Werner Bischof: Generation X – India and Japan

Leica & Magnum Photos Present: Generation X – Werner Bischof in India and Japan

In the 1950s Magnum created portfolios for “Generation X”. Every photographer was given a group project: the task of portraying the new generation in the…

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In the 1950s, Magnum created portfolios for “Generation X.” As a group project every photographer was tasked with  portraying the new generation in the country he was visiting. The selected individuals were each interviewed using the same questionnaire, herein creating a fascinating portrait of a future generation. “Generation X” was then published throughout the world and the phrase became a universally used term used to describe a particular generation of people.