Juan José de Jesús Yas

Juan José de Jesús Yas (born Kohei Yasu; December 27, 1846 - February 28, 1917), was a Japanese-born photographer who established himself in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala and documented the city toward the end of the 19th century and early 20th century.

Biography

Yas arrived to Guatemala as a translator of the famous Mexican astronomer Covarrubias and he liked photography so much, that he became a student of German professor Herbruger.

Death

He died in Antigua Guatemala in 1917.