pixeljournal
It's been an illuminating six-year journey. What started as a curiosity -taking pictures- quickly became a passionate endeavor to become a photojournalist, a storyteller. This journey has taken me away from family, friends and my home in Ciudad Juarez. But the sacrifices have been rewarded with tremendous satisfaction and joy despite the many challenges I've encountered along the way.
What draws me to photojournalism, whether it is the still image or multimedia, is the...
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"Haiti's depressing social reality came to a head last week. Hungry Haitians took to the streets, first demonstrating in the normally placid city of Les Cayes and then spreading their... more-
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The issue of single mothers in China is raising questions about the status of women in society. more-
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Despite China's increasingly rapid economic growth, there are still challenges when it comes to human rights and freedoms, specially for women. more1 other response to this -
Devastating story of how standing up for Truth, Justice and the American Way under the Bush Regime will destroy your life. ... more-
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The United States (53rd) has fallen nine places since last year, after being in 17th position in the first year of the Index, in 2002. Relations between the media and the Bush administration sharply... more-
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Many countries are considering BANNING the photoshopping of models on magazine covers saying it does HUGE harm to the average person's body image. True? I think so. more-
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I think it's obvious that ANY form of advertising implies some level of 'embellishing' through lighting, retouching, composition, etc. This is something the... more71 other responses to this -
Twice a month City of Miami volunteers hit the streets to control the growing feral chicken population. more -
There are over 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide. Islam is the second largest religion in the world after Christianity. But despite its growing numbers, most people in the Western world don't know... more -
After 25 years of neglect, Virginia Key Beach, the former "colored only" beach, will open next week as an oceanside park open to all. more -
An 18-year-old water dispute between Florida, Georgia and Alabama, and a severe drought could destroy the livelihood of thousands on people in Apalachicola, Florida, and change the bay's... more -
The man in charge of hunting down Che Guevara in Bolivia recounts the last days of the revolutionary hero. more
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skills // pixeljournal
- Lighting good
- Camera good
- Editing awesome
- Directing ok
- Graphics ok
- Sound good
- Producing ok
- Promoting none
gear // pixeljournal
Sony A1U, Nikon D100
details // pixeljournal
- college
- Brooks Institute
- Current Project:
- Relocating to Mexico
- Current Gig:
- Freelancer
- Influences / Heroes:
- James Longley, Robert Capa, Alex Webb,
- Organizations I Belong To:
- NPPA, NAHJ
- Political Bent:
- Very Liberal
- What I would Change About the World:
- Everybody should have the opportunity to explore and follow their passions.