Rafael Garzón

The name of this studio was Estudio fotográfico Hispano-árabe Casa del Califa • Calle Alhambra 24, Granada (inside the Alhambra of Granada). • Calle Mendez Nuñez 5, Seville.

• Name — Rafael Garzón • Birth Name — Rafael Garzón Rodríguez • Born — 1863 • Birthplace — Granada, Spain • Died — 1923 • Place of death — Granada, Spain • Known for — Photographer, illustrator • Movement — Orientalist; Costumbrista • Website — Rafael Garzón

He recorded with his camera the landscapes and monuments of Andalucía. He became famous because of his photographic portraits made in his studio inside The Alhambra. His photographs illustrated the Commercial Guide of Granada. In Seville, where he arrived in 1901, he hold a studio with a sumptuous Arabic scenery in order to use it for his photographs. He made portraits of the aristocracy of Seville and also of the first tourists of the 19th century who used to travel to Andalucía. This is why his photographs are spread outside Spain too. He also made albums and postcards of monuments of Seville.

• Illustration — Cartuja de Granada • Illustration — Garzón's photograph of the Alhambra • Illustration — Puerta de la Sangre o Zocodover, Toledo, de Garzón • Illustration — Carlistas en Granada 1894