Divided Soul

Description

Divided Soul represents David Alan Harvey’s 20-year journey through the Spanish and Portuguese diaspora in the Americas. In this stunning selection of more than 100 colour photographs, Harvey explores the exuberance and incongruities of Hispanic life and culture that hold for him an endless fascination.

Since the 1970s Harvey has been taking photographs in Spain, Portugal, Cuba, Mexico, Honduras, Brazil and Chile. A passionate and divided soul, where tradition and ritual are inherent in everyday life, is revealed in these photographs of pulsating carnivals in Trinidad, fervent religious ceremonies in Brazil, and intense Easter parades in Puerto Rico. Harvey minimizes the distance between himself and his subjects, producing images that capture the natural choreography of people within places – images that resonate with the magic of their subjects.

David Alan Harvey (b.1944) has been a member of the prestigious Magnum photographic agency since 1996 and worked for National Geographic since the 1970s. He is a former National Press Photographers Association Magazine Photographer of the Year and won an Eisenstadt Award in 2000. Harvey has spent the past two decades exploring the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world, producing poignant photographs of fleeting moments with a characteristically lyrical tone.

‘Harvey’s depictions of everyday situations, whether a vibrant street scene or a fishing trip at dawn, shimmer with colour and his seemingly oblivious subjects possess an almost ethereal quality.’ (Esquire)

‘Whether you’re an armchair traveller, a fan of Latin America or a wannabe photographer, Harvey’s volume is well worth the spend.’ (Time Out Dubai)