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...

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...

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.

La Mirada (the gaze) presents nine outside their country almost unknown Latin American artist-photographers. The works of the last 20 years range from straight photography to the staged image. This title describes not only gaze of the camera directed towards a specific subject, but also the artistic attitude and mental approach of the nine artists and their diverse views on photography.