Fresh, inspiring, insightful and thought-provoking: an overview and introduction to a hundred and sixty-one of the most exciting contemporary practitioners from cultures around the world.

The volume celebrates excellence in the visual language across all genres — documentary, fine art, reportage, the portrait, the street, the abstract, landscape, architecture, nature, alternative processes, the experimental, the poetic and the personal. From the already world-famous to brand new discoveries and emerging talents, anyone serious about the current state of the field around the globe will be delighted and surprised by the rich variety gathered here.