Manuel Alvarez Bravo In Oaxaca

Centro Fotografico Alvarez Bravo Is Located on Calle de M. Bravo

“Centro Fotografica Alvarez Bravo Entrance” — Photo by Author

Yes, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, has a street in Oaxaca de Juarez named after him. I actually found a second street named after him, when I was living several miles north of Oaxaca Centro, in the San Felipe del Agua neighborhood.

Alvarez Bravo is the most celebrated photographer in Mexico, and with good reason.

“Inside Entrance of the Bravo Centre” — Photo by Author

Inside the entry, this arched niche displays this image, of a woman leaning on a wrought iron railing. The power of photography is on full display. I can only surmise this niche and railing were constructed to house this specific portrait. The original portrait was made in 1931.

“Portrait of Alvarez Bravo Inside Entrance” — Photo of Portrait — by Author

This portrait of Alvarez Bravo hangs on the wall opposite the niche and portrait of the woman leaning on the railing. This portrait shows Bravo in his later years.

I can’t help but feel his intense gaze, knowing the perceptive power of his vision is what created the body of…