El papel del cine colombiano en la escena latinoamericana

This is an anthropological essay that studies social dynamics of Mexicos city from the perspective of its inhabitants. An analysis about the relationship of their everyday life with the history of the city is made from questionnaires and the exhibitions of images to a group of people- taxi drivers, traffic cops, deliverymen of goods, students, housewives, street sellers and middle class motorists.

The largest city in South America north of Rio, Bogota is an urban environment of more than 7 million inhabitants; like other metropolitan areas, Bogota is many cities at once. Looking through Cristobal von Rothkirk's photographic eye, here is all of Bogota-the sophisticated Hispanic city, the South American captial, the complex of urban cultures tattooed with signs of international pop culture. In this book is both a city being reshaped by our times as well as a timeless city with 500-year-old customs and festivals. Von Rothkirk sees the contrasts that show up at street level but even the...

The result of a photojournalist's five year journey through various Mayan communities, this revealing book sheds light on a proud, ancient, and evolving culture. The breathtaking photographs presented provide a candid, inside look at a truly unique community and way of life. El resultado de un viaje de cinco años emprendido por un fotoperiodista por diversas comunidades mayas, este libro arroja luz sobre una cultura orgulloso, antigua y en plena transformación. Las fotografías impresionantes presentadas proveen un retrato cándido e íntimo de una comunidad y un estilo de vida...

Es un atractivo y original estudio que se centra en uno de los aspectos menos conocido y más sugerente de la célebre escuela alemana de la Bauhaus (1919-1933): su alumnado femenino. El libro abarca desde la situación curiosa y paradójica de este colectivo, hasta la producción fotográfica singular, una vez alcanzada la notoriedad, de artistas de la talla de Gertrud Arndt, Florence Henri, Lucia Moholy, Grete Stern o Marianne Brandt.