From the innovative work of Louis Daguerre, one of photography’s founding fathers, to the poetic humanists who shaped the very landscape of the modern medium, Paris boasts a proud and unique photographic heritage and, to this day, remains one of the most photographed cities in the world.

The history of Spanish photography is closely tied to the political discourses of the early 20th century when photojournalism served as a transcription of the realities of conflict and as a means of influencing public opinion overseas.