Photos and photo stories from Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, Haiti and other places in Latin America.

A Transgender Woman At Twilight [Cali, Colombia]

2024-04-26 21:29

A Colombian transgender woman poses for a picture while waiting for sex service clients in the street in Cali, Colombia Read More

Barcelona Pavilion [Barcelona, Spain]

2024-04-26 21:16

Barcelona Pavilion, a modernist architectural building originally designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich for the German representation at the Expo 1929 (International Expositio… Read More

Caleta Portales In ValparaÃso [ValparaÃso, Chile]

2024-04-26 21:09

Fishing boats are seen docked at Caleta Portales, an artisanal fishing harbor located between Viña del Mar and Valparaíso, Chile Read More

Holy Week Self-punishment Ritual [Santo TomÃ¡s, Colombia]

2024-04-26 19:37

An Afro-Colombian man performs a self-punishment religious ritual, flogging himself with a cat o’ nine tails, during the Holy Week procession on Good Friday in Santo Tomás, Colo… Read More

A Garbage Recycler In Cali [Cali, Colombia]

2024-04-26 17:58

A homeless Afro-Colombian man, living and working on the street, pulls a cart loaded with garbage for recycling and discarded items in Cali, Colombia Read More

A Street Vendor In Santa Cruz De Mompox [Santa Cruz De Mompox, Colombia]

2024-04-26 17:52

An Afro-Colombian street vendor, carrying homemade food for sale on her head, walks on the street of Santa Cruz de Mompox, Colombia Read More

JosÃ©, El Carbonero [Barranquilla, Colombia]

2023-12-05 11:06

José R., a Colombian charcoal worker, a descendant of Turkish immigrants to the Caribbean coast of Colombia, fills plastic bags with charcoal in front of a rented storage room in the… Read More

A Colombian Tailor [December 2022]

2023-11-19 14:26

A Colombian tailor sews on a vintage sewing machine in his workshop in Cali, Colombia Read More

A Street Vendor In Guerrero [Tlapa De Comonfort, Guerrero, Mexico]

2023-11-19 14:16

A Mexican indigenous boy sells homegrown vegetables and herbs in front of a large street mural in Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero, Mexico Read More

Aerial Dancers [Barranquilla, Colombia]

2023-11-19 10:24

Shara Guzman and Mariale Contreras, Venezuelan aerial dancers, perform during an art performance in an industrial space in Barranquilla, Colombia. Aerial silks, a type of performance art com… Read More

A Worker Holds A Cup Of â€œtintoâ€ [Barranquilla, Colombia]

2023-11-13 20:51

An Afro-Colombian charcoal worker holds a cup of “tinto” (black coffee) while taking a break in his work in a street market in Barranquilla, Colombia Read More

Migration To The U.S. Via DarieÌn Gap [DariÃ©n Gap, Colombia - PanamÃ¡]

2023-11-13 20:20

Tens of thousands of migrants from around the world make the journey to the southern U.S. border through South America every year, crossing the roadless stretch of mountainous, inhospitable… Read More

Day Of The Dead In MichoacÃ¡n, Mexico [MichoacÃ¡n, Mexico]

2023-11-13 14:37

Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) is a religious holiday combining the Death veneration rituals of Pre-Hispanic cultures with the Catholic practice. Based on the belief that the souls… Read More

La Catrina [Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico]

2023-11-13 14:21

A young Mexican woman, dressed as La Catrina, a Mexican pop culture character representing the Death, takes part in the Day of the Dead festivities in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico. Day of th… Read More

La Catrina Dancer [Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico]

2023-11-13 14:17

A young Mexican woman, dressed as La Catrina, performs a dance act during the Day of the Dead festivities in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) is a religi… Read More

Catrina & Catrin [Morelia, MichoacÃ¡n, Mexico]

2023-10-27 20:34

Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) is a religious holiday combining the Death veneration rituals of Pre-Hispanic cultures with the Catholic practice. Based on the belief that the souls… Read More

Day Of The Dead In TzurumÃºtaro [TzurumÃºtaro, MichoacÃ¡n, Mexico]

2023-10-27 20:24

A Purepecha indigenous woman walks amongst the graves decorated with marigold flowers at a cemetery during the Day of the Dead celebrations in Tzurumútaro, Michoacán, Mexico. D… Read More

La Catrina Girl From Mexico [Morelia, MichoacÃ¡n, Mexico]

2023-10-13 11:02

A young Mexican woman with the La Catrina face paint takes part in the Day of the Dead celebrations in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) is a religio… Read More

Avocado Criollo [Cali, Colombia]

2023-08-03 21:35

A Colombian market vendor shows a fresh, halved avocado “criollo” for sale in the street market in Cali, Colombia. Avocado has always been a highly consumed food in Colombia, due… Read More

A Charcoal Vendor [Barranquilla, Colombia]

2023-08-03 21:14

A Colombian charcoal worker waits for customers in her small charcoal retail shop in a street market in Barranquilla, Colombia Read More

The Dark Side Of Cartagena [Cartagena, Colombia]

2023-08-03 16:25

Although the historic city center and the property owners in high-priced beach locations have benefited notably from the increase of tourism and the influx of investments in the last decade… Read More

A Chair In The Light [Bavaria, Sonora, Mexico]

2023-08-03 16:10

A wrought iron chair is seen placed in a rectangle of light coming through a window in a house during dawn in Bavaria, Sonora, Mexico Read More

Cowboys Breakfast [Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico]

2023-08-03 16:03

Mexican men, wearing cowboy hats, eat breakfast in a diner at the city’s market in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico Read More

A Colombian Tailor [Cali, Colombia]

2023-08-03 15:44

A Colombian tailor sews on a vintage sewing machine in his workshop in Cali, Colombia Read More

Migrants Cross The Jungle River [DariÃ©n Gap, Colombia]

2023-04-15 12:56

At Dawn, Before Going To Work [NecoclÃ, Colombia]

2023-04-15 12:53

A young Afro-Colombian woman looks at her cell phone before leaving for work on the porch of a house in Necoclí, Colombia Read More

Aerial Dance Training Session [Barranquilla, Colombia]

2023-03-15 21:43

Aerial silks, a type of performance art combining sport (gymnastics) with acrobatics and choreography, allows the aerialist to perform in three dimensions while hanging from a specialist fab… Read More

Hands Of A Charcoal Worker [Barranquilla, Colombia]

2023-03-02 15:55

Hands of an Afro-Colombian charcoal worker, full of bulging veins, are seen working with charcoal for sale in a street market in Barranquilla, Colombia Read More

ChiltepÃn Peppers Drying [BaviÃ¡cora, Sonora, Mexico]

2023-03-02 15:28

A young Mexican cowboy evenly rakes the chiltepin peppers, a wild variety of chili pepper grown throughout Northern Mexico, during the sun-drying process on a tarp on a farm near Bavi&aacute&hell…Read More

Rainy Season In Cartagena [Cartagena, Colombia]

2023-02-25 20:13

Transgender Woman [Cali, Colombia]

2023-02-18 20:07

A Colombian transgender woman lights candles during the Day of the Little Candles (Día de las velitas), a traditional holiday in Colombia celebrated on the eve of the Immaculate Conce… Read More

Charcoal Vs PolicÃa Ambiental [Cartagena, Colombia]

2023-01-31 20:52

An Afro-Colombian charcoal worker opens a storage room (in which charcoal is secretly stored, due to the frequent ‘Policía Ambiental’ checks) in a street market in Cartage… Read More

ChiltepÃn Peppers [BaviÃ¡cora, Sonora, Mexico]

2023-01-31 20:50

A hand of a Mexican farmer is seen moving gently the chiltepin peppers, a wild variety of chili pepper grown throughout the Northern Mexico, during the sun-drying process carried out in a fa… Read More

Graffiti & Street Art Jam In Guadalajara [Guadalajara, Mexico]

2023-01-12 17:24

Mexican street artists paint graffiti on the wall of the Mezquitán cemetery during a graffiti & street art event held in Guadalajara, Mexico Read More

Queenâ€™s Tafari [BogotÃ¡, Colombia]

2022-12-21 19:48

Queen’s Tafari, Afro-Colombian music artists, perform on the sunday afternoon in the street of Bogotá, Colombia Read More

A Displaced Embera ChamÃ Woman [Cali, Colombia]

2022-12-21 19:45

An Embera Chamí indigenous woman with a child, displaced from their original territory by guerilla/paramilitary armed groups, begs for alms while Colombians passing by in the street i… Read More

Chontaduro (peach Palm Fruit) Production [ChocÃ³, Valle Del Cauca & Cauca]

2022-12-21 19:22

Chontaduro, a palm tree native to humid tropical forests, has been grown by indigenous people in the Americas since ancient times. Today, the peach palms are often cultivated by smallholders… Read More

Football Dreams In QuibdÃ³ [QuibdÃ³, ChocÃ³, Colombia]

2022-12-21 16:35

Young Afro-Colombian boys, often dreaming about playing in any professional football league in Europe, play football during the training session in Quibdó, Chocó, the Pacific d… Read More

A Woman From NecoclÃ [NecoclÃ, Colombia]

2022-12-21 16:23

A Colombian woman poses for a picture on the porch of her house in Necoclí, Colombia Read More

Mariale Contreras, A Pole Dancer [Barranquilla, Colombia]

2022-12-21 16:17

Mariale Contreras, a Venezuelan pole/aerial dancer, performs during a training session in the Oshana Colombia gym in Barranquilla, Colombia Read More

A Fish Vendor From MonterÃa [MonterÃa, CÃ³rdoba, Colombia]

2022-12-21 16:14

An Afro-Colombian fish vendor cuts scores into a fish in the (central) market in Montería, Córdoba, Colombia Read More

Dead Fish [Cartagena, Colombia]

2022-12-21 16:10

A young Afro-Colombian man recollects barely-alive sardines amongst thousands of dead fish floating in an urban sea channel in Cartagena, Colombia Read More

Day Of The Dead In Taxco [Taxco De AlarcÃ³n, Guerrero, Mexico]

2022-12-20 21:58

People take part in the Day of the Dead celebrations in Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico. Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos), a religious holiday combining the death veneration… Read More

A Diner In Cartagena [Cartagena, Colombia]

2022-12-20 21:39

A Colombian woman sits in her small diner while waiting for customers from the neighbourhood to come, eat soup (sancocho) and leave again for the streets of Cartagena, Colombia Read More

Frida Kahlo & Day Of The Dead [Taxco De AlarcÃ³n, Mexico]

2022-12-20 21:08

A Mexican female artist, employing plastic bottle caps and dyed sawdust, creates a portrait picture of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo during the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) cele… Read More

Day Of The Dead In Guerrero [Guerrero, Mexico]

2022-12-20 20:51

Mixtec indigenous people take part in the Day of the Dead celebrations in Guerrero, Mexico. Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos), a religious holiday combining the death veneration ritual… Read More

La Catrina Mariachi [Taxco De AlarcÃ³n, Guerrero, Mexico]

2022-12-20 20:32

A Mexican girl, dressed as La Catrina and wearing a Mariachi sombrero hat, takes part in the Day of the Dead celebrations in Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico Read More

Day Of The Dead In Xochimilco [Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico]

2022-12-20 20:24

A Mexican woman sells Pan de Muerto, a traditional Mexican sweet bread, during the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) celebrations in Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico Read More

Day Of The Dead Flowers In Mexico [Mexico City, Mexico]

2022-09-29 18:58

Marigold flowers (Cempasúchil) are used to adorn graves and altars during the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos). A syncretic religious holiday, combining the death veneration ri… Read More

A Charcoal Workerâ€™s Shift Ends [Cartagena, Colombia]

2022-09-19 15:29

An Afro-Colombian charcoal worker closes his storage room in a street market in Cartagena, Colombia Read More

A Charcoal Worker From Venezuela [Cartagena, Colombia]

2022-09-16 11:03

Daniel R., an economic migrant from Venezuela, works as a charcoal carrier in a street market in Cartagena, Colombia Read More

Cacao Farm In Colombia [Cuernavaca, Cauca, Colombia]

2022-06-21 08:48

Betsabeth Alvarez, a 98-years-old Afro-Colombian farmer, together with her sons and daughters, runs a traditional cacao farm in Cuernavaca, Cauca, Colombia. Although cacao has been grown in… Read More

A Tired Charcoal Worker [Cartagena, Colombia]

2022-06-09 19:52

An Afro-Colombian charcoal worker, tired after filling plastic bags with charcoal since early morning, takes a short nap break in a street market in Cartagena, Colombia Read More

A Mexican Girl With Flowers [Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico]

2022-06-06 14:28

A Mexican girl sits among flower pots with flowers on a concrete platform in a small plaza in Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico Read More

A Transsexual Woman [Cali, Colombia]

2022-06-03 10:58

A Colombian transsexual woman poses for a picture while searching for scrap metals for recycling on a house building site in the street in Cali, Colombia Read More

A CafÃ© Girl [Santander De Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia]

2022-05-16 13:32

A Colombian girl inspects dried coffee beans in a warehouse in Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia Read More

Bunch Of Chontaduro [Cali, Valle Del Cauca, Colombia]

2022-05-10 19:20

Hands of Afro-Colombian workers are seen holding a bunch of chontaduro (peach palm) fruits in a processing facility in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia Read More

Before A Football Match [QuibdÃ³, ChocÃ³, Colombia]

2022-05-10 18:06

Afro-Colombian football players prepare for a match on a dirt field in Quibdó, Chocó, the Pacific department of Colombia Read More

Carbonera [Cartagena, Colombia]

2022-05-05 14:45

An Afro-Colombian woman, having her face covered against charcoal dust, fills plastic bags with charcoal in a charcoal storage room in Cartagena, Colombia Read More

Chocolate From Mexico [Xochistlahuaca, Guerrero, Mexico]

2022-04-21 17:20

The craft of chocolate making in Mesoamerica, where the cacao tree is native, may be traced back to pre-Hispanic times. The form of how the Olmecs, the Mayas, and then the Aztecs used to pro… Read More

Trajineras [Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico]

2022-04-05 14:45

A Mexican gondolier repairs a colorfully painted wooden boat (Trajinera) used for boat ride trips on canals of Xochimilco in Mexico City, Mexico Read More

On A Cacao Farm [Cuernavaca, Padilla, Cauca, Colombia]

2022-04-01 09:30

Betsabeth Alvarez, a 98-years-old Afro-Colombian farmer, walks amongst the trees on a traditional cacao farm in Cuernavaca, Cauca, Colombia. Although cacao has been grown in Colombia for cen… Read More

A Homeless Manâ€™s Shelter [MedellÃn, Colombia]

2022-03-28 13:17

An Afro-Colombian homeless man poses for a picture in front of his improvised shelter built in the street of “El Bronx”, a drug distribution area in the center of Medellín… Read More

Opening A Cacao Pod [Cuernavaca, Padilla, Cauca, Colombia]

2022-03-11 14:34

An Afro-Colombian farmer opens a cacao pod with a machete during a harvest on a traditional cacao farm in Cuernavaca, Cauca, Colombia Read More

Living On The Edge In Cartagena [Cartagena, Colombia]

2022-03-11 14:09

An Afro-Colombian man with a mental health disability talks to an imaginary person in a back street in Cartagena, Colombia. Although the historic city center and the property owners in high… Read More

A Blind Musician [MedellÃn, Colombia]

2022-03-01 15:28

A Colombian blind musician earns money by playing guitar and singing in the street in Medellín, Colombia Read More

An Indigenous Street Vendor [Tlapa De Comonfort, Guerrero, Mexico]

2022-03-01 11:30

A Mexican indigenous boy sells homegrown vegetables and herbs in front of a large street mural in Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero, Mexico Read More

Day Of The Dead In Tlapa De Comonfort [Tlapa De Comonfort, Guerrero, Mexico]

2022-03-01 11:18

A cross made of cempasúchil flowers (marigolds) is placed on the ground in front of a house during the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) celebrations in Tlapa de Comonfort, Guer… Read More

Cargo Of Chontaduro [Cali, Valle Del Cauca, Colombia]

2022-02-23 20:09

A Colombian girl unloads bunches of chontaduro (peach palm) berries from a truck in a chontaduro distribution facility in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia Read More

Social Inequality In Cartagena [Olaya Herrera, Cartagena, Colombia]

2022-02-23 18:11

Although the historic city center of Cartagena and the property owners in high-priced beach locations have benefited notably from the increase of tourism and the influx of investments in the… Read More

Chocolate [Xochistlahuaca, Guerrero, Mexico]

2022-02-23 17:51

An Amuzgo indigenous woman rolls the raw cacao paste with hands into balls, used for hot chocolate preparation, in artisanal chocolate manufacture in Xochistlahuaca, Guerrero, Mexico Read More

CDMX Subway [Mexico City, Mexico]

2022-02-23 17:10

Mexican men look at the phone screens while waiting for subway in Mexico City, Mexico Read More

Waiting For Subway [Mexico City, Mexico]

2022-01-11 20:43

Mexican men look at the phone screens while waiting for subway in Mexico City, Mexico Read More

A Charcoal Carrier [Cartagena, Colombia]

2022-01-11 19:19

Daniel, a Venezuelan immigrant, sweats heavily while carrying charcoal for cooking at the market of Bazurto in Cartagena, Colombia Read More

Navigating To Buenaventura [Buenaventura, Colombia]

2022-01-11 18:00

A Colombian couple watches a huge cargo ship, fully loaded with containers, navigating to the Pacific port of Buenaventura, Colombia Read More

Smoking â€œbazucoâ€ Inside A Bag [MedellÃn, Colombia]

2022-01-11 17:38

Colombian men smoke “bazuco” (a raw cocaine paste), hidden from a heavy rain inside a large plastic bag found amongst the rubbish in the streets of “El Bronx”, a drug… Read More

Chontaduro Harvest [Cauca Dept., Colombia]

2021-12-27 11:37

A Colombian farmer climbs the peach palm, using a traditional indigenous wooden frame, to harvest ‘chontaduro’, a tropical fruit known since the pre-Columbian era and cultivated… Read More

2021-12-27 11:26

José, a 2-years-old Afro-Colombian albino boy, hangs out during the chontaduro fruit processing in Cali, Colombia Read More

A Man Talks To A Nun [Santander De Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia]

2021-12-27 10:59

An Afro-Colombian man talks to an Afro-Colombian nun while waiting on a bus station in Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia Read More

Dark Corridor In The Market [Cartagena, Colombia]

2021-12-27 10:53

A Colombian woman, cooking corn cobs in a large pot on the fire, walks down a corridor in the market of Bazurto in Cartagena, Colombia Read More

Football Dreams In ChocÃ³ [QuibdÃ³, ChocÃ³, Colombia]

2021-12-27 10:38

Afro-Colombian boys play football during the training session on a dirt field in Quibdó, Chocó, the Pacific department of Colombia Read More

Living On The Street Of MedellÃn [MedellÃn, Colombia]

2021-12-26 19:56

Yolanda, a young Colombian woman living on the street and smoking “bazuco” (a raw cocaine paste), hangs out in front of an asylum center during a rainy twilight in Medellí… Read More

Janet LeÃ³n From MedellÃn [MedellÃn, Colombia]

2021-12-26 17:32

Janet León, a Colombian woman, poses for a picture in San Benito street in Medellín, Colombia Read More

An Afro-Mexican Man [Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico]

2021-12-26 17:28

An old Afro-Mexican man poses for a picture in the street of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico Read More

A Boy With A Mask Walks In The Street [MedellÃn, Colombia]

2021-12-26 17:23

An Afro-Colombian boy with a mask walks in the street near San Antonio Metro station in Medellín, Colombia Read More

Day Of The Dead By Mixtecs [Xalpatlahuac, Guerrero, Mexico]

2021-12-26 14:38

A Mixtec indigenous woman decorates a tomb during the Day of Dead celebrations in Xalpatlahuac, Guerrero, Mexico Read More

Day Of The Dead In Tlapa [Tlapa De Comonfort, Guerrero, Mexico]

2021-12-26 14:36

A Mexican man, holding a smoking incense burner, performs a ceremonial purification of a tomb during the Day of Dead celebrations in Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero, Mexico Read More

A Mexican Girl Walks In The Rain [Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico]

2021-12-26 13:31

A Mexican girl walks in a tiny street during a sudden afternoon rain in Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico Read More

An Amuzgo Man Sells Tomatoes [Xochistlahuaca, Guerrero, Mexico]

2021-12-26 13:22

A “Ñancue Ñomndaa” (Amuzgo) indigenous man sells his homegrown tomatoes on the main square in Xochistlahuaca (Suljaa'), Guerrero, Mexico Read More

A Girl Behind A Fishing Net [Olaya Herrera, Cartagena, Colombia]

2021-12-26 12:01

An Afro-Colombian girl is seen sitting behind a fishing net in front of a fisherman’s house in Olaya Herrera, a low social class neighborhood in Cartagena, Colombia Read More

White Cornrows [QuibdÃ³, ChocÃ³, Colombia]

2021-05-05 08:57

An old Afro-Colombian woman, with white hair cornrows, relaxes during a hot midday in a park in Quibdó, Chocó, the Pacific department of Colombia Read More

Building A House [Olaya Herrera, Cartagena, Colombia]

2021-04-16 11:31

An Afro-Colombian man poses for a picture while building his house in Olaya Herrera, a lower social class neighborhood in Cartagena, Colombia Read More

A House Inside A House [MedellÃn, Colombia]

2021-03-30 13:11

Colombian drug addicts are seen passing between primitive, built-in rooms, rented solely to drug consumers, made of recycled wooden cargo boxes and constructed inside a house in “El Br… Read More

Shadows Of Bazurto [Cartagena, Colombia]

2021-03-30 13:09

An Afro-Colombian street vendor waits for a friend after finishing his day shift at the market of Bazurto in Cartagena, Colombia Read More

A Night In El Bronx [MedellÃn, Colombia]

2021-03-08 21:23

Young colombian men smoke “bazuco” (a raw cocaine paste) during the night in the street of “El Bronx”, a drug distribution area in the center of Medellín, Colo… Read More

Living In The Darkness [MedellÃn, Colombia]

2021-02-23 10:45

A Colombian partially blind man poses for a picture while searching for food leftovers around the market of Plaza Minorista, in the center of Medellín, Colombia Read More