PHOTO OF THE WEEK: July 27-August 3, 2007 Musico perdido en las ruinas de Juarez / July 2007 El Centro, the downtown of Juarez, is going down. La Mariscal, the zone of shops and bars and (say this quietly) brothels north of El Centro, the commercial zone north of El Centro stretching to the border with the U.S., […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: July 20–27, 2007 Dignified Man #12 Cool Norteno, Plaza de Juarez — Juarez, Mexico / June 2007 The Plaza de Juarez in Juarez, Mexico is an ancient crossroads. The plaza stands in front of the Mision de Guadalupe, a church established in 1659 along the El Camino Real. The plaza today is […]
PHOTO TIPS July20, 2007 “Candid,” photography brings up some decisions, ethically and technically. How candid do you want it? I try to be a “fly on the wall,” and not have eye contact at the moment of the photo capture, but, I also try to not sneak around and make sure everyone knows that I’m […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: July 13–20, 2007 Remnant #19, Tom Wicker’s Tire-El Paso, Texas / July 2007 This giant tire is in front of Wicker Tire Company at 701 San Antonio St. in El Paso, Texas. It has been there since the late 1960’s and has become an El Paso landmark. The tire was originally on […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: July 6–13, 2007 Snatched Mexican day laborer sits in the back of a Border Patrol van, El Paso 1999 Most “illegal immigrants,†incarcerated in El Paso are laborers who’s immigration activity is, merely, a two way commute, finding them returning to Juarez, Mexico, at the end of a work day. Being incarcerated by […]
