La imagen como fábrica

The charming town of Los Gatos is nestled at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains and is sometimes referred to as the Gem City of the Foothills. It has inspired hundreds of postcard images through the years, many reflecting the areas abundance of natural beauty. As the town and surrounding area grew and prospered through agriculture, logging, and commerce, the local architecture and landmarks became popular subjects. Glimpses of everyday lifechurches, schools, houses, and businessesfurther enhanced the pictorial history the postcards represent.

Al mediar el siglo XIX, la fotografía mexicana era una actividad que no gozaba del espacio social que toda forma cultural necesita para desenvolverse: emancipada apenas de la primera impresión que produjo--semejante, en más de un sentido, a la que causó el cinematógrafo medio siglo más tarde--pero aún lastrada por obstáculos técnicos que impedían el registro instantáneo y la reproducción masiva, no era fácil augurarle un futuro promisorio. Vino la guerra, sin embargo, y la gran historia desbrozó el campo a la fotografía. En el punto culminante del conflicto interno que sacudió ...

Taking advantage of the extraordinary camera built specifically for Villegas Editores—one that rotates on its axis and takes 360-degree, panoramic pictures—this book gives readers an inside look at 46 of the most recognized buildings and structures in Bogota, in a never-before-seen way. Aprovechando las extraordinarias posibilidades de una cámara fotográfica construida especialmente para Villegas Editores que gira sobre su eje y capta vistas panorámicas de 360 grados, este libro permite deambular por las entrañas de 46 de los más representativos monumentos de Bogotá, de manera nunca ...

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...