Camera Obscura

© Kevin Bauman

Following text and photos by Kevin Bauman.
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© Lucas Mulder

Small, local markets are a mainstay in the lives of many, particularly those living in poorer countries around the world. As world food prices continue to rise these types of markets allow access to more affordable foods, and provide small producers much needed income. These images Lucas Mulder were made in the markets from Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Cuba.
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© Charis Kirchheimer

Following text and photos by Charis Kirchheimer.
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© Christian Erroi

The following was a conversation after-dinner in Harlem recently between artist Christian Erroi and librarian Deirdre Donohue.
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Since I read Does size matter? Yes it does, I started to tell me that maybe it worths to modernize the layout of Camera Obscura. Now the thumbnails of the photos accompanying the articles are much larger than before, occupying the entire width of the text column. I ask the readers: do you prefer the previous layout with small thumbnails, or the new one with larger ones?

© Douglas Ljungkvist

Following text and photos by Douglas Ljungkvist.
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© Alyson Belcher

Following text and photos by Alyson Belcher.
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Retablo Nº1 – Unidentified Migrant, Tijuana, Baja California Norte, Mexico, 2003
© Paul Turounet

Paul Turounet long term project “Estamos Buscando A – We’re Looking For” explores the cultural and emotional concerns of Mexican emigrants that are trying to cross the United States border. It is a really engaged and personal body of work, as Paul Turounet says: “like the migrants, I too, have been on a personal journey to a place where I’ll be in a place I can call home“.

In this article Paul Torounet show us a page from his journal that describe his experience in the middle of the desert, a long mail from a U.S. Border Patrol Agent and a description of his photographic installation Más allá – the Retablos of Migrants along the U.S. – Mexico Border
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