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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...

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...

Muchas investigaciones en Colombia han estudiado los sufrimientos y las violencias que produce el conflicto armado. Entre tanto, Las fotografías y sus relatos muestra que, de alguna manera, ha existido otra guerra: contra las mujeres y los niños; a menudo silenciosa, invisible, mas no por eso menos devastadora. De ahí que este libro analice cómo se construye y produce el sufrimiento, por medio de tres casos biográficos sobre mujeres de tres generaciones distintas: abuela, madre e hija, y de trabajo etnográfico, basado en el uso de fotografías como despertadoras de recuerdos y...

Tells the participation of women behind the camera since the creation of the National School of Arts and Crafts for Girls in 1910, an idea of president Benito Juárez, which included photography classes to 2010. The richness of the volume lies not only in the text but the very large photographic portfolio constitutes the bulk of the book, with the reproduction of photographs taken by women over 100 years ago.