Elaboración de un fotolibro y rescate de fotografías inéditas y/o poco conocidas en la ciudad de Cuenca durante el siglo XX

Abstract

This search was made from the necessity to know the current state of 20th century Cuenca Photography, it takes world photographic history as its starting point to investigate the history of Cuenca photography by highlighting and discovering the historical facts that shaped it, it also reviews key photographers in their development, presenting a brief biography that combines with the photographic styles of the authors present in their photography works. On the other hand, my search presents the types of photographs that existed, so I divided them in two large groups, the first group refers to the photography of people in general, which includes portraits and events where they are participants, and the second is about building photographs that handle in the architectural field, focusing on images of churches and civil works, highlighting parks, squares and markets. In each category, a study was made on the development of photography in these branches and what inventions changed its artistic currents. From these outlines, the Photobook called Photography of Cuenca of the 20th century was elaborated with a vision from unpublished and little-known photographs, which is a compilation of photographs of Cuenca during the 20th century, with the contribution of private collections and institutions of this city, where the rescue of these is prioritized. Based on the criteria discovered, images were chosen that show the evolution of photography, such as changes in its artistic tendencies, evolution of the photographic composition and the appearance of new photographers since this is essential to save the visual memory of people, it has been divided into relevant categories for an easier reading. The photobook will be kept in a publicly accessible web page so that it can be downloaded and widely distributed.