How You Look at it

Las fotografías históricas tomadas en América Latina han puesto en evidencia su valor como sitios cruciales de la política de la memoria, la imaginación etnográfica y la negociación de la identidad. Este volumen abre un conjunto de preguntas relacionadas con la agencia contemporánea de este tipo de imágenes, así como su apropiación actual a través de nuevas tecnologías.

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...

An incomparable portrait artist and Colombia's most outstanding photographer of the second half of the 20th century, Hernán Díaz is a cultured and versatile professional. Together, the hundred black-and-white photographs collected in this book form a gallery of Colombia's most important social, cultural, and political figures from the 1960s to the present day. Though the subjects are often public figures, Díaz's evident comradery with them brings a rare intimacy to their portraits. A critical study of his work accompanies the reproductions. En la fotografía de escenas y de gentes...

¿Cómo fotografiar un mundo imperfecto? Anna Surinyach (Barcelona, 1985) y Juan Carlos Tomasi (Madrid, 1959) han dedicado su vida a ello. En esta conversación de larga distancia, editada por 5W, comparten su experiencia en crisis nutricionales, desastres naturales y conflictos a lo largo de 144 páginas. El compromiso de la fotografía es una reivindicación del fotoperiodismo reflexivo, que no se detiene solo en el instante y que sirve para contar historias.