Juan del Junco

The charming town of Los Gatos is nestled at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains and is sometimes referred to as the Gem City of the Foothills. It has inspired hundreds of postcard images through the years, many reflecting the areas abundance of natural beauty. As the town and surrounding area grew and prospered through agriculture, logging, and commerce, the local architecture and landmarks became popular subjects. Glimpses of everyday lifechurches, schools, houses, and businessesfurther enhanced the pictorial history the postcards represent.

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...

An intriguing collection of unposed and engaging color portraits of people from all backgrounds and corners of the globe by an award-winning photographer includes the famous "Afghan Girl" photograph and equally memorable images ranging from a bejewelled Indian bride to a Paraguayan cowboy--255 photos in all.

A través del daguerrotipo tomado desde el mirador del Valle (muy cerca de la entrañable ermita de la Virgen), se entra por “la puerta grande” de la historia del daguerrotipo en España. Apenas se cuenta en nuestro país con una treintena de imágenes de este tipo, y por ser esta de la ciudad de Toledo, uno de los mejores ejemplos conservados, de una extraordinaria y singular riqueza. La profesora y especialista en Historia de la Fotografía, María de los Santos García Felguera, ha realizado un extraordinario trabajo de investigación en torno a este hallazgo, enmarcándolo en su...