Photography was born from play
Photography was not born from technique alone. It was born from alchemy, from hands that experiment, fail, mix, and discover. It was born from curiosity.
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Associative Cards and the Power of Images: Discover Your Visual Projection
Have you ever wondered how a single image can reveal more about you than you might think? Our inner world is rich with symbols, memories, and emotions that often elude verbal expression. Yet, images possess a unique power—they can unlock doors to our unconscious, helping us connect with our deepest selves.
Photovoice: Between Participatory Photography, Psychology, and Neuroscience
Photovoice is a technique that blends photography, storytelling, and community conversations to empower individuals and communities. This method allows them to document and reflect on their lives and environments in a visual and accessible way.
Book Presentation: YOU ARE WHAT YOU LOOK AT
On April 12, 2024, the book You Are What You Look At was released, the first in the Photography to Get to Know Yourself collection, a project aimed at raising awareness about the transformative benefits of photography.
Winning Projects of the third Edition of the ANDANAfoto Photography Contest 2024
On January 19, 2024, Carlota Visier, Pablo Couso and Kezia Carpenter, members of the jury of the III ANDANAfoto 2024 Photography Contest, unanimously agreed on the following awards.
Writing Images: The Metaphor of the Image as a Creative Tool and for Self-Knowledge.
Images live within our brains. They spontaneously appear as our minds play, create, and imagine. And indeed, to imagine is to think in images. The mind forms concepts in images, and neuroscience has already proven that some of our mental abilities aren’t based on thoughts or verbal language.
The Gallery of CREATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Creative experimentation through ideas, processes, objects, or words represents a powerful tool for creation and self-discovery, boosting our innate ability to think creatively.
How to Sell My Photography Work
One of the most common questions people who have participated in the photography contest ask is, “How do I sell my photography work?”
This article will clarify frequently asked questions about selling photos as graphic artwork that may arise. These basic guidelines can help you when taking your first steps in selling your photographs.
ANDANAfoto Manifest: Photography is the tool for educational, personal and social transformation.
Today, more than ever in history, we have the possibility to take photographs at any time. We create images quickly and easily. We create images because we can.
To those who love the street…
Street photography is not a recent discovery; it has existed since the invention of photography. In fact, what is considered to be Niepce’s first photograph is of a street.
The Importance of Visual Culture in Improving Your Photographs
Visual education should be incorporated and emphasized from the beginning in all schools. It should be included alongside the study of literature, history, or mathematics. In language studies, we learn grammar first. In photography, we must learn visual grammar.
Watermark or flea in the eye
I don’t like to see a wonderful photograph and have my gaze fall on that wound; on the fiery mark of the creator, invalidating the visual walk of the person who observes and contemplates. Therefore, I invite you to start your critical thinking, another way of looking.
The importance of looking without a camera
You have often wondered: “Why do my photos not reflect my gaze?” “Why is the photo not exactly what I have seen?” You feel a mismatch between the photograph you thought you would obtain and its final result…
Discover your photographic identity: Folder B
Photograph by David Hurn If you want to know your photographic identity or start a personal project and you don’t know where to start, it may be time to create your Folder B. How are my photos? What identifies them? What differentiates my photos from others? These questions are difficult to answer. You…
We start the ANDANAfoto trip
Like almost all the important things in life, chance, a common hobby and a big project made us meet and here we are. If you are a lover of art, emotions and dreams, this is your space. Don’t stop learning, trust your instinct and start your new gaze.