Award-winning Magnum photographer Raymond Depardon captures his first impressions of life in 12 of the world's most populous cities in a new London exhibition
China, Shanghai, 2004: View from the Bund of the Pudong areaPhotograph: Raymond Depardon/MagnumSouth Africa, JohannesburgPhotograph: Raymond Depardon/MagnumEthiopia, Addis-Ababa, Harrar, 2004Photograph: Raymond Depardon/MagnumUSA, New York: taxiPhotograph: Raymond Depardon/MagnumChina, Shanghai, 2004: view from above Photograph: Raymond Depardon/MagnumRussia, Moscow, 2004: Cyrillic script above a newspaper stand Photograph: Raymond Depardon/MagnumUnited Arab Emirates, Dubai: women carry Chanel bagsPhotograph: Raymond Depardon/MagnumUnited Arab Emirates, Dubai: textiles shop Photograph: Raymond Depardon/MagnumBrazil, Rio de Janeiro, 2004: the beach at nightPhotograph: Raymond Depardon/MagnumGermany, Berlin, 2004: Reichstag, contemporary architecture Photograph: Raymond Depardon/Magnum