Eduardo Calderón  studied anthropology at the University of Washington and became interested in photography after taking a course taught by Edward Harper called Visual Anthropology which insisted on the use of film as the main tool in ethnological research.

Rod Slemmons, former Associate Curator of Photography and Prints at the Seattle Art Museum, when speaking of the genre of "street" photography, touches upon many of the characteristics that are prevalent in Calderon's work: "the edge of the frame is used to imply a casual glance - people and objects are cut off, partially seen, or only hinted at. The metaphoric implications of this use of the frame is important: the point of view is personalized, and we move into the place of the artist as observer. Many of the images are overtly voyeuristic. We peer over shoulders and into windows. We wait on the edges of the action. Very private moments are captured in the collective choreography of the street."

Featuring Eduardo Calderón:

Faces of Tradition: Portraits of Mexican Artists in the Yakima Valley, 
Kittitas County Historical Museum,
October 6 - December 1, 2007

The people who come to the Yakima Valley from Mexico bring with them many artistic traditions. These include music, dance, and handcrafts which have defined the Mexican people for generations and make our valley’s Mexican-American communities vibrant and colorful. Some of these immigrants are professional artists, bearers of centuries-old traditions which they can continue to practice here. Amateur or professional, they bring a variety of faces to the arts of Mexico in the Yakima Valley. This exhibit of photographs shows just a sample of the eclectic Mexican-American artist community in the Yakima Valley.