EL ROCÍO — Fernando Herráez — Ediciones Ojos de Buey, 2023

A dense, immersive record of one of Spain’s most overwhelming collective rituals, captured before its contemporary saturation. Photographed between 1976 and 1980, these images observe the pilgrimage at ground level—bodies, dust, devotion and excess intertwined. Herráez avoids spectacle, focusing instead on the physical and social choreography of the crowd. The result is a precise document of Andalusian popular culture at a moment of transition, where faith, festivity and exhaustion collapse into a single, continuous experience.

Technical Sheet
Title: El Rocío
Artist / Author: Fernando Herráez
Date: 1976–1980 / 2023 (1st ed.)
Edition: First edition
Medium / Materials: Softcover printed book
Dimensions (cm): 16 x 21.3
Pages: 64
Language: Spanish
Publisher / Editor: Ediciones Ojos de Buey
Condition: New