Madrid

Fernando Manso is a photographer who works with a plate camera and very slow exposure times. Each snapshot takes hours of preparation, and the result is impressive, since he manages to give a singular beauty to images that no one seemed to have noticed. The Crystal Palace, the Puerta de Alcalá, the Retiro Park, the Gran Vía, the Teatro Real in a display that includes aerial and ground-level views, clear skies, snowy streets, impossible architectures and imposing buildings. Madrid is a very special place through his eyes.