Cases & Skins
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Macbook Air 13" (2015) -
Laptop Sleeve
Wall Art
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Metal Print
Home Decor
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Throw Pillow
Accessories
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Tote Bag -
Zipper Pouch
Stationery
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Greeting Card
Artist's Description
This group of kids gave me the power salute as their parents look on smiling. Still a lot of positive energy with these children despite their circumstances.
In the late 60’s through the 70’s Mexico City was growing at a rate of 24000 people a month. Most of these people were from rural areas and were subsistence farmers. Many were not familiar with indoor plumbing, the only electricity they knew was a bare bulb sometimes hanging outside their palm thatched huts. They came for work and were unprepared for the city. Many settled in Shanty Towns, called Lost Cities in Mexico, on the outskirts of the city. Cardboard, plastic, corrugated metal and scrap wood homes huddled closely together with open sewers running between them. They were constantly harrassed by the police and soldiers and told me at night bulldozers would sometimes collapse the walls of the exterior huts. The government wanted them to move saying they would build housing but the residents didn’t trust them and had nowhere to go. The leader of this settklement of 5000 people was a school teacher who lived in the center of the maze with uzzi carrying security at different checkpoints as you were led through the maze. I spent a day inside the one of these settlements in the early 70’s getting to know the people and photographing them.
Mexico City, Mexico early 70’s
Tri-X Scanned Film, Nikkormat Camera with either a 50 or 35 mm lens.
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Artwork Comments
How amazing Tony- so many expressions and characters you have captured here. The guy with the paper’s kinda neat, but so’s the lady beside him with her yarn and needle…oh, a FEAST for the eyes!
Thanks Rose! Are you familiar with “Playing for Change”. If not check out the video, think you’ll like it. Here is a link to their website link
Thanks Tony! Really appreciate that link xxx
great work!! :) lisa
Thanks so much Lisa! tony
You have a truely wonderful portfolio, Tony.
That is a great compliment! Thank You! tony
These faces tell many stories I’m sure. I love these kind of pictures in black and white. So much atmosphere! Where (which country) was this taken?
Thank You Olivia ! This was taken at one fo the first shantytowns in Mexico City in the early 70’s. Further explanation is in the decription.
This description is so interesting Tony. I didn’t realise at first that there is a description below the video. It sure helps a lot to understand a picture and its meaning better.