John Mraz is Research Professor at the Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad Autonoma de Puebla (Mexico) and National Researcher III. Among his books are Looking for Mexico: Modern Visual Culture and National Identity; Nacho Lopez, Mexican Photographer; La mirada inquieta: Nuevo fotoperiodismo mexicano, 1976-1996; and Uprooted: Braceros in the Hermanos Mayo Lens.