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Stuck in Juarez: Time warp (siempre es lo mismo)

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: April 25-May2, 2008 Stuck in Juarez, colonia Avicola-1989 The Silva family came to Juarez with the intention of crossing the border, into the U.S. and then traveling to the Midwest, where a family member had preceded them. They intended to work in agriculture in the wheat fields of Kansas. A dream. [...]

Headphones

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: April 18-25, 2008 Headphones, segundo barrio / El Paso – Jan. 31, 2008       Headphones Ninth Street and Oregon. The first street north of the border in El Paso, Texas. Jan. 31, 2008.

El Patron de Las calles: Robert Frank

from The Americans Robert Frank b. 1924 “I am always looking outside, trying to look inside.” This is da man! King of the road. He saw what everyone saw but he saw it through a 35mm camera and with a critical eye. To look at it now -the Global Village which used to be just [...]

Polaroid no mas. Fotografos estan proxima!

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: April 11-18, 2008 Polaroid no mas/Polaroid no more, Juarez – 2008 Polaroid Corporation announced in early February that they no longer will make Polaroid instant cameras or film. This announcement, world wide was greeted, mostly, by a collective shrug of the shoulders and a “ho-hum.” For Juarez street photographers the news [...]

Woman at protest

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: April 4-11, 2008 Distressed woman at protest at Lomas del Poleo, Juarez-2007 Juarez is in flames right now. Drug war is raging. I’m calling it a drug war. It’s a lot of things war. Always is.