Leopoldo Pomés

Published in 2001 by La Fábrica, this monograph serves as a comprehensive retrospective on the career of Leopoldo Pomés, one of the most significant figures in Spanish photography and advertising during the second half of the 20th century. Born in Barcelona, Pomés was a self-taught photographer whose work emerged from the mid-century avant-garde, characterized by an acute sensitivity to light and a humanistic approach to his subjects. This volume was curated to encapsulate his diverse contributions, ranging from his early involvement with the Dau al Set movement to his later, highly influential career as a pioneer in the Spanish advertising industry.

The design of the book reflects the aesthetic values that defined Pomés’s own body of work—a balance between raw, observational photography and a refined, almost cinematic sense of composition. The collection brings together his iconic black-and-white portraits, street photography from post-war Barcelona, and the sophisticated advertising imagery that helped shape the visual culture of Spain in the late 1960s and 1970s. Upon its release, the book was received as a definitive archival resource, celebrated by critics and art historians for preserving the legacy of an artist who fundamentally changed how commercial and artistic photography were perceived in his country.