{"product_id":"9798875674549","title":"Photographs and falsehoods","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePhotographs and Falsehoods\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a world dominated by the visual, a work emerges that challenges the apparent truth of the image. \"Photographs and Falsehoods\" proposes a dialogue between photography and literature, where each snapshot becomes the starting point for a fiction. The reader will find a catalog of suggestions and narrative sketches that explore the alternative lives of the captured faces. This book does not just invite you to look, but to imagine, completing with words what the image only hints at, in a play of reality and fiction that enriches the perception of both disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work begins with a suggestive premise: if an image is worth a thousand words, words can give the image a complementary and alternative reality. Through a collection of photographs, the author constructs brief fictions that speculate on the lives the portrayed people might have led. It is neither a standard photography book nor a conventional story, but rather a crossroads between both languages. Each photograph is a visual enigma that the written word takes on the task of completing, offering drafts of stories, sketches of destinies, and narrative possibilities. The result is a creative exercise that plays with the boundary between the real and the invented, inviting the reader to actively participate in the construction of meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe relationship between image and word as complementary languages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSpeculative fiction based on real visual documents.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe nature of photographic truth and its literary reinterpretation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe portrait as a starting point for constructing imaginary biographies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCreativity and narrative play as tools for artistic exploration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers interested in the intersection between photography and literature, as well as those who enjoy brief and suggestive narrative proposals. It will also be attractive to photography enthusiasts looking for a different take on portraiture, and to writers or creators who value the process of creative speculation based on images. In general, it is a work for those who appreciate games of reality and fiction and readings that stimulate the imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA hybrid reading experience that combines visual stimulation with literary narration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA reflection on how words can transform and enrich our perception of an image.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA collection of short stories that function as seeds for the reader's imagination.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn original perspective on the photographic portrait, beyond its documentary value.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Martí Hernández, Martín\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e PUNTO ROJO EDITORIAL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e PHOTOGRAPHY AND PHOTOGRAPHERS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e PUNTO ROJO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Photographs and Falsehoods\" is an original proposal that explores the narrative possibilities of the photographic image. Its main success lies in the simplicity of the concept and its execution, which invites a slow and reflective reading. For audiences interested in photography or micro-fiction, this book offers fertile ground for the imagination, moving away from conventional formats. It is a work that, without great pretensions, more than fulfills its objective of suggesting, completing, and enriching visual reality with the evocative power of the word.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PUNTO ROJO EDITORIAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53406838587739,"sku":"9798875674549","price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/979887567454.jpg?v=1781842158","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9798875674549","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}