A Shadow Born of Earth

Dans une société de plus en plus mobile, il est devenu courant de parcourir le globe plusieurs fois en un seul mois. Les voyages qui duraient autrefois des semaines, se font maintenant en quelques heures. Tous ces périples sont comme une métaphore qui résume l'ascension professionnelle d'Andrew Macpherson, photographe de mode propulsé au rang des photographes de célébrités. Il parcourt littéralement le monde pour réaliser le portrait des personnes les plus connues de notre époque. Il s'embarque également dans un voyage artistique pour apporter une note fraîche et stimulante à...

Graphic designer López Castro presents a collection of photographs of street paintings of the Virgin of Guadalupe, a methodological documentation project of a distinctive Mexican folkart he started in 2002 and that culminated in the present book that includes the prologue of anthropologist Roger Bartra. Of the book the author states -"The Guadalupana is the virgin of the poor. That is why in this book I try to make it evident how each Mexican paints her as best as they can, as they need her or with the only purpose of having her present during their daily street walking."

Exhibition highlights of the international photographic collection of the Foundation Televisa in Mexico with text by 81 prestigious writers. Each writer was given a copy of a photograph from the collection (from 1840-contemporary digital works) and asked to write an essay. Some of the photographers include: Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Anton Bruehl, Robert Capa, Gisele Fruend, Graciela Itrubide, Alfred Stieglitz, Cindy Sherman, Tina Modotti. Some of the writers include: Dore Ahston, Amitav Ghosh, Alvaro Mutis, Hugh Thomas, Jorge Volpi, Mike Wallace, Elena Poniatowska.