El bosque erotizado

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.

"Los buenos fotógrafos dominan su entorno. Los grandes fotógrafos saben cómo componer sus imágenes. Los mejores fotógrafos buscan sus propios medios, o "caminos", para revelar la verdadera naturaleza del sujeto. Este libro trata de esos caminos y de cómo encontrar el propio."--Back cover.

This is an anthropological essay that studies social dynamics of Mexicos city from the perspective of its inhabitants. An analysis about the relationship of their everyday life with the history of the city is made from questionnaires and the exhibitions of images to a group of people- taxi drivers, traffic cops, deliverymen of goods, students, housewives, street sellers and middle class motorists.

Life and professional career of photographer Moya considered one of the giants of the development of photojournalism in Mexico, particularly during the 70 year authoritarian regime of the political party PRI. Moya combined a sense of social and political journalism with a high artistic value in his photographs, obtaining a balance practiced only by Tina Modotti 50 years before. The book presents 31 photographs shot between 1955 and 1967 and includes images of the death of Francisco Goitia (Impacto, 1960), Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros (1957), Manifestation of teachers with cartel of ...