abbas 1997

IRAN. Tehran. 1997. A female bodyguard attached to the Princess... 

Martin Parr 1999

GB. England. Gloucestershire. Badminton Horse Trials. From 'The... 

Martin Parr 1997

CHINA. Shanghai. 1997. 

Nikos Economopoulos 1999

Prague. 

Martin Parr 1999

GB. England. Ascot. From 'Think of England.' 1999. 

Abbas 1998

SOUTH KOREA. Chan Hak Dong village. 1998. Traditional culture... 

Gilles Peress 1996

ISRAEL. Jerusalem. Street scenes of people on cell phones. 

Ferdinando Scianna 2000

Rome. Trevi Fountain. 

Martin Parr 2001

FRANCE. Paris. Haute Couture. From 'The Phone Book'. 2001. 

Ian Berry 2000

Germany. Berlin. Youth capture spirit of Berlin roller-blading... 

UME 2000

FINLAND. Helsinki. 2000. Celebration of a doctorate graduation... 
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Chris Steele-Perkins 2002

Japan. Tokyo. Shibuya 

Abbas 2002

SAUDI ARABIA. Riyadh. 2002. In the old city, partly restored,... 

Richard Kalvar 1996

FRANCE. Paris. 1st arrondissement. Man telephoning at les Halles... 

Ian Berry 1997

Asia. Japan. Honshu. Tokyo. Man smoking using mobile phone,... 

Martin Parr 2000

JAPAN. Tokyo. A woman talks on her mobile. 2000. 

Martin Parr 2001

HONG KONG. From 'The Phone Book'. 2001. 

Martin Parr 2001

HONG KONG. From 'The Phone Book'. 2001. 

Carl De Keyzer 1997

CHINA. Shanghai. "American Dream" theme park. June 1997. 

Patrick Zachmann 1998

Tel-Aviv. Sheinken street. 

Martin Parr 1999

GB. England. From 'The Phone Book'. 1999. 

Nikos Economopoulos 2000

Istanbul, Eminonu district. 

Richard Kalvar 1998

China. Beijing. 1998 

Abbas 2002

TURKEY. Istanbul. 2002. A woman in full islamic veil uses a cell... 

Abbas 2000

IRAN. Tehran. 2000. Actress Mahtab KERAMATI talking on cellular... 

Raghu Rai 2000

INDIA. 2000. Sabeer BHATIA, co-founder of Hotmail, which he later... 

Martin Parr 2001

RUSSIA. Moscow. From 'The Phone Book'. 2001. 

Leonard Freed 2000

2000. 

Chien-Chi Chang 2002

USA. New York City. May 2002. Talking on a mobile phone, newlywed... 

Martin Parr 2000

UKRAINE. Odessa. From 'The Phone Book'. 2000. 

Martin Parr 2001

SENEGAL. Dakar. From 'The Phone Book'. 2001. 
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