Gilbert and Pooch, El Paso — July 12, 2008 Assume nothing. I asked this man, in Espanol, if I could photograph him and his Chihuahua (part of a series I’ve been doing for a long time). “I don’t speak Spanish,” he countered. Why would I think he was Spanish-speaking?
Juarez Police Protest Arbitrary Arrests Protesting policeman, Juarez –March 2008 photograph by Julian Cardona Photo and story by Julian Cardona March 31, 2008 About 50 Juárez police officers protested what they consider the arbitrary arrests of fellow officers by the recently arrived Mexican army in ciudad Juarez. They were protesting the alleged framing of numerous […]
El Paso/Juarez — July 10, 2008 El Paso: foreground. Juarez: Background. Words written in blood on old documents and rattling around in people’s heads who don’t live there.
Miguel, postman and mensch, El Paso — July 2008 Miguel. Another border encounter. He’s a savior for me on this day.
James Barraza, Segundo barrio, El Paso — June 30, 2008 James Barraza prowls the Segundo barrio with his Bible and attempts to spread “the good word.”
