Lehigh University Art Galleries
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
610-758-3615
Douglas Mason: Maya Quest
Color Photographs
October 11, 1999 - January 7, 2000
Photographer Douglas Mason and the Maya Quest expedition team traveled
by mountain bike through remote sections of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize,
searching for the causes of the collapse of ninth century Mayan civilization.
They were directed by children in the U.S. and around the world via the
Internet, and the team sent back images, journals and video. The intense
color photographs provide a window into the ancient civilization, the landscape
and the indigenous people who befriended the team. (left: Mayaquest
Team, Tikal, Guatemala © Douglas Mason)
from left to right: Palenque, Mexico; Leaf Cutter Ants;
Todod Santos, Guatemala © Douglas Mason
Doug Mason teaches photography at Lehigh University. His
work has been widely exhibited and published, most recently in 1996 for
Maya Guest, The Interactive Expedition, with text by Dan Buettner. (Onion
Press)
In an interview with the curator of the exhibition Mason
said: "I use my camera as a learning tool. To see the world, figure
out what I am looking at, and communicate to others (and myself) what I
have learned, is my goal."
To see more images or find links to Maya Quest see Mason's
website.
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Photographer Douglas Mason and the Maya Quest expedition team traveled
by mountain bike through remote sections of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize,
searching for the causes of the collapse of ninth century Mayan civilization.
They were directed by children in the U.S. and around the world via the
Internet, and the team sent back images, journals and video. The intense
color photographs provide a window into the ancient civilization, the landscape
and the indigenous people who befriended the team. (left: Mayaquest
Team, Tikal, Guatemala © Douglas Mason)
