Cristina Garcia Rodero - Rituales en Haití - 2001

TF Editores. 2001. First edition, first printing.

Scarce, very sought-after photobook by the famous spanish photographer and member of the legendary agency "Magnum photos".

Original first spanish printing.

Paperback with dustjacket. 250 x 330 mm. 220 pages. Photos: Christina García Rodero. Vorword: Christian Caujolle. Text: Laënnec Hurbon. Text in spanish.

Condition:
Inside and outside excellent; lightly used, but with no defects. No marks, no foxing. Spine lightly creased (happens from the first opening). Overall very fine condition.

Fantastic, highly impressive photobook.

Cristina García Rodero, born 1949, is a spanish photographer and member of Magnum Photos and Agence Vu photo agencies. Rodero was born in Puertollano, Spain, in 1949, and studied painting at Complutense University of Madrid. She has worked as a teacher. Rodero photographs the persistence of rural traditions in modern times, such as religious rites and festivals in Spain. In Spain she is among the most celebrated documentary photographers. Rodero joined Magnum Photos in 2005 and became a full member in 2009. The city of Puertollano, where she was born, inaugurated the "Cristina García Rodero" Museum in 2018. A large part of the photographer's work is exhibited there. The Cristina García Rodero Museum is located in the old municipal museum of Puertollano.There are more than 2100 square meters distributed over three floors in which are displayed about 200 photographs of the artist.