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Welcome to the photographic project Un Camiño trece olladas (One way, thirteen looks) in Galicia (Saint James Way). Supported by Xacobeo, Turgalicia, and the Direccion Xeral de Turismo of the Xunta de Galicia began the documentary work of six Galician photographers as exhibition by Copenhagen the 21st of June 2006 and will follow by european cities. In addition to the exhibition two books are published. The authors began their work in January and they delivery the images the 31 of March, 30 of October and 30 of November, with a final edition in meeting where they reviewed and will close the project. One way, 13 looks is the conceptual vision of each artist on this old route of so well-known peregrination to Santiago de Compostela.

In the Holly year of 1999, Delmi Alvarez walked on assignment for the newspaper El Correo Gallego two very important Camiños of Santiago: "Francés", from Roncesvalles, and "Portugués", from Lisbon. It went a exciting experience during the 30 days that he walked each one and  photographing and writing  the daily life of day by day



Galician Photographers participants with Xerente of Xacobeo and Director Xeral de  Turismo, last summer 2006 in Santiago de Compostela.
From left to rigth: Delmi Alvarez, Ignacio Rodriguez Eguibar (Xerente Xacobeo), Javier Teniente, Xulio Villarino, Fernando Bellas and Ruben Camilo Lois Gonzalez (Director Xeral de Turismo, Xunta de Galicia [Galician government]. In the picture is not Tino Viz present (he arrives later).


For use in Press media release photo. To enlarge the picture please click with the mouse over.
Credit photo 2006 (c) Signe Raikstina

There are many world-wide photographers whom have photographed the experience of the Camiño documenting with their analogical or digital cameras. The conceptual spirit of this project is the commitment of each photographer with Galicia, the Camiño and its surroundings. The exhibition contains images of each author in a exhibition in classic black frames, passpartout and prints in Lambda process paper by Galicia Color (A Coruña).The first exhibition was in a old church of Copenhaguen centre. The exhibition project is travelling around this cities and countries, Prague,Caltagirone, Alicante, Castellon, Denmark,Czech, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Latvia. For further information get in contact with the author of the project.

One way, thirteen looks
Photographers participants update: 13. (May 1st 2008)



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