Farewell to Rodrigo Moya, Photographer of Latin American History

Photographer Rodrigo Moya passed away at the age of 91, at his home in Cuernavaca, Morelos.

“I was interested in photographing those places, the people, their way of life. I am a humanist and a realist. I left the Mexico of progress to other colleagues,” Moya said in 2019, during the tour he offered at his solo exhibition at the Centro de la Imagen, titled “Rodrigo Moya. Mexico / Peripheries.”

“I dropped out of college and took photos as a way to earn a living, with my mentor Guillermo Angulo, who taught me the ropes of photography; I've loved it ever since; it's my life,” he acknowledged.

The 2019 exhibition was the photographer's last. It was held to celebrate his 85th birthday. His work was exhibited in two venues, the second being the Museo Palacio de Bellas Artes, which was titled Rodrigo Moya. Mexico / Scenes.

At the time, the photographer said he continued to take pictures, even though his vision was no longer the same, but he practiced photography because it continued to offer new ways of seeing the world that are not possible in either art or literature.

According to Moya, for a photo to move the viewer, "it has to be worked on passionately," and he affirmed that he always worked with total dedication.

"You are the image itself; you become what you photograph," he declared.

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