Bogotáviva

"The birds, now immobile were organized in a scanner and converted into disturbing [photographic] images that maintain their vigorous splendor, sumptuous colors; the eternal presence of the beautiful "Duino Elegies" where poet Rainer Maria Rilke sings to the lethal birds of the soul and the beauty of the angels that announce their death are the inspirational reference for the artist"--Colophon. Includes short story "The man who spoke with birds" by Ethel Krauze.

With Torero, Ruven Afanador juxtaposes the incredible beauty of young bullfighters and old-world Latin traditions with a couture-inspired vision of the opulent costumes and the ritualistic elements of the matador culture, and narcissism, an integral aspect of fashion photography. Afanador opens the door to the famously closed society of bullfighters, offering his elegant, private view of the young matadors raised in a centuries-old Latin tradition, capturing their balletic beauty, and their distinctly erotic aura. Through these iconic portraits, Afanador also gorgeously documents the...

A través de una selección de fotografías de artistas contemporáneos que viven o trabajan en Andalucía, se exploran las diferentes representaciones de la realidad social y cultural sobre temas como la inmigración, la discriminación sexual y de género, la contaminación o la recuperación de la memoria.

¿Cómo fotografiar un mundo imperfecto? Anna Surinyach (Barcelona, 1985) y Juan Carlos Tomasi (Madrid, 1959) han dedicado su vida a ello. En esta conversación de larga distancia, editada por 5W, comparten su experiencia en crisis nutricionales, desastres naturales y conflictos a lo largo de 144 páginas. El compromiso de la fotografía es una reivindicación del fotoperiodismo reflexivo, que no se detiene solo en el instante y que sirve para contar historias.