
Portraits of a ‘villa miseria’ (shanty town)
In 1973 and 1974 I visited and photographed the shanty towns of Santiago, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Caracas, Venezuela; Bogota, Colombia and Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. Each time I was told not to go, that it was too dangerous, that I would not get out alive. or if was lucky without my cameras. All I can say is that I met some of the nicest people there.
A black-and-white photo of a shirtless man with striped pants, a woman, and a young girl standing in a doorway. The man has a milk carton with a straw, and the girl looks up with a curious expression.
Two young girls smiling and sitting at a window-ledge outside a building. The older girl has long dark hair and is standing behind the younger girl who has short dark hair. Both are smiling, with the younger girl sitting on the ledge and the older girl leaning forward.
A young girl with a bob haircut sitting among debris, holding a small dog in her arms in a rough, unfinished outdoor setting, with brick and wood structures in the background.
A young girl with unkempt hair is filling a water container from an outdoor faucet, looking at the camera with a serious expression.
Four children gathered around a makeshift water pump, with a boy on top of a large stone, filling a container, and the others waiting or fetching water in a rural setting.
A young boy sitting on the ground in front of a brick wall and a door, holding a small box with a string and a pencil, wearing a short-sleeved zip-up jacket, shorts, and flip-flops.
A young shirtless boy is helping an older girl with long hair fill a container with water from a tap, both standing outdoors in a rustic setting.
A young girl with long dark hair looking out from a small rectangular window in a rough concrete wall, in a black-and-white photo.
A young boy sitting on a wooden box outdoors, wearing a torn T-shirt and jeans, holding small objects in his hands, with a serious expression.
Black and white photo of a young girl with dark hair and intense eyes staring at the camera, hugging a doll with curly hair.
Two young girls standing outside near large empty buckets, one girl holding a small bucket, the other holding a cup, with a rough wall and ground in the background.
Four children, two boys and two girls, standing outdoors near a tree, with one boy holding a watering can. They are smiling and appear to be enjoying themselves.
Five children sitting and standing against a weathered wall with graffiti and a window, in a street scene.
A woman standing at the door of a makeshift house talking to a young girl in a narrow alley with rundown buildings and overhead power lines.
Children and women walking along a dirt street in a poor neighborhood, with makeshift homes and dogs nearby, in a black-and-white photo.
Children playing on a street with tires and a wooden fence, in a neighborhood setting.
Two young children, a boy and a girl, standing on a dirt street holding hands. The boy is wearing a striped shirt and jeans, looking at the camera with a serious expression. The girl is in a striped shirt and shorts, standing beside him. In the background, there is a black dog standing near a wall, with an old tire in the street.
A young boy standing in a doorway, with a thoughtful expression and finger near his lips, in a modest indoor setting.
A young boy sitting against a concrete wall, holding a toy. He is wearing torn jeans, a striped t-shirt, and sandals, with a distressed expression on his face.
Girl with a long ponytail, wearing a dress and a head covering, walking with a black dog in an alley with makeshift structures and brick walls.
A man holding a small child on a street, interacting with a woman who is handing something to him, while a young boy sits on a concrete water fountain and a girl stands nearby.
A woman sitting on a concrete water fountain on a city sidewalk in black and white.
A black and white photo of an urban neighborhood with children playing outside houses made of brick and corrugated metal. Clothes are hanging on a line, and an adult man walks across the street while a dog is in the background.
Four young children standing outdoors, two boys and two girls, with a person partially visible in the background. The children are looking at the camera, with one girl making a face and another with a serious expression.
Two young girls leaning on a wooden gate at a doorway, looking outside. The doorway has a small fence and a house number 45 on the wall.
A young girl with long dark hair and a serious expression, looking out from a small window in a dilapidated brick wall.
Black and white photo of seven children standing outdoors on a dirt street. One boy in the foreground is holding up a shirt or cloth, revealing his belly. The children are smiling or observing, with two buckets on the ground near the children.
A black and white photo of a woman walking down an unpaved street in a neighborhood with brick and concrete buildings, with industrial structures and smokestacks visible in the background.
A young shirtless man with dark hair taking a selfie with an older woman wearing a headscarf. They are standing in front of a brick wall.
Two young boys on a dirt street in a neighborhood with other children in the background. One boy is standing next to a bicycle, and the other boy is walking alongside him, holding a bag.
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A young child sitting in a basin on the ground, touching a large container, with an adult woman standing nearby in a rustic outdoor setting.
A woman and a man standing on a rough sidewalk next to a building, with various water containers, a bucket, and a mop nearby.
A man and woman standing outdoors with four children, bricks stacked behind them, laundry hanging on a clothesline, trees overhead, and a brick wall background.
A young girl with long hair and earrings smiling behind a seated toddler girl with a bib, both sitting on a ledge against a dark background.
A group of children and two women gather outdoors in a rustic setting. Some children are holding objects, and one woman is holding a small container near a dog. The background includes brick walls and wooden structures, with sunlight casting shadows.
A group of people on a sidewalk in a neighborhood with brick buildings, examining and organizing clothes and household items from boxes and piles, with children and a dog present.
Three boys playing on an unpaved street with old brick houses in a neighborhood. One is squatting, another is crouching, and the third is sitting on the ground. They appear to be drawing or playing with small objects in the dirt.