A Shadow Born of Earth

Exploring the lifestyle of a lesser-known indigenous tribe, this photographic journey captures the daily lives of the Wayuu fishermen who live in northwestern Venezuela and northeastern Colombia on the Guajira Peninsula and are known as the Apalaanchi—“people of the beach.” Showing a group of people struggling to survive, the stunning images in this collection illustrate the culture of the Wayuu fishermen, detailing their traditions, views on mysticism, and their relationship with the sea that gives them a livelihood. From the innocent smiles of young children and the peacefulness and...

A voyage across Mexico featuring images from the nineteenth century to the year 2001 captures more than one hundred years of photography in Mexico.

As I recall discovering this book of photographs, I remember the sense of beauty and mystery that remains undiminished almost seventy years after its original publication. On a formal plane, one can easily understand how Man Ray manipulated the optics of the camera, juxtaposing near and far, object against object, space against object, and tactile against transparent. It is also apparent how he deliberately manipulated the process of photographic printmaking, using unusual tones of black, white, and gray to transform content into spaces, forms and surfaces. However, it is not simply how Man...

La fotografía es una disciplina artística que se ha mantenido siempre en constante evolución, del colodión al negativo fotográfico, y de éste al archivo de imagen digital. En este largo camino, parece que la fotografía en blanco y negro hubiera tenido que desaparecer, para dejar paso a otras formas de expresión más actuales; sin embargo, hoy sigue más viva que nunca, ofreciendo al fotógrafo moderno las herramientas necesarias para dominar el arte de la fotografía monocromática. Este libro aborda de una manera sencilla y didáctica, las nuevas técnicas de fotografía digital para ...