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Exhibition highlights of the international photographic collection of the Foundation Televisa in Mexico with text by 81 prestigious writers. Each writer was given a copy of a photograph from the collection (from 1840-contemporary digital works) and asked to write an essay. Some of the photographers include: Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Anton Bruehl, Robert Capa, Gisele Fruend, Graciela Itrubide, Alfred Stieglitz, Cindy Sherman, Tina Modotti. Some of the writers include: Dore Ahston, Amitav Ghosh, Alvaro Mutis, Hugh Thomas, Jorge Volpi, Mike Wallace, Elena Poniatowska.

A inicios de 1868, los vulcanólogos alemanes Alphons Stübel y Wilhelm Reiss arribaron a la costa atlántica de Colombia, la primera estación de su estadía en América del Sur, que duró hasta 1877. En el transcurso del viaje, compraron miles de fotografías, principalmente de ciudades, paisajes y “tipos populares”. Estas imágenes constituyen la colección más importante de fotografías de Sudamérica de mediados del siglo xix. En este estudio pionero, los historiadores Sven Schuster y Jessica Alejandra Neva Oviedo presentan las colecciones de Stübel y Reiss por primera vez en...

This title offers monographs on the most important Spanish, African and Latin American photographers. "The PhotoBolsillo" series is dedicated to publishing monographs on the most notable Spanish, African, and Latin American photographers of the recent past. Each small-format paperback features full-page, full-colour and black-and-white photographs representing the best of the artist's portfolio - each of which is captioned with title and year. Additionally there is a Chronology, plus lists of exhibitions and collections in which the photographer's work has been/is displayed, plus a brief...