Envidia. Historia de los afectos

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...

Nadar, whose real name was Felix Tournachon (1820-1910), was a conspicuous, even astonishing presence in nineteenth-century France. Engaging and quick-witted, he invented himself over and over as a bohemian writer, a journalist, a romantic utopian, a caricaturist, a portrait photographer, a balloonist, an entrepreneur, a prophet of aeronautics. The name "Nadar" was on everyone's lips. Today, it is Nadar's photography that is remembered. His sitters, who were often his friends, included the great men and women of his time: Dumas, Rossini, Baudelaire, Sarah Bernhardt, Daumier, Berlioz, George...

La arquitectura sobresale dentro de la gran riqueza de Quetzaltenango, pues su evolución es un reflejo de la prosperidad e ideologías de su gente. Esta publicación narra los momentos históricos más significativos del aporte arquitectónico y la progresión urbana de la ciudad. Como material de formación y referencia pone en valor la contribución de Quetzaltenango a la arquitectura de Guatemala, con el fin de apreciarla y despertar el respeto que merece y el deseo de conservarla. La narrativa se organiza en seis capítulos que representan períodos históricos y culturales importantes,...

"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.