Featured Photographers
View of John Heaton’s work above exhibit cases 1 and 2.
Above Case 1:
Photos by John Edward Heaton (1951 – )
John Edward Heaton’s work documents the fascinating worlds of Guatemala. He has spent 35 years immersed as a photographer, environmentalist, visual anthropologist, cultural entrepreneur, and curious witness to this Central American nation, among the most historically rich and complex nations of the region. Occupying the space between historical documentary and fine art, Heaton’s stunning photographs capture the ironies and poignancy of Guatemala and its people with a penetrating gaze that is thoroughly engaged, sympathetic and not without a good dose of humor.
The Latin American Library was one of the first to collect Heaton’s published work, and the first U.S. venue to debut John Edward Heaton’s Guatemala on March 18, 2016. The exhibition was first shown in Paris at the Maison Européene de la Photographie from September to October 2015. Recognizing and acquiring historically important publications in a timely way allows us to bring to the Tulane campus exhibitions like Heaton’s that usually tour only at large museums.
View of Daniel Chauche’s photos about exhibit cases 3 and 4.
Above Case 4:
Photos by Daniel Chauche (1951 – )
“My visual language shows a very personal approach to everyday life that reflects, through its specificity, the many ways of being in this nation [Guatemala]. The styles I use to capture images are all rooted in the very concrete needs of transmitting to the viewer a sense of time and place of when they were taken, while remaining timeless, frozen, to be rediscovered.” Daniel Chauche has been photographing Guatemala and its people since he arrived in that country in 1976. He currently resides in La Antigua.