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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Guy Lane

PhotoEspaña 2025: chance encounters and colonial legacies in Spain’s photo festival

Man playing harmonica in Paris street in 1967.
Paris, 1967. The historical evolution of photography is explored at the 28th edition of PhotoEspaña. Photograph: Joel Meyerowitz.

PhotoEspaña, Spain’s premier festival of photography, has opened in Madrid and other locations across the country including Barcelona, Santander and Zaragoza. The capital is hosting more than 80 contemporary and historical exhibitions in a range of venues that include the grounds of the Royal Palace, the Prado, a former water tower and an old sawmill.

  • Top left: Adelita: She Was Not Only Brave She Was Beautiful, 2023. Top right: Adelita: I Would Follow Her by Ground and Sea, 2023. Above: Toward a History of African American Women on New Spain’s Far Northern Frontier, 2023. Photographs: Ayana V Jackson/Mariane Ibrahim.

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