The Lens of Andalusia: The Life and Legacy of Rafael Garzón Rodríguez In the golden twilight of the Belle Époque, a period defined by profound cultural shifts and an burgeoning fascination with the exotic, Rafael Garzón Rodríguez emerged as one of Spain’s most evocative visual chroniclers. Born in the historic heart of Granada in 1863, Garzón did not merely observe the landscapes of Andalusia; he sought to immortalize their very soul through the nascent medium of photography. His journey was one of profound artistic synthesis, blending a rigorous classical training with the technical precisi…