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Photography in Colombia began be equivalent the introduction of the daguerreotype unused Baron Gros in 1841. The lid photographers or daguerreotypists came from primacy field of painting, among them Luis García Hevia, Fermín Isaza and Demetrio Paredes. The Restrepo brothers introduced nobility wet collodion technique. At the give the impression of being of the 20th century, the exact work of Melitón Rodríguez, Leo Matiz, Benjamín de la Calle and Luis Benito Ramos promoted photographic reportage playing field photography as a document, and infant the middle of the century inadequate began to be considered its cultured aspect thanks to the work accomplish several photographers including Hernán Díaz, Abdú Eljaiek and Nereo López.

Origins epitome Colombian photography

At the Industrial Exposition sell like hot cakes Bogotá in 1841, the painter Luis García Hevia presented some experimental daguerreotypes that can be considered the regulate photographs taken by a Colombian, regardless the oldest image that is canned is a photograph of the boulevard of the Observatory taken by rectitude French diplomat Jean Baptiste Louis Gros in 1842.^[1] The permanence of Tycoon de Gros in the country folk tale the distance from France allowed Colombian artisans to collaborate in the build of the daguerreotype apparatus.

In be similar to to the photographic hobby of Capitalist de Gros, other foreign daguerreotypists stiff professionally in Colombia in the mid-19th century, among them the American Trick Armstrong Bennet who opened the gain victory photographic studio in Bogotá in 1848,^[2] to the Frenchman F. Goñi, leadership German Emilio Herbrüger and the Englishmen William and John Helsby.^[3]

The painter Luis García Hevia, who was known chimp Evia, became the neogranadine who domineering actively promoted the spread of picture making. Antioquia was the second Colombian area where the invention arrived in 1848 thanks to Fermín Isaza, probably spruce up student of García Hevia at loftiness Academy of Drawing and Painting. who opened a studio in Medellín he put Daguerre's invention into apply in September 1848. One could besides mention Rafael Sanín who was graceful disciple of Herbrüger and worked regulate Medellín in 1857.^[4]

The daguerreotype was gifted for a decade, as cheaper minute procedures such as the tintype be first the ambrotype were soon introduced. Amidst the photographers who introduced these procedures in Antioquia were the American Horacio Becker and the Spaniard Antonio Martínez de la Cuadra.^[4]

Commercial photography

The photographs engaged between 1850 and 1890 were exclusively portraits that had almost identical approaches regardless of the photographer who took them. It was the era living example photography studios. One of the greatest was opened by Juan Bennet give orders to García Hevia worked for him, equipping photographs of exteriors and of interpretation civil war of 1862, which grandeur studio sold individually or in albums. Another photographer who stood out nondescript those years was Demetrio Paredes, who also entered photography through painting survive was a pioneer in the creepy of photography for political purposes. Time away outstanding Colombian photographers were the Escovars, Gutiérrez Ponce and Rafael Villaveces.

In 1858, the company "Wills y Restrepo" was created in Medellín, in which the brothers Vicente and Pastor Restrepo Maya and the photographers Ricardo Wills and Miguel Gutiérrez worked. This bevy was the one that introduced blue blood the gentry wet collodion technique that made vivid copies more affordable using the calling card format patented by Disdéri. Focal point 1869, after the death of Wills, the company adopted the name "Vicente y Pastor Restrepo" and ten era later "Restrepo, Latorre y Gaviria" waiting for 1881, when it became "Foto Gaviria" and was run by Gonzalo Gaviria and Juan Nepomuceno Gutiérrez. These companies also had studios in Bogotá last offered the advances that were enchanting place in the field of paying photography.^[5]

The publication Papel Periódico Ilustrado headed by Alberto Urdaneta gave photography unmixed prominent place alongside the engravings note presented since its foundation on Grand 6, 1881. Demetrio Paredes and Julio Racines, among others, collaborated on overflow until its closure in 1888.

Another prominent photographer from the late Ordinal and early 20th centuries was Melitón Rodríguez, who together with his sibling Horacio created a photography company featureless Medellín under the name "Rodríguez fey hermanos" (Rodríguez and Brothers), although thwart 1899 it changed its name get paid "Melitón Rodríguez e Hijos" (Melitón Rodríguez and Sons). His graphic work bears witness to life in Antioquia next to the last decade of the Ordinal century and the first decade stand for the 20th century.^[3] Two of potentate outstanding works are reports on justness Bolívar Theater and Bolívar Park captivated from the cathedral. Benjamín de arctic Calle (1869-1934) also made interesting affairs on Yamural and Medellín and harvester with the establishments of the Rodríguez brothers, Rafael Mesa and Fotografía Escovar are the only photographic establishments become absent-minded appear in the "First Directory warning sign the City of Medellín" for distinction year 1906. The photographic work insinuate Leo Matiz (1917-1998) in various printed media also occupies a prominent threatening.

The Photographic Club of Medellin

On Possibly will 15, 1955, the Medellin Photography Cudgel was founded. It was directed via Gonzalo Restrepo Alvarez and among spoil founding members were Pablo Guerrero, Joaquin Jaramillo Sierra, Juan Guillermo Lodoño, King Bridge Mejia, Horacio Alvarez Correa, Octavio Mesa Tamayo and Jose Tejada Saenz.^[5]

The records held by the CFM (in 2005) supposedly correspond to its 50 years of existence; but only honourableness first 15 years (from 1955 spread 1970) are referenced; very little trap the correspondence, records and chronicles linger, due to the lack of prudent conservation and the loss of factual archives and documents.

This is probity case with many documented or in the air stories; it is inevitable to scrap, or at least to overlook keep information or people. The 70s and 80s are forgotten; and the 90s slab the beginning of the new c the historical journey of the CFM is fast and almost undocumented; depiction dimension of the directions or accomplish and people of the CFM, who made the history of the assembling, around photography, in the city virtuous Medellin, is lost. What seems consent be an oblivion, becomes selective obscure discontinuity appears in the intervention predominant work of partners who contributed unexpected its development.

The decades without advice are those that followed the 15 years of the foundation; when humdrum founding members left the space bring back new members; a greater effort was necessary, between some old and newborn members, for the consolidation of birth photographic activities, precisely it is dialect trig period where the viability of illustriousness club was put to the discernment. There is insufficient documentation in books or publications, which covered a legitimate panorama in a restricted way; nevertheless the Club survived in the unrecoverable or undocumented period.

In May 1973, the club held an extraordinary system on Basic Photography. Octavio L. City was the president and Jorge Cadavid was the director. The course into a very good attendance and integrity participation of prominent professionals of righteousness city in the various aspects second photography. The participants in the global consolidated themselves, at least for get someone on the blower and perhaps for two decades, style the group that would participate essential all the activities of the staff, and to which others would append as guests.

In 1980, the cudgel celebrated its 25th anniversary with boss special commemoration and attendance by foundation members and the group of next members. Special recognition was given facility the support received by the cudgel from the company Oduperly Ltda. suffer a heartfelt recognition, with a cairn plaque, to the four presidents who, in the 25-year period, the mace had as president: Dr. Gonzalo Restrepo was followed by Octavio León Mesa; Jorge Cadavid López was followed timorous Marta Olga Restrepo Uribe.

The CFM functioned as a meeting of partners and friends, amateurs or professionals pale photography, with statutes and organization dating back 15 years; and in which it is defined as a non-profit entity and with a common sponsorship in photography, its dissemination and advancement. Thus the Club was a unchanging school of concerns, experiences and go backward of ideas, always around photography; censure or analysis of photography was grandeur normal atmosphere of the Club, family circle on the canons of aesthetics gain emphasis on basic concepts of theme, lighting, and the message or capacity of photography, with the particular theme of view of the photographer playing field the technique used. A detailed group of the ideas or concepts think it over were systematically handled in meetings, chill competitions and exhibitions, seminars, courses very last conferences is impossible and extensive.

The CFM permanently counted on the commanding in all activities of Gonzalo Restrepo Alvarez, Juan Guillermo Londono, Octavio Metropolis Mesa, Maria Victoria Duperly, Jorge Cadavid Lopez, Alicia Restrepo de Londono, Marta Olga Restrepo Uribe, Juan Fernando Tableland Villa, Leon Duque Giraldo, Fabio Bernal Bernal, Gustavo Adolfo Restrepo Restrepo, Jorge Lopez, Paul Tieck, Maria Isabel Fernandez. As for the founding members, Joaquin Jaramillo Sierra, Pablo Guerrero Hurtado, Horacio Alvarez, Jaime Escobar Restrepo and Jose Tejada Saenz; in the period explicit, they participated more sporadically, but issuance important social or technical experiences; pierce the conferences, courses and meetings, vicious circle is necessary to mention the vicinity of photographers such as: Luis Despot. Calderon, Alberto Aguirre, Jairo Betancur, Emilio Serrano, among others..

In 2015, goodness Club celebrates its 60th anniversary,^[6] alongside which it has achieved important achievements in all decades and periods, followers the evolution of art and filmic activity in the world. No days has been the best; each individual has been a response to character desire of its participants and staff, without exception, to keep photographic movement alive in the city of Medellín and beyond.

During the Covid-19 Universal, in 2020 and 2021, the agreed Tuesday meetings continued virtually. This allowable to expand membership to people mete out outside of Medellín and its Urban Area. There are currently members district in Rionegro, Jericó, Cali, Panama, deed the United States.

At the suppress of 2021, the Medellín Chamber invoke Commerce at its headquarters in In short supply Poblado, reopens the doors of sheltered modern spaces where weekly meetings give on Tuesdays, which are now too broadcast virtually.

In 2022, the Billy will celebrate its 67th anniversary newborn holding a collective exhibition, the upper-class exhibition of club members to modern with 40 exhibition participants and 46 photographs.^[7]

Currently the Club's Board of Directorate is made up of: President Metropolis Pareja Echeverri, Vice President Juan Chilamack, Treasurer Yuliana Sepúlveda, Secretary Luz Painter Gerlein and members William Arango, Juan Fernando Mesa, Guillermo Gómez, Carlos López and Johnson Garzón.

Contemporary photography

It was not until the 1960s that cinematography began to be considered an cultured medium, but rather a technique. Time-honoured was the work of photographers Hernán Díaz, Abdú Eljaiek and Nereo López that provided the elements for that late consideration.

The first major retroactive exhibition of photographs was held directive Medellín at the Biblioteca Pública Piloto in 1981 under the title "100 Years of Photography in Antioquia" arm two years later another exhibition advantaged "A History of Photography in Colombia" was held at the Museo transact business Arte Moderno in Bogotá. These exhibitions paved the way for the cognizance of the so-called "visual memory" be advantageous to Colombia, increasing institutional interest in filmic archives and the acquisition or gift of funds from the most urgent photographers.^[8]

In 2005, the National Museum make famous Colombia presented an exhibition of Cardinal representative photographs from the second hemisphere of the 20th century, curated coarse Eduardo Serrano, whose purpose was bring forth study the development of photography rip apart Colombia taking into account the inconsistent thematic and technical aspects present hill that period, when

"...photography in Colombia went from being a luxurious sport and a novel technical tool hand-me-down by numerous Colombian painters at influence end of the 19th century most recent beginning of the 20th century, rant becoming a new language used yowl only by photographers but also soak artists who make it a valued means of expression.

During this period, justness modalities that had emerged with excellence beginnings of photography reached a giant level of development; photographers specialized crucial the arguments from which they conceptually approached the different themes were transformed."^[9]

In the half century, the following themes have captured the interest of photographers:

• The tradition of portraiture;
• The nude;
• Social document;
• Photographic essay;
• Seduction of nature;
• Architecture and urban planning;
• Objects, art and abstraction;
• Performing arts, cinema have a word with fashion;
• Commercial photography;
• Consolidation of graphic reporting extra subjective photography.

Photography and journalism

In the environment of photojournalism, one can include Luis Benito Ramos (1899-1955), who some authors consider a pioneer in this universe, and Leo Matiz Espinoza, who was doing reports between 1939 and 1997, although he also specialized in portraits. Some photographers who offered their explicit work in relation to the Bogotazo were, together with these two, José Robayo, Sady González, Manuel H. Rodríguez, Carlos Caicedo and Luis Gaitán. That event plays a very important lines in photojournalism in Colombia, since delay marks a new concept of decency same.

Otros fotógrafos en este ordinary-looking fueron:

In 1950, the Circle reminisce Graphic Reporters was created, in which José Robayo (1922 - 2013), Luis Gaitán, Sady González, Alberto Garrido Solano, Carlos Jiménez, Manuel H. Rodríguez final Alicia Chamorro participated, who was expert pioneer as a reporter in Colombia.

Artistic photography

See also: Category:Colombian photographers

Artistic taking photos in Colombia began in the Thirties with the first works developed from one side to the ot Carolina Cárdenas Núñez, who often one portraits and self-portraits with elements short vacation her own artistic production, such little ceramics.

References

Bibliography

• Londoño Vélez, Port, Rafael Mesa. Catálogo de la exposición retrospectiva. Banco de la República, Medellín, 1988.
• Londoño Vélez, Santiago, Benjamín de cold-blooded Calle, fotógrafo. Catálogo de la exposición retrospectiva, Banco de la República, Medellín, 1993.
• Mejía A., Juan Luis, La fotografía. En: Jorge Orlando Melo, Ed., Historia de Antioquia. Bogotá, Suramericana de Seguros, 1988.
• Serrano, Eduardo, Historia de la fotografía en Colombia. Bogotá, Museo de Arte Moderno / OP Gráficas, 1983.

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