Trending: The Unknown Beauty of Afro-Mexicans
Until three years, Afro-Mexicans didn't officially exist. It wasn't until a 2015 census that Mexico acknowledged the 1.38 million citizens of African descent living in the country, and, noted the British Journal of Photography recently, despite that belated recognition, Afro-Mexican people remain on the fringes of Mexican society. BJP spotlighted Cecile Smetana Baudier, a French Danish photographer whose series "Diaspora; Costa ... Read the full Story >>
Spotlight: Carlos Becerra Captures the Cult of Maria Lionza
In 2014, Caracas-based photographer Carlos Becerra began traveling to Sorte, the mountain in western Venezuela that is home to the cult of Maria Lionza, a deity with indigenous, African and Christian roots whose followers can be found throughout Venezuelan society. For some, the religion, a sort of Santeria in which devotees enter trancelike states and perform traditional rituals like walking on embers, can seem ... Read the full Story >>
Spotlight: Carloman Macidiano Cespedes Riojas's Artful Autobiography
"Photography has been my medicine to cure the heart." So says Carloman Macidiano Cespedes Riojas, a Peru-born photographer who for the past 13 years has lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Cespedes Riojas creates images that, he says, are inspired by real events in his life, one of which has been honored as a finalist in the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards and as a ... Read the full Story >>
Spotlight: Oliver Herrera Photographs a Victim of Police Violence in Venezuela
Last June, Venezuelan photographer Oliver Herrera shot a remarkable portrait of a young woman named Kim, who had recently been injured by police during student protests against the Venezuela government. "She just was trying to help an injured student on the floor when a policemen shot her with pellets in her arms and head," says Herrera. Kim, who had modeled for Herrera previously, asked ... Read the full Story >>