Title: Las fotos de mi tata Mario Roa
Description: The book presents a small sample of the photographs taken by Mario Roa during his early years of photojournalism. As an independent press photographer, he traveled all over the country searching for stories of national interest. The archive of Mario Roa is a visual chronicle of life in Costa Rica. The negatives constitute a modern history of Costa Rica illustrating official and diplomatic events, news, sports, protests, entertainment, and the changing political parties.
Subjects: Photojournalism, Pictorial works, Social conditions, Photograph collections, Photographers, History
Places: Costa Rica
People: Mario Roa Velásquez (1917-2004)
Time periods: 20th century