Fotografía de Casiano Alguacil. Monumentos Artísticos de España

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...

"The birds, now immobile were organized in a scanner and converted into disturbing [photographic] images that maintain their vigorous splendor, sumptuous colors; the eternal presence of the beautiful "Duino Elegies" where poet Rainer Maria Rilke sings to the lethal birds of the soul and the beauty of the angels that announce their death are the inspirational reference for the artist"--Colophon. Includes short story "The man who spoke with birds" by Ethel Krauze.

No se limite a captar una imagen, tome fotografías que impacten a la gente: la narración de historias es un regalo para los fotógrafos, pues les permite tejer personajes, sucesos, lugares y sujetos para crear una obra superior a la suma de sus partes. Finn Beales enseña a los fotógrafos de cualquier nivel a captar imágenes inolvidables utilizando una cámara DSLR. Un curso de cinco pasos -estrategia, preparación, fotografiar, edición y entrega- y una serie de proyectos guiados, para aprender a desarrollar los métodos que asombran al público, independientemente del género en el que...

Anthological exhibition of Cuban photography, fifty artists and one hundred images allow an extensive tour of the development of photography in Cuba since its arrival on the island in 1840 to the present. With this exhibition, curated by the specialist Rafael Acosta de Arriba, the exhibition of Cuban photography returns to the Museum's halls. Somehow a similar attempt was made in 1983, when another representative sample of our photography was deployed to date. For the occasion, a catalog has been published in which several specialists discuss photography in Cuba, prominent women photographers ...