Fotografien

The charming town of Los Gatos is nestled at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains and is sometimes referred to as the Gem City of the Foothills. It has inspired hundreds of postcard images through the years, many reflecting the areas abundance of natural beauty. As the town and surrounding area grew and prospered through agriculture, logging, and commerce, the local architecture and landmarks became popular subjects. Glimpses of everyday lifechurches, schools, houses, and businessesfurther enhanced the pictorial history the postcards represent.

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.

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."

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