5.18.2012

International Site Profiles: Panoramica Galerie


We're following that post with a series of short profiles that will collectively provide a starting point for an exploration of international blogs, online magazines, and pages. We began by looking at KileleWe Take Pictures TooArab Image FoundationGreater Middle East PhotoSpace CadetStreet Level JapanKantor Berita MES 56Japan ExposuresInvisible Photographer Asiamy new notebookoitzarismeLa Fototeca, and ZoneZero.

Today we continue with a look at Argentina-based Panoramica Galerie.

THE BASICS
SitePanoramica Galerie
Location: Argentina
Recommended sample post: EdiciĆ³n II
Frequency of posts: Very low - one per year
Founded: 2010
Last updated: 2011
In a sentence: An online reference gallery published as a yearly "edition" featuring a cross-section of contemporary Argentinian photographers.
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Panoramica Galerie is published as an "edition" every 12-18 months. Each edition features roughly two dozen Argentinian photographers from across the "panorama" of contemporary photography in the country. The site is in Spanish, but focuses heavily on the images and is easy to navigate.

Each photographer selected to be part of the edition is represented by between eight and ten images and a short biography. The site is for the general public, but also designed with an eye towards being a reference source on contemporary Argentinian photography for curators, collectors, museums, and galleries.

Panoramica Galerie can be found on Facebook.