Publisher/Thames & Hudson

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"Hot Light / Half-Made Worlds: Photographs from the Tropics" is a photobook by American photographer Alex Webb (1952-). A member of Magnum Photos, Webb initially shot in monochrome, but in the late 1970s, a visit to the Caribbean and Mexico prompted him to transition to color. He established his unique style through intense light and shadow, vivid colors, and complex compositions where multiple events overlap. Published in 1986, this book is a landmark first, compiling works taken during approximately seven years of travel in tropical regions during that transitional period. Focusing primarily on Caribbean nations and Mexico, it captures the political and social tensions and unsettling atmospheres lurking behind the light-filled landscapes. The book is structured to gradually move "from light to darkness," and is characterized by a literary worldview reminiscent of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness." This is an important early collection of works, now difficult to obtain, that vividly combines the tradition of documentary photography with the expressive power unique to color photography, and became the origin of the photographic language that would later become synonymous with Webb.