A Shadow Born of Earth

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."

Este manual celebra el espíritu de la fotografía de calle con instrucciones inspiradoras que le ayudarán a captar el momento urbano perfecto. A través de 20 tutoriales de proyectos sencillos, así como cautivadores perfiles ilustrados de 20 fotógrafos de calle de renombre internacional, entre ellos Bruce Gilden, Michelle Groskopf y Trent Parke, el autor le ofrece un recorrido visual por el medio, perfecto para el aspirante a fotógrafo de calle.

This title offers monographs on the most important Spanish, African and Latin American photographers. "The PhotoBolsillo" series is dedicated to publishing monographs on the most notable Spanish, African, and Latin American photographers of the recent past. Each small-format paperback features full-page, full-colour and black-and-white photographs representing the best of the artist's portfolio - each of which is captioned with title and year. Additionally there is a Chronology, plus lists of exhibitions and collections in which the photographer's work has been/is displayed, plus a brief...

A lo largo de las páginas de este libro, su autor nos muestra, además, su enorme empatía y su proximidad humana con unas vidas al borde del abismo. Un "trotafronteras" de mirada experta que se convierte en un testigo incómodo, pero absolutamente necesario, de lo que se practica en la frontera sur española.