Documentary Photography & Storytelling
El salvajismo de la hora pico me desespera, me abruma, me entristece, y en Medellín, ésta hora se ha vuelto una imposibilidad logística. La movilidad en la ciudad después de las 5 de la tarde es una pesadilla que a veces pone en riesgo nuestra seguridad física, y para mí, también mi tranquilidad mental. El… Continue reading El Salvajismo de la Hora Pico
The last couple of years have brought incredible change in the world, and most of it has been started by disgruntled youth and divulged through the internet and social media. Technology has allowed large groups of people to become more organised and effective than ever before: from the Arab Spring movement and the denouncement of… Continue reading Surrounded by Invisible Children
Osama Bin Laden killed by US ground troops in Abbottabad, Pakistan, announces US President Barack Obama on 1st May, 2011. I can’t say I’m displeased. In fact, like most people around the world, I feel a sense of relief and justice. He, too, was a monster who needed to be killed. For decades he exploited… Continue reading Bin Laden’s dead… so what?
The circularity of events, the repetition of life; this is when history becomes the future. We always make the same mistakes, don’t we? No matter how much we think we have learned from our past, the future always brings new opportunities to prove us wrong. We remember the lessons we have learned from our mistakes,… Continue reading As the World Turns
Laura Restrepo Ortega 