Juan Brenner

This book is a series in which photographer Juan Brenner ca­rries out an in-depth visual study of current Guatemalan so­ciety from the perspective of miscegenation and the incalcula­ble consequences of the Spanish conquest. Establishing Pedro de Alvarado as a central figure not only in the conquest of Guatemala, which in fact he was, but rather as a key figure in the formation of a complex, segregated and deeply troubled society.
"Tonatiuh" is Juan Brenner's first book after a photogra­ph career of more than 20 years. First as a fashion photo­grapher in NYC and later as a photo journalist in his nati­ve Guatemala. The book approaches us to topics of social impact in Central America, like violence, gender issues and migra­tion providing a panorama of modern-day Guatemala. Juan Brenner visited more than 50 towns across Guate­mala, following Pedro de Alvarado's steps to take the photos. At the end of the photobook there is a map indi­cating the places he went and an explanation worth rea­ding of the images giving a powerful vision of this work.