Text span., engl. - Other edition: Buenos Aires: La Azotea Editorial Fotográfica 2008 (124 p. - Reprint of 1995 edition comprising the general history of photography in Argentina from the early photography and daguerreotypes of 1884 to the last decade of the 20th century. Strongly focused on 20th century the author reviews some photographers - individually or in groups - and their work, and their historical-political context. Some names mentioned include: Alejandro Wolk, Grete Stern, Humberto Rivas, Annemarie Heinrich, Horacio Coppola and others). This book received the Premio Cámera Argentina de Publicaciones 1996.