One of the most interesting and innovative photographers in the world, Luis González Palma is like no other, and was not inspired or influenced by any other past or contemporary photographer.
He is a truly unique, original phenomenon of creativity once again confirming the revolutionary intellectualism of Latin American photography.
González Palma, Guatemalan but not of Indian origin, says he wants to ‘portray the soul of the people’, the heirs of the ancient Maya who are attempting to preserve their culture and traditions endangered by intermingling, flattery and threats from the western world.
Every one of González Palma’s images is a restoration of dignity and at the same time the recovery of a magical, mysterious world.
He is definitely not a photojournalist, but on the contrary was one of the first to think of photography as a free, open system. His first works in this spirit date back to 1986.
One of the most interesting and innovative photographers in the world, Luis González Palma is like no other, and was not inspired or influenced by any other past or contemporary photographer.
He is a truly unique, original phenomenon of creativity once again confirming the revolutionary intellectualism of Latin American photography.
González Palma, Guatemalan but not of Indian origin, says he wants to ‘portray the soul of the people’, the heirs of the ancient Maya who are attempting to preserve their culture and traditions endangered by intermingling, flattery and threats from the western world.
Every one of González Palma’s images is a restoration of dignity and at the same time the recovery of a magical, mysterious world.
He is definitely not a photojournalist, but on the contrary was one of the first to think of photography as a free, open system. His first works in this spirit date back to 1986.