New photographic visions of lanzarote: An island beyond tourism

Abstract

Since the 60´s in the twentieth century, Lanzarote has been fully integrated into international tourism. This has entailed a profound transformation of its territorial, demographic, economic, social and cultural reality and also a laborious construction of its image. Photography has helped consolidate and disseminate tourist-oriented routes, iconographies and perceptions. At the same time, other photographic proposals have been extended that bring us closer to new possibilities for dialog with the island. They have served to give importance to other topics and have indicated other possibilities to look at. Their approaches are enriching because they bring essential and human leads and questions, highlight the natural and cultural interest of Lanzarote and invite us to reflect from knowledge and respect. This article analyzes and shows the contributions of Carlos A. Schwartz and Hamish Fulton.