The famous Galician photographer, Manuel Ferrol died today, in Spain, he was 79!

Ferrol is best known for his photographs of the Spanish immigration to the Americas during the 1950's . In 1957, the young Galician photographer, accepted the work of documenting the leave-taking of the immigrants leaving for America from Coruña. His work was commissioned by the Comisión Católica da Emigración/ Catholic commission of Immigration.
This is Ferrol's famous heart rendering photo of a separation:

Thanks Booklady for the information on Manuel Ferrol. Otherwise, I would have missed that item, and will now be able to add him to my reading list. It's always great to make discoveries like the work of Ferrol, the kind that make a person grow a little (or a lot). Plume