As I continue taking photos, my curiosity about the world grows stronger.
I want to know more about other people's lives and why certain relationships exist.
I am learning more about economic disparities and corruption in Mexico, and
through this experience I have seen so much wealth and waste of resources.
Witnessing this contrast between extreme poverty and wealth is like stepping
in and out of Disneyland - a place with fake props, costumes and quick rides. On the
outside lies a whole world of desperation. People in true need, but without anyone
who can really understand or help. Problems that have existed for so long, and that
continue to exist without any real solution.
I take photos of the things I am curious about -
things that I cannot understand, and things that may explain an emotion or thought.
A boy reads in a small classroom after a school graduation
ceremony in Chalahuite, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
A worker sorts through garbage to find recyclable goods in
San Bernal, Querétaro for a government waste program.
Rooftop of San Augustin church in Xilitla, San Luis Potosi.
Wedding decoration at the Hyatt in Austin, Texas
Tourists walk through San Sebastian Bernal, Querétaro.
The world's 3rd largest monolith sits on the edge of San Bernal, a town
whose economy is based primarily on tourism.
Xilitla, San Luis Potosi
Construction in Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon.
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
One of the first cries for Mexican independence, "Grito de Dolores," was made in San
Miguel de Allende in 1810. Today over 8,000 Americans live in the town, many
of which are retired and have taken advantage of low priced real estate.
Potrerillos, SLP