The images collected in 40 Spins were captured by photographer Claudia Madrazo over a period of five years in many different parts of the world. Organized in 20 sequences, this collection of landscapes, portraits and images of objects constitutes the highly personal logbook of a wide-ranging visual adventure. More than simply a book of photographs, the volume is a personal diary, a collection of visions and perceptions by a vital and inquisitive artist in whose work the influence of the great Mexican photographer Manuel Álvarez Bravo can be felt–though her results branch out into quite unexpected directions. James Turell, master sculptor of light and space, contributes a brief foreword to this volume.