Thursday, July 4, 2013

Victor Mendivil and the Llusco giant / CHAMBI



This picture was taken by  Martín Chambi Jiménez , Peruvian photographer , in 1925 , Cuzco.

 Martin Chambi was a photographer recognized for his pictures of social testimony, historical and ethnic. He can to portray the political, economic, social and cultural development of Latin America.

This photo show two men , one of them is a  countryman and other a rich man,  we can see the contraposition of this men , they are very close to each other seems like the light contrast, in the black and white photos, were also related to the quality of the fabrics and colors of their costumes, and the size of the countryman in relation to the other man is a very interesting way to make a  contraposition of these two worlds.


I love the work of Martin Chambi in his  pictures  we can see  the Latin American rants from its roots, but which itself evidence European domination and its influence in a very critical point of view. I choose this picture  in especial, because I consider one of the most  beautiful examples of his job.




3 comments:

  1. Wow, there are so many topics on one photography; very interesting.

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  2. Great picture! and as you said: it is an interesting way to contrast two realities and two men

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