Ignacio uses acidic and buril over metallic surfaces giving life to his paintings, creating textures and building landscapes, fog, clouds… If we understand photography as light, in this case light is also creating images, skies, sceneries, atmospheres…one single painting could be more than a hundred, depending on the way the light reflects on it and where you are standing as a spectator.

If you are in Spain and want to see his art he has an exhibition in Zaragoza (March 22nd / April 20th). Do not miss it if you live in this city!

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This is an international Street Photography Festival, although it has its main activities (workshops, exhibitions, lectures…) in King’s Cross London, it offers an International Award. The international winner will receive £1,000 cash plus an all expenses paid trip to the exhibition launch and awards ceremony in London.

Street photography can be interpreted in many ways, sometimes more easily defined as a method than a genre. But there are always common key aspects such as spontaneity and careful observation; its documentary evidence of life, social habits and journeys in the public realm; it captures and explores contemporary society and the relationships between individuals and their surroundings; sense that the captured scene isunplanned, with an absence of prior arrangement…

If you do not live in the UK but want to submit your photograph, click here for more info.

History Pin, in collaboration with Google Street View, is an online service that allow us to upload these vintage photographs.

Compare how the world looks today to how it used to look with Street View, or search an specific place and time and find out a story behind photographs.

History Pin. London.UK.

Spread the world history and add a piece of your own!

History Pin. Calle Alfonso. Zaragoza. Spain.

Here you have my selection:

- City of god (This amazingly shot, epic movie tells the story of two friends who grow up in Rio de Janiero. One becoming a news photographer, while the other gets involved with some shady business.)
- Blow up (A fashion photographer has accidentally photographed a murder. He blow ups his photos to figure it all out)
- Memento (Guy Pearce plays Leonard, a guy who wakes up not knowing who he is or why he has a pocket full of photos. He uses a Polaroid 690 to keep track of his memories)
- Proof (A blind photographer feels he must take photos to prove that what people describe around him is the truth. Also stars a young Russell Crowe)
- The third man (A good old black&white movie. I opens a fully understanding about cinematography and give us a break from the pollution we sometimes get from Hollywood movies.)
- Rear window (Jimmy Stewart plays a photographer whose keen, observing ways get him wrapped up in a murder mystery)
- Amelie (This movie makes you want to spout off every silly French phrase we know. It also makes you want to take photos)
- Pecker (A young, unknown photographer finds fame after taking photos of his weirdo family and small-town folk.)

Find more films here!

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I have been checking some of them on the internet, and rounding up 5 of my favorite web magazines.

- 1000 Words pairs cutting edge photos with photographer interviews and book reviews.

- Burn focuses on the work of emerging photographers. Most of the photo essays are presented as slideshows with audio, but we like hitting mute and seeing one photo at a time.

- UK-based Deep Sleep has an urban aesthetic. Each issue has a different theme: the first one is “invisible” (“alien” and “dance” are up next).

- International photography is the focus of Lens Culture. The magazine also sells limited-edition prints by featured photographers.

- French webmag Purpose looks and reads like the pages of a print magazine. There is very little text, and each issue has a broad theme like “memory” or “childhood”.

Do you have any other favorite one? Share it with us and leave a replay!