Streets of Stories is an on going project. Living in Dubai has been a contrasty experience. Before coming here I just knew about the extreme wealth and luxury of the city. However, Dubai is a city full of hard working people with lots of history, tradition, and culture. After seeing all these things I stepped away from all the luxury and started to document the people who enjoy the simplicity some of us do not see in life.
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After being out of my city for almost five years I decided to go back and capture the everyday moments I personally missed while living abroad. Here I wanted to document the contrast between the rush of an eight million people city with the authenticity and inocence Colombian´s live their everyday lives.
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After living five years in Minneapolis and having the same routine almost every day, I have decided to get out there and explore the city a little bit more in depth. I capture images of people on the streets. People who will probably never be famous or heard by news media organizations, but who also have a story to tell. In my photographs I look for actions, and expressions that people do every day, but are probably not aware off.
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On October 5, 2016, three days after the majority of the Colombian population rejected the peace deal the government made with the FARC guerrillas, thousands of college students organized a silent protest in Bogota asking the government to close the deal with the FARC as soon as possible in order to end the 52-years of war the country has faced against the terrorist group. People from all ages, genders and races supported the students and marched with them.
Thousands of college students walked to the presidential house in the Plaza de Bolivar and stood in complete silence for over an hour in peaceful protest to end the war.
Different indigenous groups who have been victims of the terrorist attacks the FARC has done to the country over the years marched along with groups of college students asking for peace.
Two Colombian citizens were dressed up in costume as the two most important politicians who represent the plebiscite for peace in Colombia: Juan Manuel Santos (right), current president of Colombia, who is also in favor of the deal the government made with the FARC, and Alvaro Uribe (left), former president of Colombia, represents the Colombians who are against the deal.
People from all ages came to support the protest.
Colombian college students peacefully protested in downtown Bogota.
Thousands of people protested for peace downtown Bogota.
On October 12, 2016, thousands of indigenous groups, farmers, and different social groups got together downtown Bogota from all over the country to protest for peace. Families, college students and all sorts of people from the city escorted the protestants by standing next to the roads while they walked to the presidential house.
Farmers and indigenous groups where the onces leading the march asking for peace.
African-american groups came from the coast of the country to join the march.
Many indigenous groups who have been directly affected by the Colombian war got together downtown Bogota to protest for peace
LGBT groups also supported the famers and the indigenous groups during the march.
Farmers protesting for peace
White flowers where given to the protestants by the citizens who came to escort them as a symbol of peace and reconsiliation.
All sorts of Bogota citizens stood on the side of the roads waving white flags and supporting the minority groups during the protest.
Thousands of people march over the Carrera 7 in Bogota asking for peace.
Thirteen men and women were in charge to perform in the Dykes Do Drag show in Uptown, Minneapolis. This is a celebration of all genders and orientations held at Bryant Lake Bowl bar five times a year. The show was held on Novermber 20, 2014. As professional as any other type of actors, almost all of the performers started to get ready almost three hours before the show began to make sure they look as good as possible during their performances.
After almost 30 minutes of doing her make up, Sweet Lily Bee looks at the mirrow to make sure she looks perfect for her performance.
Performers started to get ready a couple of hours before the show started.
Paulie Graff gets ready to perform the song Nothing Compares To You.
It took about 30 to 60 minutes to some of the drags to put on their make up before the show.
Different types of colorful wigs and costumes where used by the actors and actresses during the Dykes Do Drag show in Uptown.
Paulie Graff performs the song Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen.
A small break in the middle of the show was the perfect time for The Gentelmen King to collect some money from the people in crowd while singing the song I Need A Dollar by Aloe Blacc.
Sweet Lily Bee did one of the sexiest performances of the night when she danced the song Dirty Love.
The last presentation of the show was in charged by The Glam King lip singing the song Make Me Moo by The Residents.
For this project I stopped people on the streets and ask them questions about their day or life. While I am listening to them I take portraits of their EMOTIONS. In post production I made the photographs look like drawings in order to capture the expressions of my subjects more clearly. None of the subjects have been staged or posed
