CarlosSaura卡洛斯·绍拉：西班牙50年

WhenthegreatfilmmakerCarlosSaurawasayoungman，hedesiredtocreateabookabouthisnativeSpainthatwouldtransgressthepropagandaimageryoftheFrancoregime.HestrovetodepicthiscountryasseenthroughhiscamerawhenhesetoutonajourneythroughAndalusiaandcentralSpaininhisFiat600inthelate1950s.Thetripleftadeepimpressiononhisfirstdocumentaryfilm，“Cuenca”(1958).SincehisyouthSaurahasbeenfascinatednotonlybytheprocessofphotographingbutalsobyitstechnology，asdemonstratedbyhismuseum-qualitycollectionofhundredsofhistoricalandself-madecameras.Tornbetweenthetwomediaatthebeginningofhiscareer，Sauraeventuallychosetobecomeafilmmakerbuthascontinuedtotakephotographs.VanishedSpainoffersacomprehensiveinsightintoSaura’sphotographywithafocusonhisblack-and-whiteworkofthe1950s:compellingimagesoflandscapes，villages，bullfightsandpeopleofanotherera.PhotographsofSaura’sdiplomafilmproject，“LaTardedeDomingo”(1957)，arealsopresentinthebook，makingitthedefinitiverepresentationofhisphotographicoeuvre.