Parallel Worlds - Hardcover

Olea, Ricardo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0977341607 ISBN 13: 9780977341603

Publisher: Olea Castillo, 2006

Synopsis

The United States and Peru are located on the same continent and both were conquests, but each has followed opposite paths through history. While one capitalizes on the present and future, the other is buried in the past. While the United States exudes power, riches, and nice modern cities, Peru contributes a rich millenary culture, fine sceneries, and natural landscapes. One shows technological treasures, the other shows cultural treasures and ancient traditions. One is characterized by development, progress, and comfort, the other by backwardness and poverty. In Parallel Worlds, the author uses photographs to compare and contrast these two countries. Paying specific attention to architecture, Olea tries to capture beauty within the chaos and monotony of a city and the beauty, creativity, and life of rural areas.

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About the Authors

Ricardo Olea was born in Lima, Peru. He graduated with a degree in International Business, and is an architect specializing in landscape architecture. His passion is photography and his specialty is architectural photography. His pictures have both testimonial and documentary character, since he presents his impressions of architecture, urban landscape, people, customs, and landscapes of the countries he visits. He has presented photograph exhibitions about Japan, the United States, and Peru. In each presentation he tries to transport people to the heart of a city or a country, in a photographic journey and adventure to past and present.

Ricardo Olea was born in Lima, Peru. He graduated with a degree in International Business, and is an architect specializing in landscape architecture. His passion is photography, and his specialty is architectural photography. His pictures have both testimonial and documentary character, since he presents his impressions of architecture, urban landscape, people, customs and landscapes of countries he visits. He has presented photograph exhibitions about Japan, the United States, and Peru. In each presentation he tries to transport people to the heart of a city or a country, in a photographic journey and adventure to past and present.

Edition details

• Publisher: Olea Castillo
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0977341607
• ISBN 13: 9780977341603
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 140