Mexico
Capturing the nuances of life on the US-Mexico border
The Backs Of Men — Growing up on the US-Mexico border, Dominic Bracco II knows people who walk a fine line between right and wrong. He’s seen good folks do bad things. To capture that nuance, he put down his camera, picked up a pen and scripted the space in-between.
Written by: Dominic Bracco II
Shooting love, life and death on the streets of Mexico
Sweet Dreams — Going beyond the stereotypes, Tripod City capture the cities of Mexico, focusing on the everyday experiences of real people.
Written by: Biju Belinky
The mundane real lives of Mexico’s star wrestlers
Outside the ring — Although worshipped while in the ring, Mexico’s star Lucha libre wrestlers live markedly different lives outside of it. Seila Montes Gonzalez shoots their story.
Written by: Seila Montes Gonzalez
A young mother commutes from Mexico to the US
Huck Film: Mitad Y Mitad — Karla Nutter commutes every day from Juárez, Mexico to El Paso, Texas, straddling a line that her husband is barred from crossing. Her story is shared in Mitad Y Mitad (Half and Half), an original Huck film.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
Young Mexican-Americans talk Trump, the wall, and uncertain futures
Life on the border — Donald Trump is leading the Republican Party charge to the White House. Just yesterday he visited Mexico City, reaffirming his vow to build a wall along their shared border, paid for, his insists, by Mexico. The rhetoric might grab headlines, but how do young Mexican-Americans living on the border feel about the world they know changing? Photojournalist and professor Adriana Yvette Monsalve asked her students to find out.
Written by: Adriana Yvette Monsalve
Video: Foster Huntington searches for Mexico’s uncharted waves
Waves on Mars — Filmmaker, photographer and adventurer Foster Huntington embarks on a sailboat voyage through Mexico’s Central Baja to look for undiscovered and inaccessible surf.
Written by: Alex King
In Pictures: Mario’s Maplés grotesque erotica parodies our desire for intimacy
Things That Inspire Me — Artist Mario Maplé’s discomforting biro illustrations caricature our dirtiest desires. We reached out to ask what gets his blood pumping - artistically, that is.
Written by: Alex King
In Pictures: Old school Mexican crime photographs from the archive of Stefan Ruiz
Why the history of photography matters when we look at pictures of criminals — Huck interviews Stefan Ruiz, the photographer behind a new book on Mexican crime photography, to talk about El Chapo, the celebrity cult, fashion, and fantasy.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
Video: War photographers reveal the long-term trauma of their difficult profession
"A death unrecorded is a death forgotten." — A six-part short film series explores the long-term psychological effects of documenting moments of conflict, from the civil war in Syria to domestic violence in New York.
Written by: Adam White
Ale Romo’s photography celebrates the liberating force of surf culture
Of Waves, Surfers and Wanderlust — Photographer Ale Romo wants us all to hit the road, chase waves around the globe and discover ourselves.
Written by: Sam Warner
