Great Black and White photographers Part 2

Manuel Álvarez Bravo
     Manuel Alvarez Bravo was a Mexican photographer born in Mexico city on February 4, 1902. He passed away at the age of 100 on October 19, 2002, in Mexico City, Mexico. He was introduced to photography at a young age as his father was was pursuing painting and photography, and his grandfather was a professional portrait maker. He took classes at the of San Carlos but his photography is self taught. His career lasted from the late 1920's up until the 1990's. He was sponsored by the Mexican government to take photographs of Mexico and Mexico's institutions while they were in the midst of the Mexican Revolution. This was the peak of his career. He eventually studied at the Academia Nacional de Bellss Artes.