El Fotografo mexicano
El Fotografo mexicano is a photography trade catalogue published in Mexico City in 1899 by the American Photo Supply Co., aimed at Spanish-speaking photographers and buyers of camera equipment. Its pictures are plain black-and-white product illustrations of large view cameras on stands, a man aiming a lens on a tripod, and a repeated advertising label for Bausch & Lomb lenses with a price, showing how commercial product imagery was simplified into strong silhouettes and stark contrast that a designer could adapt for vintage camera or shop graphics.
