Madrí & Aleti. Inseparables

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...

Jeanne Damas and Lauren Bastide shine a spotlight on twenty real-life women of Paris, dispelling the myth that there's only one type of Parisian woman and introducing us to the city that real Parisiennes live in. All twenty embody the effortless chic and insouciant spirit of the legendary Parisian woman.

Everyone puts their silver granite. Arabesques drawings -- The indiscreet eye of the cartoonist -- Photochemical precursors -- A small push -- From scientist to merchant -- First lights: Nicephorus Niepce -- The daguerreotype -- Latin American experiments -- Talbotype or calotype -- Wet collodion -- Comic Photography -- The Dry Plate -- Photographic Industries -- Industrial Visionary -- New concepts in the profession -- Not everything was lost with the world wars -- Mexican Light and shadow. First lights -- Finisecular moments -- In search of images -- Finding ways -- Contemporary nuances --...

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...