M’kumba is a photography project that portrays the resilience of Afro-Brazilian communities in the face of the country’s historical religious intolerance. The title comes from an ancient Bantu word that designated the gatherings of wise men and spiritual leaders. Over time, due to colonial prejudice, the term was distorted by Brazilian society to stigmatize Afro-Brazilian…
Set in Veracruz, Mexico, Dolores’ project explores the little-told story of some Afro-Mexican communities. Through photography, she questions the official narrative and raises questions about the role of women in the story of Nyanga (the mythical Gabonese prince brought to Mexico as a slave) who led the first rebellion of maroons in the country. Dolores…
Survivors is a series of portraits of women who have suffered or are suffering from breast cancer. In all cases, the images were taken using the wet collodion technique, resulting in ferrotypes or ambrotypes in a 4×5-inch format, which were then scanned and left unretouched. The images are raw, without makeup. They cruelly show the…
Some of the most powerful images of the 20th and 21st centuries emerged from the clash between gaze and otherness, in that interstitial space of encounter between the photographer and the communities that inhabit the margins. Retaguardia is part of that more underground tradition, establishing a stylistic bridge with the work of other photographers such…
In the 1950s and 1960s, the National Colonization Institute launched a project to transform rural Galicia into a model of intensive agricultural production. In Terra Chá, villages such as Matodoso, Arneiro, Pumar, and A Espiñeira were built, designed by Galician architect Alejandro de la Sota, although the urban and architectural concepts followed patterns that were…
La Escaramuza-Escuela “Perla de Occidente” is one of Mexico’s leading horseback riding teams, founded by Zoila Cárdenas, a pioneer for female riders in charrería. In 1991, Zoila created the first association for Damas Charras (female riders), breaking barriers and opening doors for women in this traditional male-sport-. The school has since gained a strong reputation,…
Julieta Paredes uses milk of magnesia in her eyes to ease the effects of tear gas bombs used by the military police to disperse protests against the bill known as “Marco Temporal” on the Bandeirantes highway in São Paulo, Brazil. The bill would limit the recognition of new indigenous reserves, a decision seen by environmentalists…
A Yanomami woman with severe malaria and signs of malnutrition receives assistance after arriving on a plane at an airport in the city of Boa Vista, capital of Roraima, Brazil, on January 29, 2023. The Government has declared a health emergency for the Yanomami people. “When all the shamans have died, I think the sky…
Teammates and the coach of the soccer team mourn over the coffin of 15-year-old Ismael Arroyo at his family’s home in the Las Malvinas neighborhood, south of Guayaquil. Ismael and his 14-year-old brother Josué disappeared on December 8 after leaving a sports practice. Along with two other minors, they were detained by the military and…
Amidst the vastness of the Xingu Indigenous Park, in the heart of Brazil, the Yawalapiti persist as guardians of an ancestral memory. This photo essay delves into the intimacy of the Yawalapiti people and their vital role in preserving Kuarup, the funeral ritual that honors distinguished dead and reaffirms the cultural ties between the peoples…