La Sanjuaneada brings together cultural syncretism, Afro-descendant influences, and Indigenous Lenca roots. In Conchagua, these elements remain part of a local identity shaped by generations of memory and community.

Their deeper roots in Panama are associated with Darién, a vast region of rivers and tropical forest farther east. Emberá families from Darién established new villages along the Chagres River.

The story of Los Historiantes in El Salvador goes back centuries, when stories of Moors and Christians crossed the Atlantic and became part of the religious and cultural landscape of Central America during the colonial period.

Portraits of coffee cherry pickers in western El Salvador, bringing visibility to the people behind an export crop and to the hard work and resilience that are part of its origin.

To walk, observe, anticipate and press the shutter without looking at the screen of an iPhone in San José, Costa Rica. A blind-shooting exercise focused on people, instinct and the brief moments that reveal the character of a city.

Portraits of Afro-descendant women from Colombia’s Pacific region, exploring contemporary expressions of identity, femininity and joy through color, design and portraiture.

During the winter, I would walk for hours at a time with no particular route or subject in mind to observe people as they moved through the city without interrupting them or changing their behavior.

A Malay martial tradition centered on self-defense, where natural movement, cultural inheritance and Islamic values come together in a practice carried forward by a younger generation in Kuala Lumpur.