Madrid ayer y hoy

"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.

¿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.

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...

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...