Mexico, 1961

 

Edgar’s work explores the passage of time through light, transformation, memory, and the overlooked details of daily life. Using materials that evolve naturally; prints altered by weather, recycled images, and the interplay between digital and traditional processes, each piece becomes a visual metaphor that sparks curiosity. Improvisation, scale, and un- expected juxtapositions are central to the practice, creating a personal visual language that invites viewers to experience images in new and liberating ways.

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He studied Communication Science at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimil- co before earning a Master’s in Photography and Related Media at the School of Visual Arts, New York, supported by both a Fulbright-García Robles and a FONCA scholarship.

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He has received multiple distinctions, including the Sistema Nacional de Creadores FONCA (2015–2018), the Exit Prize at the Third Contest of Contemporary Photography, Conarte (2017), and an Artistic Production Residency at the Banff Centre, Canada (2005).

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Ladrón de Guevara has exhibited widely in North America and Europe, with solo and group shows at the Amparo Museum (Puebla), Carrillo Gil Museum (Mexico City), Centro de la Imagen (Mexico City), the Bronx Museum of the Arts, and the Museum of the City of New York, among others. His work has also been presented at major fairs such as ZONA MACO FOTO, ARCO Madrid, Art Chicago, and FotoFest Houston.

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His photographs are held in collections including the JUMEX Collection (Mexico City), the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection (New York), the Carrillo Gil Museum of Art, and the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago.