Huellas/Footprints

The Student Media Grant from the Center for Conflict and Development at Texas A&M University funded this photo essay. This funding allowed me to capture some...

Parece que el apetito por las imágenes que muestran cuerpos en dolor es casi tan intenso como el deseo de tener cuerpos desnudos.

It seems that the appetite for pictures showing bodies in pain is as keen, almost, as the desire for ones that show bodies naked.

For photographs to accuse, and possibly to alter conduct, they must shock.

Para que las fotografías acusen, y posiblemente alteren la conducta, deben impactar.

A blue background with silhouettes of buildings that simulate the financial district of Los Angeles and the classic palm trees. In the center a figure kneeli...

Un fondo azul con siluetas de edificios que simulan el distrito financiero de Los Angeles y las clásicas palmeras. En el centro una figura arrodillada con lo...

Hi y'all! My name is Holly Buttrey, and I have a masters in Global Policy Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. This summer I spent one week collabor...

Durante 3 semanas, he recorrido varias veces la ruta Ciudad Hidalgo-Mapastepec y he contado hasta 10 puntos de inspección en 150 kilómetros. El número de uni...

For 3 weeks, I have traveled the Ciudad Hidalgo-Mapstepec route several times and have counted up to 10 inspection points in 150 kilometers. The number of gr...

Hello all! My name is Marianne Richardson, and I am a first-year Masters student at the University of Texas at Austin. I study migration and border policy, a...

6 de la mañana y soy el primer mexicano que se acerca a uno de los tres grupos de balseros. Barren y limpian, acomodan sillas, fuman y toman café. 25 pesos o...

6 0'clock in the morning and I am the first Mexican to approach one of three groups of rafters. They sweep and clean, accommodate chairs, smoke and drink cof...

Cuando me acerqué a la estación migratoria "Siglo XXI" en Tapachula observé varios autobuses estacionados. Para deportaciones, pensé. Después de encontrar un...

When I approached the immigration station (detention center) "Siglo XXI" in Tapachula I observed several parked buses. For deportations, I thought. After fin...