Pedro Meyer

Biography:
Pedro Meyer is one of the pioneers and most recognized representatives of contemporary photography. He was the founder and president of the Consejo Mexicano de Fotografía (Mexican Council of Photography) and organizer of the first three Latin American Photography Colloquiums. Besides his artistic photographic work, Pedro Meyer has been a teacher in various prestigious institutions, as well as the curator, editor, founder and director of the renowned photography website ZoneZero.

In 1991 he published the very first CD ROM in the world that combined images and sound titled "I Photograph to Remember". He is also the author of the books "Tiempos de América" (American Times), "Espejo de Espinas" (Mirror of Thorns), "Los cohetes duraron todo el día" (The fireworks lasted all day). His book "Truths and Fictions: A journey of documentary photography to digital" edited by Aperture, was also made later into a CD ROM by Voyager in 1995. His latest book titled "The Real and the True" published by Peach Pitt Press came out in 2005.

Pedro Meyer has imparted more than a hundred lectures on the subject of photography and new technologies in important festivals, museums and academic institutions. His work has been presented in more than 200 exhibitions in museums and galleries all over the world and is part of very important permanent collections.

Statement:

This a selection of images taken from a much larger body of work, on the general theme of RELIGION which I have captured over the decades.
These religious acts in Mexico are a combination of the beliefs of people combined with the ritual and representation of what ever their identity is.
In most of these images one can find the fusion of the Catholic religion together with a pagan display of their old ancestry from precolombian times.