Evolución urbano arquitectónica de la ciudad de Quetzaltenango ca. 1250-1976

A collection of photographs by some of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century which demonstrate the wide range of techniques that have been used by photographers during the past one hundred years.

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...

“Astrofotografía de fenómenos celestes” es un fotolibro que busca difundir y poner en valor la astrofotografía, una combinación entre arte y ciencia de alto impacto visual, así como relevante en la región de Antofagasta, gracias a los cielos oscuros y despejados del desierto de Atacama. Sus autores son Farid Char y Eduardo Unda-Sanzana. Esta obra busca servir como una útil herramienta educativa, mediante imágenes que permitan comprender los más interesantes fenómenos y dinámicas que vemos en el cielo nocturno. Todas las astrofotografías se acompañan de explicaciones...

Located halfway between Los Angeles and Yuma, Arizona, Indio came into being as a railroad town in 1876 when the Southern Pacific Railroad completed this last link in its southern transcontinental route. Settling this arid land took ingenuity and courage, and Indio’s early residents had both. In the 1930s, Indio became a mining town when 92 miles of tunnel were dug through its eastern mountains for the Los Angeles Aqueduct, the largest construction project in the United States during the Depression. World War II brought Gen. George Patton’s Desert Tank Corps to train nearby and crowd into ...