Mexico Through Foreign Eyes: Visto Por Ojos Extranjeros 1850-1990

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Summary: all of Mexico's surreality in one book
Review: I beg to differ with the online review who characterized this book as boring. The vast appeal of Mexico has been deftly assembled by the editors who have chosen a range of photos that captures the country's rural and urban spirit and its place in history and art. The quality of the reproductions is fine and the commentary in English and Spanish offers the opportunity to enjoy the book from the perspective of a visitor as well as a native. As a survey of photography of Mexico, it is far from comprehensive, but it offers a broad selection of images that leaves no doubt about why so many photographers, professional and amateur, travel there.

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Summary: over-hyped and under edited
Review: Mexico offers a plethora of picture opportunites and photo essays, but this book does not bring out its potentials. A bad choice of picture selections by the editors obviously had something to do with how BORING this book really is. Save your money and goto Taco Bell for more Mexican enjoyment than this book will provide.

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Summary: An exceptional book of photography
Review: The photographs in this book are anything but boring and uninspiring. My guess would be that the negative reviews came from people who were expecting colorful pictures of sun-bleached and touristed Mexico. To me, this book offers photographs that are the true essence of the soul of the Mexican everyman. They're exquisite pictures that portray the richness and variety of Mexican rural and urban culture. And the span of time covered makes them especially interesting. The essays are a great contribution as well, especially the ones written by the photographers themselves.

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Summary: badly edited book
Review: the photos seemed a bit lacking, i believe it was the editors that had some problems picking the right ones. maybe they weren't real photographers or lacked training, or whatever, but i wouldn't reccomend this book unless you were REALLY desperate for some photos.