“I just get the will to do it. I don’t plan a photograph in advance… I work by impulse. No philosophy. No ideas. Not by the head but by the eyes. Eventually inspiration comes - instinct is the same as inspiration, and eventually it comes.”
~ Manuel Alvarez Bravo (Mexico, b. 1902-2002)
Manuel Alvarez Bravo had a special talent of casting an everlasting spell on his viewers through his captivating and deeply rich photography. La Hija de los Danzantes (The Daughter of the Dancers) is an example of Bravo’s uniquely spellbinding style and immediately invites your eyes in through the buildings' deteriorating-patterned façade. Keeping us on our toes and peering for more, one can begin to daydream about what the woman is looking at through the window. Is she mesmerized by the other reality visible only through the window in the wall? Just like Bravo, as viewers of the photographic medium, we are enamored by the ability to observe.
