Fotografía

Discusses how the people of Mexico honor their loved ones in death through the celebration of All Souls' Day.

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...

En la historia de la cinematografia, que cuenta ya con mas de cien anos, solo se ha hablado de las peliculas pero muy pocas veces del hecho de que estas hubieran sido vistas en algun lugar. Con la aparicion del cine sonoro se tuvo conciencia de que el cine mudo era "historia" y se advirtio que llegaba a su fin la epoca de la cultura de las salas de cine, porque la pelicula sonora planteaba mas bien exigencias tecnicas de sonido, mientras que en el cine mudo la sala se escenificaba como un espectaculo adicional arquitectonico y teatral. Tanto en cine como en literatura se ha relacionado la...

These modern and unconventional photographs portray an Italy that is very different from the one most people are accustomed to seeing on postcards. In this book, Italy and its heritage of nature, history, culture and humanity are presented from a unique vantage point — the sky — with pictures taken by two of today's most respected specialized photographers.