This famous picture by Alexander Gardner from his Photographic Sketch Book of the War is a very dramatic theme it is a straight forward frame the focus is not the dead soldier but his rifle. It is hard to believe the rifle was originally in that exact position, and also the the soldier uniform and the blanket under his head seems to be arranged for the picture. That intervention of the historic scene remains me to a still life composition by Adolhe Braun, more than a photo journalist work. The picture of the dead soldier frame by the two boulders and the rifle with the rock arrangement as it background has an instant effect on the viewer.It is starking and more so at that time 1863.

Some thoughts about myself

.Hola My interest in photograph comes from a long time ago, I shear it with my father, he took me to the photo club many years ago. Since them I had this inclination for this form of art. when i studied art conservation and restoration, photography came out again. I was older, than when I went to the photo club wile I was revisiting photography at school I went and revisited the old pictures and they had a different meaning it was like re rereading a good book. That was then now fast forwarding to resent years I work at the Art Museum of the Americas, OAS, I am the exhibit coordinator, since 2004 we started a photography program at the museum. The Museum have a collection of photograph around 250 and growing, we started the exhibition program with a selection from the collection including some of artworks I collected for the Museum like Good Memory by Marcelo Brosky. On one occasion in 1998 I curated the exhibit of San Francisco base photographer Luis Delgado since then we established a good professional and personal relationship until today. Now I am working in a selection of portraits from the Museum Collection includding one by Luis. I will post the preliminary selection as soon i have manage how to do it. I enjoy looking at pictures, inspires my imagination. My knowledge on photography is limited i would like to learn more, specially about the history of photography.