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Los grandes paisajes, las viejas construcciones, las calles de adoquín estrechas, la estación de ferrocarril moderna de Lisboa diseñada por el arquitecto Calatrava, son algunas imágenes capturadas por el fotógrafo Tzontémoc (b. México) durante sus viajes en España, Portugal, Italia, Francia, Argentina, Guatemala, Panamá y México. Todas sus imágenes son de espacios naturales y arquitectónicos abiertos con la figura humana en una escala más pequeña y son acompañadas por un cuento del periodista, poeta y profesor de universidad Huerta (b. México).

"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...

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.