Conversaciones con Peter Watkins

A collection of photographs by some of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century which demonstrate the wide range of techniques that have been used by photographers during the past one hundred years.

En la década de los treinta del siglo XX, el fotoperiodismo alcanzó su esplendor. La actividad en años anteriores, debido al desarrollo de la prensa ilustrada, propició la toma de conciencia de un colectivo tradicionalmente desunido y acostumbrado a trabajar en solitario. Aunque se ha escrito que la fotografía de reportaje no consiguió su elemento definidor hasta la guerra civil, lo cierto es que años antes, sobre todo tras proclamarse la Segunda República, la información gráfica ya era imprescindible en la prensa periódica.

How does a photographer learn to see? How does he create his own visual language--as unique as a fingerprint and as inimitable as the voice of a great writer? In Iluminaciones, Jack Parsons's seventeenth book, he takes the viewer on a very personal, deeply intuitive journey that reveals how he has honed his photographic vision. The answer is subtle--and remarkable: It is by growing into his own photographs. Here he shares with us ninety-one of his favorite photographs taken over the long arc of his stellar career. These are images that, over time, taught him, as he says, "to see the everyday...

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...