Publisher/Universe Books

Google翻訳
Published in 1956, From Incas to Indios is a photo essay that explores the indigenous cultures of the Andes, moving back and forth between past and present through photographs and text. The presence of editor Robert Delpire is crucial to the book's success. Delpire, a legendary editor who later brought Robert Frank's The Americans to the world and established the photobook as a forum for thought, and who is also known as the partner of photographer Sarah Moon, once again brings a sense of tension to this book's images and text. The participating artists include three pivotal figures in the history of photography: Robert Frank, Werner Bischof, and Pierre Verger. Bischof, a key figure at Magnum Photos, died in an accident in the Andes while researching this project, leaving his work to Frank and Verger. Therefore, this book is not simply a regional record, but a rare achievement that embodies the dynamics of editing and production itself, as a crossroads in the history of photography.