Microgeografías de Madrid

Escritores y artistas son seres excepcionales portadores de las ideas más agudas y exactas, a las que les dan forma poética o un fondo filosófico. Esta recopilación de citas habla de todas las artes (literatura, música, danza, pintura...), de la locura de

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...

Exploring the lifestyle of a lesser-known indigenous tribe, this photographic journey captures the daily lives of the Wayuu fishermen who live in northwestern Venezuela and northeastern Colombia on the Guajira Peninsula and are known as the Apalaanchi—“people of the beach.” Showing a group of people struggling to survive, the stunning images in this collection illustrate the culture of the Wayuu fishermen, detailing their traditions, views on mysticism, and their relationship with the sea that gives them a livelihood. From the innocent smiles of young children and the peacefulness and...

En 1997 España se convirtió en el primer país europeo en emprender una edición propia de la revista National Geographic.En motivo de su 25 aniversario, National Geographic Españapresenta esta recopilación de las 25 historias que más nos han emocionado en este cuarto de siglo. De su mano no solo hemos recorrido todos los confines del mundo y más allá, desde el río Níger hasta Marte, sino que también ha puesto en valor nuestros espacios naturales más próximos y las criaturas que los habitan, como el oso pardo, y nuestro pasado, como Atapuerca o las cuevas de Altamira.Descubre las...

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...