Fotografía de Casiano Alguacil. Monumentos Artísticos de España

In our modern digital age, the polaroid is already becoming a relic of the past. However, the fleeting moment and the uniqueness of it, lend the polaroid a quality beyond its mere merit as a "good" or "bad" photograph. Like a painting, a polaroid becomes an irreplaceable treasure and object of desire, as only one person may own the original. Perfectly lit and composed, these polaroids are Bitesnich's images in miniature, the painterly sketches for later works of art. Though as with most artists, the sketches ultimately become artworks in themselves. AUTHOR Andreas H. Bitesnich started his...

Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's 60 Fotos published in 1930 as the first book in the planned Fototek series on 'New Photography', 60 Fotos is a complex and multi-layered dialogue using some of Moholy-Nagy's finest examples of 'straight' photographs, negative prints, photograms, and photomontage. Books on Books no. 12 reproduces every page spread from this classic treatise on photography along with a contemporary essay from the noted photo-historian David Evans

Featuring vivid photographs of the Amazon's native people and their traditions, this extraordinary and exceptional work documents the story of a true adventurer while also providing the valuable research of the legendary explorer Richard Evans. His pupil, Wade Davis, compiled and edited all of his work, resulting in this incredible biographical essay. Incluyendo fotografías vivas de la gente nativa de la Amazonía y sus tradiciones, esta obra extraordinaria y excepcional documenta la historia de un verdadero aventurero mientras provee la valiosa investigación del legendario explorador...

La capacidad para ver una gran imagen y luego organizar sus elementos de forma eficaz es una de las principales habilidades que identifica a los grandes fotógrafos. La cámara proporciona un control total sobre la exposición, pero una foto nunca tendrá alma ni será memorable sin una composición acertada. El conocido fotógrafo Fran Nieto trata todos los temas relacionados con la composición de manera exhaustiva pero amena. Aporta un nuevo enfoque sobre esta disciplina que se apoya en los últimos avances sobre percepción humana y nos muestra, con ejemplos muy didácticos y un lenguaje...