GMT 2000: A Portrait of Britain at the Millennium

by Magnum Photos

GMT 2000 is an ambitious book of 375 pictures from world-renowned agency Magnum Photos that record how Britain spent the week leading up to the year 2000, and capture the nation on the threshold of a new era

GMT 2000 will cover not just the parties, events and launches, though these will of course be a part of the picture, but the full spectrum of human experience, including those people for whom the days were business as usual, such as nurses and farmers, whose everyday commitments transcended the event. The photographs taken inside the Millennium Dome itself will capture the spirit of the place, from the formality of the Queen’s opening ceremony to the moment the first people come through the doors; and throughout the country, the photographers will focus on how the ordinary people in cities, towns and villages embraced the year 2000. Within its 375 pictures, the book’s structure will simply be provided by its thought-provoking picture juxtapositions. These photographs will need minimal captioning, only times, locations and, if necessary, brief descriptions; otherwise they will speak for themselves.

Genres: Photography

Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Magnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices in New York City, Paris, London, and Tokyo.

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

An Inspirational Look into How we as a Nation Saw Out the 20th Century and How We Welcomed the 21st Century, Through the Eyes of People Across the UK In One Week.