El papel del cine colombiano en la escena latinoamericana

Desconfiar de la mirada es una invitación a entender los filmes escritos y dirigidos por Fernando Vallejo y su posterior obra literaria autoficcional desde una nueva perspectiva. En lugar de centrarse en comparar la representación y el referente —como habitualmente los estudios críticos abordan el proyecto creativo de Vallejo—, este libro busca ahondar en los motivos y mecanismos utilizados en su obra cinematográfica y literaria, para que el espectador-lector dirija su mirada a cuestionar los artificios con que sus creaciones funcionan para hacernos creer su verdad.

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.

This excellent introduction to photography explores how photographers transform everyday things into meaningful moments. It includes examples of work by masters like William Eggleston, Mary Ellen Mark, Helen Levitt, and Walker Evans, and encourages close observation of photographs and the world around us.

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...