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

Una selección de la mejor fotografía de prensa del año 2021, presentada en el prestigioso concurso internacional World Press Photo, con un recorrido por los acontecimientos más destacados del año. Las 24 historias ganadoras del concurso, seleccionadas por un jurado de profesionales independiente, a nivel regional y global, a partir de 64 823 fotografías y participaciones de formato abierto. Desde 1955, el concurso anual de World Press Photo otorga su reconocimiento al mejor fotoperiodismo y fotografía documental del año precedente, este año en un nuevo formato de cuatro categorías,...

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...

La Mirada (the gaze) presents nine outside their country almost unknown Latin American artist-photographers. The works of the last 20 years range from straight photography to the staged image. This title describes not only gaze of the camera directed towards a specific subject, but also the artistic attitude and mental approach of the nine artists and their diverse views on photography.

Everyone puts their silver granite. Arabesques drawings -- The indiscreet eye of the cartoonist -- Photochemical precursors -- A small push -- From scientist to merchant -- First lights: Nicephorus Niepce -- The daguerreotype -- Latin American experiments -- Talbotype or calotype -- Wet collodion -- Comic Photography -- The Dry Plate -- Photographic Industries -- Industrial Visionary -- New concepts in the profession -- Not everything was lost with the world wars -- Mexican Light and shadow. First lights -- Finisecular moments -- In search of images -- Finding ways -- Contemporary nuances --...