Bitácora del Capitán Anecdotes of a passionate traveler and amateur photographer

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Mexico | Monday, October 18, 2010 | flickr photos

I’m thankful and extremely proud I inherited three of my father's greatest passions in life: Food, Traveling and Photography.

Photography has been an elemental part in my life since I was a kid. I constructed my most cherished dream by looking at my parents’ pictures of their trips, listening to their incredible anecdotes and dreamed that one day I would be the one telling my adventures and showing the pictures of my trips around the world.

This scholarship is a one-time opportunity in my life to travel to a country with an immensely rich culture and a stunning natural scenery, that I probably would never have the chance to visit like Bhutan and being mentored by the outstanding world-class photographer Jason Edwards makes it the greatest learning and traveling experience that any avid amateur photographer, traveler or writer (like me, the three of them) could ever wish for.

So, I’m taking this amazing opportunity to pay a small tribute to Ciudad Juárez, the city that offered me a challenging and vibrant lifestyle and helped me discover one of my greatest passions in life. I pretend to show in these pictures moments of a “golden age” we used to live a couple of years ago, just before the Drug War hit Mexico, particularly Juárez.
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My intention is to bring back some forgotten feelings in a set of four pictures from the years 2006 to 2009 in which I try to capture special, spontaneous moments in the ordinary life of Juárez. Moments of peace, hope, tranquility.

A humble and sincere tribute to all Juarezans that have been struggling the hardest moments in the history of the city and a clear message to the world that there’s more, much more than meets the eye in the now most violent city in the world.

Please visit my Gallery to read the captions of the pictures.