Published by La Fábrica. Text by Chema Conesa, David Uclés, Sergio del Molino
Between 1955 and 1965, photographer Ramón Masats (born 1931) toured his native Spain on assignment for the Illustrated Gazette, creating patriotic images of Spanish culture that are lauded for their sharp graphics and documentary acuity. His work coincided with the end of the Franco regime's autarchy—“Visit Spain” was the first message used in advertising by the Ministry of Education and Tourism. Thus, Masats’ imagery captures Spain at a nascent stage of cultural liberation and increasing globalism. As Spanish journalist Chema Conesa writes, “Back in those years, no one talked about politics or stirred up their own dreams…The reverie took the form of photographic images, those that seemed to truly reflect the world to which we were denied access, or from which we were unable to escape.”
Published by La Fábrica. Text by Chema Conesa, Sergio del Molino.
Between 1955 and 1965 Ramón Masats (born 1931) toured Spain on assignment for the Illustrated Gazette with his camera, creating patriotic images of Spanish culture that are lauded for their sharp graphics and documentary acuity.
Published by La Fábrica. Introduction by Chema Conesa. Text by Ernest Hemingway.
When Spanish photographer Ramón Masats began this photo essay in 1955, Pamplona was already a hot spot for artists and writers. It was first made popular through Ernest Hemingway's account of Sanfermines, the running of the bulls, in his 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises--after which publications from all over the world commissioned photographs of Pamplona from the likes of Inge Morath, Catalá-Roca, Leopoldo Pomes and Lucien Clergue. This was the golden age of photojournalism, and Masats, one of the most influential Spanish photographers of the twentieth century, was there. This volume, with text in both English and Spanish, is a reprint of Masats's acclaimed 1958 publication. It introduces nearly 200 dynamic black-and-white photographs--many of which are previously unpublished--of the legendary Pamplona fiesta and its bullfights, plus Hemingway's journalist account of the festival and an essay by contemporary Spanish photographer Chema Conesa.
Ramón Masats: Visit Spain
Ramón Masats: Sanfermines