Fotografia

Since 1993, photographer Denis Defibaugh and author Ward Albro have visited the festivals, both in Oaxaca City and in the...

African Americans have for the most part been absent from Texas's photographic history. Scholarly texts on photography rarely mention black Texans, and few museums have catalogued or displayed their work. Portraits of Community redresses this situation by presenting more than two hundred powerful images of black Texans taken by a group of little-known black photographers and includes deatiled interviews with the men and women behind the cameras. Alan Govenar, a writer, folklorist, photographer, and filmmaker in Dallas, has created a memorable book.

With essays and commentaries by

Sylvia R. Frey

Elliott J. Gorn

Robert L. Hall

Charles Joyner

Lawrence T. McDonnell

Bill C. Malone

Leslie Howard Owens

Mechal...

Spectacular views of Oregon's rocky coastline and the scenic driving routes that pass through it make it a favorite destination for amateur and professional photographers alike. This book tells you exactly where to go and how to go about shooting these "picture-perfect" places, so that you don't need to actually be a professional to take great photos.

Lively descriptions of each place are accompanied by directions and detailed maps for how to get there, plus information on seasonal timing, places to eat and stay, and other photo opportunities to explore along Oregon's coast. Also...

The American Southwest has shaped the lives and work of many artists and literary figures over the last century Georgia O Keeffe, D. H. Lawrence, N. Scott Momaday, to name a few individuals unquestionably drawn to the unrivaled landscape, moved to express its beauty through the written word or through their art, and forever altered by the experience.

The survey of photographers and photography in the Southwest between 1870 and 1970 begins with Timothy O Sullivan and other late nineteenth-century expedition photographers and ends with the color landscape photography of Eliot Porter....

This colorful volume is a celebration of the customized lowrider cars that are a vital part of a particular Hispanic subculture in New Mexico. They have amazing custom paint jobs, upholstery, steering wheels, and even murals on the hood, trunk, or sides. Parsons has photographed many of these cars and their owners, capturing them in the New Mexico landscape of adobe churches and wide blue skies. Padilla's text complements the photographs with profiles of the cars' owners and creators, and Arellano's dialogs in lowrider slang give the reader a taste of the lifestyle. The exceptional...

The author of Santa Fe Style shares the Christmas traditions of her hometown, capturing the inimitable spirit of Santa Fe in December in over one hundred full-color photographs of holiday scenes. Christmastime traditions highlighted in this little book include plaza performances of the folk plays Las Posadas and Los Pastores, and at the Pueblos, Matachinas dancers and snow kachinas. Santa Fe holiday decor includes wreaths fashioned from ristras, streets lit up by farolitos and luminarias. The author includes a sampler of local recipes, from burritos (with red and green chile sauce) to...