Mexico
Uncovering the not-so-subtle queerness of Mexican rodeos
JARIPEO — A new experimental film by Rebecca Zweig and Efraín Mojica explores the looks, embraces and brushes of skin contact in which LGBTQ+ desire manifests at the traditionally hyper-masculine events.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Striking portraits of side-saddled, Mexican rodeo women in the USA
Escaramuza — Photographer and competitive horse rider Constance Jaeggi travelled across America to meet and document the women taking part in charrería – Mexico’s national sport – uncovering stories of migration, culture and identity in the process.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Capturing what life is really like at Mexico’s border with the USA
Border Documents — Across four years, Arturo Soto photographed life in Juárez, the city of his father’s youth, to create a portrait of urban and societal change, memory, and fluid national identity.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Meet the Kumeyaay, the indigenous peoples split by the US-Mexico border wall
A growing divide — In northwestern Mexico and parts of Arizona and California, the communities have faced isolation and economic struggles as physical barriers have risen in their ancestral lands. Now, elders are fighting to preserve their language and culture.
Written by: Alicia Fàbregas
Meet the muxes of Juchitán, Mexico’s Indigenous third gender
Zapotec folk — Having existed since the pre-colonial era in southeast Oaxaca state, a global rise in LGBTQ+ hate is seeing an age-old culture face increasing scrutiny. Now, the community is organising in response, and looking for a space to call their own.
Written by: Peter Yeung
Chronicling Mexican womanhood through portrait photography
A new photobook offers an expansive look at the iconography and expression of the female experience in the Latin American nation.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Inside life on Tijuana’s garbage dumps
Jack Lueders-Booth spent nine summers documenting a community who scratched out a living among trash.
Written by: Isaac Muk
A flamboyant portrait of a traditional Mexican dance
The danzón — For three years, Chiara Bonetti has been documenting individuals across Mexico City who are keeping a traditional dance form alive.
Written by: Eva Clifford
Photos capturing the wild world of Mexican rodeo
El Charreada — On a trip to Mexico, London-based photographer Alex Kurunis captured the spirit of the country’s national sport, in photos which celebrate the people keeping the tradition alive today.
Written by: Eva Clifford
Documenting life on the US/Mexico border
Between 1983-1987 — With his gripping photographs, taken during the 1980s, Ken Light wanted to reveal ‘the desperation, hardship, and struggle of people who want a better life’.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The seductive magic of Mexico City after dark
Night business — José de Jesús “Chucho” León Hernández captures the Mexican capital at night, exploring its magic through the eyes of punks, poets and club kids.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A journey through Mexico’s spiralling healthcare crisis
Midnight family — A new documentary examines the lack of government funding in the country, and the citizens who have been forced to pick up the slack.
Written by: Zoe Whitfield
