Fotografías

La arquitectura sobresale dentro de la gran riqueza de Quetzaltenango, pues su evolución es un reflejo de la prosperidad e ideologías de su gente. Esta publicación narra los momentos históricos más significativos del aporte arquitectónico y la progresión urbana de la ciudad. Como material de formación y referencia pone en valor la contribución de Quetzaltenango a la arquitectura de Guatemala, con el fin de apreciarla y despertar el respeto que merece y el deseo de conservarla. La narrativa se organiza en seis capítulos que representan períodos históricos y culturales importantes,...

Everyone puts their silver granite. Arabesques drawings -- The indiscreet eye of the cartoonist -- Photochemical precursors -- A small push -- From scientist to merchant -- First lights: Nicephorus Niepce -- The daguerreotype -- Latin American experiments -- Talbotype or calotype -- Wet collodion -- Comic Photography -- The Dry Plate -- Photographic Industries -- Industrial Visionary -- New concepts in the profession -- Not everything was lost with the world wars -- Mexican Light and shadow. First lights -- Finisecular moments -- In search of images -- Finding ways -- Contemporary nuances --...

Images of America: Springfield Volume I gave readers a photographic history of the city’s ethnic populations and religions. It also told the story of education and public service in the “City of Firsts.” In Springfield Volume II, author Ginger Zabecki Cruickshank takes readers on a second journey through the past to the origins of the city’s many businesses, transportation systems, and social agencies, such as the YMCA and local hospitals that have served the people of Springfield, as well as some of the best sports stories in the city’s history. The stories and early photographs of ...

The dramatic work of photographer Daniel Hernandez-Salazar and its social and political context are presented in this powerful, comprehensive overview on recent Guatemalan history, which captures the state-sponsored terrorism and mass killings that took place during the country's long civil war.