AWARDS

1957

  • Eighth place in the Contest for Foreign Students by The Photographic Society of America, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

1957-1959

Photographic Club of Mexico.

  • Third place, abstract and modernist theme (August 1957).
  • Third place, still life theme (April 1959).
  • Second place, open theme (September 1959).
  • Honor roll (November 1959).

1960-1963

Photographic Club of Mexico

  • First place, open theme (May 1960).
  • Second place, texture theme (June 1960).
  • First place, open theme (August 1960).
  • Tenth place in the Panorama en Color Contest (November 1960).
  • Second place, open theme (January 1961).
  • First and third place, open theme (May 1961).
  • Third place, modernist theme (July 1961).
  • Second place, open theme (June 1962).
  • First special mention, open theme (August 1962).
  • First special mention, open theme (January 1963).
  • First special mention, open theme (February 1963).
  • First place, open theme (March 1963).
  • First and second place, excursion to Acopilco and open themes (May 1963).
  • First place, open theme (June 1963).
  • Second place, open theme (July 1963).
  • First place, open theme (September and October 1963).
  • First and second place, open and Mexican handicraft themes (December 1963).

1966

  • Received the Leitz award, presented his work at the International Photographic Fair, New York, United States.

1976

  • Received an honorable mention at the “Nuevos Valores 1976” exhibition, held at the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana, Mexico City, Mexico.

    1980

    • Received an honorable mention at the “Nuevos Valores 1976” exhibition at the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana, Mexico City, Mexico.

    1984

    • Received an award at the III Biennial of Photography in Mexico.
    • Received an acquisition award at the First National Photography Colloquium held in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico.

    1985

    • Received the “Premio Internazionale di Cultura Citta di Anghiari” (International Culture Award City of Anghiari) in Italy.

    1987

    • Received a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in the United States. 
    • Awarded for an essay in the 4th International Art Contest on Images of Labor. Employment or Its Lack. PREALC (Regional Employment Program for Latin America and the Caribbean), International Labour Organization (OIT), Santiago de Chile, Chile. 

    1997

    • Received a grant from the Fideicomiso para La Cultura y Las Artes México/EU for the project “The New Americans Purepecha: people who travel” by Rubén Martínez and Jo Rodriguez.

    • Received the California Council of the Humanities Award for the project “The New Americans Purepecha: people who travel” by Rubén Martínez and Jo Rodriguez, created for ZoneZero.

    • Selected along with writer Rubén Martínez for the Metro Art, BookMark Project in Los Angeles. Meyer’s images are featured on buses in the area.

    2006

    • Invited Guest Professor at Shandong University of Art and Design (September).

    2007

    • Received recognition at Retina 2007, the Second Photographic Encounter at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City, Mexico (September).

    2010

    • Received the “Medalla al Mérito Fotográfico” (Photographic Merit Medal) at the XI National Meeting of Photographic Archives in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico (October).

    2011

    • Received the “Life Time Achievement Award” at the Chobi Mela VI International Photography Festival in Bangladesh (January).
    • Received a merit award for a distinguished career at the Chobi Mela VI International Photography Festival in Bangladesh (January).

    2014

    • Received the Lucie Award for the distinguished “Visionary Award” (February).
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