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Manuel Alvarez Bravo: Photographs and Memories (Aperture, Vol 147)Manuel Alvarez Bravo: Photographs and Memories (Aperture, Vol 147)
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Latin America's greatest photographer. Teacher and mentor of most of Mexico's great photograhpers.
Manuel Alvarez Bravo: Masters of Photography (Aperture Masters of Photography)Manuel Alvarez Bravo: Masters of Photography (Aperture Masters of Photography) by A. D. Coleman
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Alvarez Bravo is the grandfather of Latin American Photography. Influenced by Segei Eisenstein.
Lola Alvarez Bravo: In Her Own Light (The Archive, 31)Lola Alvarez Bravo: In Her Own Light (The Archive, 31) by Olivier Debroise
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Wife and first student of Alvarez Bravo. Great photos of her friend Frida Kahlo. Contemporary of Modotti and Weston.
Images of the SpiritImages of the Spirit
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Graciela Iturbide another of Alvarez Bravo's students. LIke Yampolsky, the Indigenous world is her beat. Arguably, the greatest living Mexican photographer.
Flor Garduno: Witnesses Of TimeFlor Garduno: Witnesses Of Time
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Another student of Alvarez Bravo. She is a great portrait artist. The Indegenous becomes erotic and mysterious in her hands.
Martin Chambi (55 (Series).)Martin Chambi (55 (Series).) by Amanda Hopkinson
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Studio photographer in Cuzco from the 1930-60's. A Peruvian Indian's take on Andean reality.
Estudio Cordero Archive (Spanish Edition)Estudio Cordero Archive (Spanish Edition) by Rafael Doctor
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Similar to the Cassasolas or Martin Chambi. A photo chronicle of Bolivia during the first half of the Twentieth Century. Book is good because Bolivia is inherently interesting.
MARTIN CHAMBI               PBMARTIN CHAMBI PB by Llosa Mv
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This is the book that introduced Martin Chambi to the world. Window into the Andean world.
Tierra Y Libertad!  Photographs of Mexico, 1900-1935, from the Casasola ArchiveTierra Y Libertad! Photographs of Mexico, 1900-1935, from the Casasola Archive by David Elliott
The Cassasola Family ran a photographic agency in Mexico during the firs half of the 20th Century. They are great chroniclers of Mexican history. They created our image of the Mexican Revolution.
Agustin V. Gasasola (Photo Poche) (Spanish Edition)Agustin V. Gasasola (Photo Poche) (Spanish Edition) by Poche Photo
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If it happened in Mexico from 1910-1930, Casaola was there to take a picture of it. Photojournalism at its best.
Nacho Lopez, Mexican Photographer (Visible Evidence, V. 14)Nacho Lopez, Mexican Photographer (Visible Evidence, V. 14) by John Mraz
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The great photojournalist and chronicler of Mexico City life in the 1940-50's.
Uprooted: Braceros in the Hermanos Mayo's LensUprooted: Braceros in the Hermanos Mayo's Lens by John Mraz
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New photos of the repatriation of thousand of Mexican workers from the United States during the Great Depression. Great historical interest.
Tina Modotti & Edward Weston: The Mexico YearsTina Modotti & Edward Weston: The Mexico Years by Sarah Lowe
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Modotti & Weston were American photographers who moved to Mexico in the 1930's.
Tina Modotti PhotographsTina Modotti Photographs by Sarah Lowe
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Although an American of Italian descent, Tina Modotti is one of Mexico's greatest photographers.
Henri Cartier-Bresson: Mexican Notebooks 1934-1964Henri Cartier-Bresson: Mexican Notebooks 1934-1964 by Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Considered by many as the world's greatest photographer, Cartier Bresson spent time in Mexico during the 1930's. His photos rise to the level of iconographic.
An Uncertain GraceAn Uncertain Grace by Eduardo Galeano
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With the death of Cartier Bresson, Salgado has become the world's most famous and greatest living photojournalist. Specializes in photographs of the 4th World.
Helen Levitt: Mexico CityHelen Levitt: Mexico City by Helen Levitt
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One of the greatest American photographer spent time in Mexico doing street photography.
The Edge of Time: Photographs of Mexico by Mariana Yampolsky (Wittliff Gallery Series)The Edge of Time: Photographs of Mexico by Mariana Yampolsky (Wittliff Gallery Series) by Mariana Yampolsky
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Yamplsky moved to Mexico in the 1940's and became a naturalized Mexican citizen. She is best known for her photos of Mexican Indian women.
Mexico Through Foreign Eyes: 1850-1990/Visto Por Ojos ExtranjerosMexico Through Foreign Eyes: 1850-1990/Visto Por Ojos Extranjeros by Carole Naggar
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A wonderful collection of photographs about Mexico from photographers who worked in Mexico during the last 150 years. A very good introduction.
Juan Rulfo's MexicoJuan Rulfo's Mexico
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Rulfo was one of Mexico's greatest writers. He was also a very good photographer.
Chiapas: The End of Silence / El fin del silencioChiapas: The End of Silence / El fin del silencio
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Antonio Turok is a young Mexican photojournalist from Chiapas. He follow in the Cartier Bresson & Salgado tradition.
Nuevo México Profundo: Rituals of an Indo-Hispano HomelandNuevo México Profundo: Rituals of an Indo-Hispano Homeland by Miguel A. Gandert
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New Mexican photographer who specializes in the Indo-Hispanic fiestas and dances of his home state. His photos expand on what it means to be an American.
Mario Cravo Neto: PhotographsMario Cravo Neto: Photographs
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The great chronciler of Afro-Brazil. He reminds me of Flor Garduno in his love of the exotic.
Luis Gonzalez Palma: Poems of SorrowLuis Gonzalez Palma: Poems of Sorrow by John Wood
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Guatemalan art photographer who has taken his peoples suffering and has tried to find a deeper meaning.
Mexico, una nacion persistente: FotografiasMexico, una nacion persistente: Fotografias by Hugo Brehme
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