Over the years Magnum Photos and it's photographers have explored the notion of landscape photography, and a new show at their Gee Street print room in London which opened today looks like a fascinating collection.

'Political Landscapes' is an exhibition which seeks to take this concept of landscape images one step further, by specifically highlighting issue-based material both from their archives and from contemporary projects too. These self-contained compositions contrast with traditional journalistic narrative, yet represent the same passion for recording the political nature of our engagement with the world.

"The lines between art and documentary practice both within and outside the agency are becoming increasingly blurred and landscape photography is a genre at the forefront of these changes. Today it is hard to escape the politicization of landscape imagery, most notably with regards to environmental issues, but also in theoretical terms with the recognition given to “aftermath photography” a genre of contemporary practice most commonly associated with large format images, referencing the Tableau D’Histoire tradition in painting and produced for a gallery rather than editorial context."

Included in this exploratory exhibition is new work from Carl De Keyzer's ongoing project 'Moments Before the Flood', exploring issues of both climate change and immigration in an interactive project that saw him nominated for last year’s Prix Pictet Award. Also featured is work from Stuart Franklin's acclaimed documentary project 'Footprint: Our Landscape In Flux', which looks at man’s interaction with the natural environment and the changes wrought by climate change on European landscapes.