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El descubrimiento reciente del archivo fotográfico de Vivian Maier, de más de 150, 000 imágenes de Nueva York y Chicago de los años cincuenta, sesenta y setenta del siglo xx, nos descubre la vida callejera de la modernidad norteamericana. Este Atlas inmenso que nos legó una mujer [...]

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Este texto expone algunas relaciones entre tiempo y técnica en la fotografía, en términos de Walter Benjamin y José Luis Brea, pero también de la misma práctica. A partir de dichas relaciones, el texto propone concepciones de tiempo y mirada en el acto fotográfico que confrontan [...]

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The following article is related to the analysis of the family album as a cultural element and its progressive transition to the digital version aimed at approaching to the micro-scenarios where take place the daily events of the individuals and is born the interpersonal communication [...]

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Two techniques, speckle photography and holographic interferometry, were used to test three-dimensional finite-element calculations in an internally [...]

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This paper presents the results of a research study exploring consumer behaviour and uses of photography among first-year students of the Degrees in Journalism, Audiovisual Communication, and Advertising and Public Relations in four Spanish universities (University of Malaga, University [...]

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Spanish public institutions have carried out an extraordinary task over the last two decades to recover, manage and promote their photographic patrimony. These actions have been conducted according to diverse criteria and different protocols for action have been adopted. Several of [...]

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Agencies and image banks offer millions of photographs for use in advertising and publishing. During the last decade the sector has undergone a radical change due to the digital impact and the globalization of the business. Structures have been refurbished, major investments in digitization [...]

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In last years, many archives, libraries and museums are exploring, participating in, or simply using resources that social networks offer on the internet. The so-called web 2.0 has enabled a new context for these institutions to present their collections and activities to new users. [...]

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In the Third Sector photography is doubly important: because of the documentary character of photography and because of the social responsibility of NGOs when it comes to portraying the image of developing countries. The digital revolution increases production and consumption of visual [...]

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We show the results of a study about the presence of multimedia content in the leading Spanish online newspapers, over a period of six months (October 2009 to March 2010) and describe the search and retrieval systems for these contents. The main conclusions are: unequal presence of [...]