The images included here are historical material in the public domain.
I am a published photographer and taught photography at the University of Costa Rica. My biography is here.
I do not have much time to deal with bulletin boards, mailing lists and other means of informing the public about this photography history site: if you can recommend it to others, I will appreciate it. I specially want to exchange links.
My mother bought me the camera I wanted when I was 13 (a simple Kodak Trimlite Instamatic 18 that soon was stolen from our parked car).
My high school friends Carlos ("Doc") and Alex taught me how to use a professional 35 mm Yashica and how to use a darkroom when I was 17.
I deeply thank all the girls who for love, friendship or money accepted to pose nude or dressed for me, as well as a few relatives and friends who also modeled every now and then.
Thanks also to the people who sent feedback and to Saelon Renkes for her advice when I published the first version of this website-gallery.
Julian Monge - Nájera / State Distance Education University (UNED), Costa Rica /
