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ALBERTO RUIZ ALONSO |
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Location:
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Mexicali, Mexico |
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Year of Birth:
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1973 |
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Occupation:
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Photographer |
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Website:
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www.geocities.com/vocesdelplaneta |
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Salvador, Bahma. Brazil | In the northeast, cases of poor children with cancer are taken care of by NGO's, but the number of patients admitted is still limited due to lack of funds. In Bahma, GACC (www.gaccbahia.org.br) has been doing outstanding work for years, with the goal of giving a better future for these children. |
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Nikon N90s | |
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"untitled" | more |
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Recife, Pernambuco. Brazil | Intrapulso (forced entry) is the name of the favela (illegal human settlement) where this boy lives, in Recife. This favela has the "inconvenient" of being too close to the biggest shopping center in Brazil. For this reason, many wealthy businessmen are trying to force these people out. CENDHEC is an ngo fighting against this and is working to defend these people's right to a home. |
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Nikon N90s | |
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"untitled" | more |
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Recife, Pernambuco. Brazil | Even though the
poorest regions of Brazil are still the rural areas, disorderly urban growth has resulted in a great concentration of poor families living in "favelas" (irregular settlements) inside the big cities. 80% of Brazilians live today in urban areas. |
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Nikon N90s | |
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| Many people have criticized me for showing only "the ugly side of things", but I'm only capturing a situation that exists, that is very real. I believe that a photograph can touch someone's heart, change points of view, make a difference. And as I heard Bono say once: "I cannot change the world, but WE can". | |