Vendredi 17 Octobre 2014 16:06:29 par actuphoto dans Livres

« The most important ingredient in my photographs is a very early morning light, a magical light, which on most days only allows you about an hour to work. There’s a certain quality before 9:30 in the morning, where light hits in a 45-degree angle and there are long shadows and soft light. The space is lit like a Bertolucci movie. If I could, I would light every scene, but I can’t. I have to rely on Mother Nature » Mario Algaze, from the foreword

Cuban-born photographer Mario Algaze is master of his craft, on par with such giants as Andre Kertesz, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and the legendary Manuel Alvarez-Bravo After being exiled from his homeland at the age of thirteen, Algaze relocated to Miami, then went on to travel
extensively in Central and South America, seeking a connection with his cultural roots.

A Respect for Light: The Latin American Photographs 1974-2008, his magnum opus,presents the full breadth of the artist’s work, culled from over three decades of travel in sixteen different countries. The book showcases Algaze’s deep appreciation and understanding of the nuances of light - sunlight pouring in through church windows, illuminating a pair of teacups on a café table, casting late-afternoon shadows on a cobblestoned street. The Los Angeles Times describes Algaze’s vision as one that « crystallizes experiences as deftly as a poet. His photographs are remarkable for their concentrated richness, exquisite timing and finely tuned sense of rhythm, pattern and texture »