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Robert Besora Vidales
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Ordinary Magic: Meeting My Family Through Vernacular Frames

From the early 1900s to the late 1970s, relatives and acquaintances gave my family the privilege to hold memories physically for the first time. In these ongoing series, I want to give voice to those early photographers who chose to see beauty in their everyday lives.

By documenting findings in my family photo albums, I aim to connect with my ancestors. Cause every picture tells a story, and these tell the story of my family.

Circa 1926. My great-grandfather (first on the right) and his family in their farmhouse in Alcover.

1960. My grandfather (back row second on the left) and his friends during mandatory military service.
1974. My mom, grandmother and aunt show their "mona" for Easter.
Circa 1945. Postcard from my grandfather's cousins.




1947. My grandmother (first on the right) and her friends.

1974. My mother (first on the right) and my aunt on Christmas Day.
Circa 1925. My great-grandmother during her stay in Barcelona.

Circa 1947. My grandfather (boy in the middle) and his relatives in their family farmhouse in Puigpelat.


“...one must have a not too pronounced notion of what constitutes beauty in the external, and above all must not worship it. To worship beauty for its own sake is narrow, and one surely cannot derive from it that aesthetic pleasure which comes from finding beauty in the commonest things.” - Imogen Cunningham




1945. Postcard from military service to my grandfather.
Circa 1920. My great-great-grandmother (middle front row) and her family in Alcover.
1946. 1945. Postcard from military service to my grandfather.





1967. My grandmother and mom in Puigpelat.

1946. 1945. Postcard from military service to my grandfather.
Circa 1945. My grandmother (first on the right) and great-aunt (second on the left) with their friends in Farena.


1973. My aunt with her new bicycle.




Circa 1947. My grandfather (boy in the middle) and his relatives in their family farmhouse in Puigpelat.
1973. My grandmother, mom and aunt in Tarragona.

1975. My grandmother and mom giving "la mona" for Easter.



1943. My grandfather and friends during mandatory military service.
Circa 1938. My grandfather's family in Capafonts.