My name is Jose Luis Haces. I was born in Mexico but I’ve lived abroad for more than eleven years now; I’ve just recently returned from my hometown for the holidays, after 8 years.
Veracruz (on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico) is where I am from and where I went back to. Being abroad for so many years makes you a stranger . You know you don’t belong anymore, and you see everything quite differently. Things that once were normal to you now seem odd; sometimes you feel you are watching a documentary on TV but since you know your way around, you are able to capture the general atmosphere from a unique angle.
This photography work has as a purpose, to portray what a local can see, focusing on what a foreign would be interested in.
The question this work may raise is: Does photography represent the reality?
Of course it does. Of course it doesn’t.
I hope you enjoy it.
www.joseluishaces.com
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Crickets to go.
Chapulines _crickets
Boca del Río beach at dawn.
Boca del Río.
Tourists.
Veracruz
Veracruz
Villa del Mar
Villa del Mar
Villa del Mar
Villa del Mar
Villa del Mar
Villa del Mar
Boca del Río
Boca del Río
Young men performing. Thay say goodbye to the "old year" and welcome the new one.
New year's eve. The old man represents the "old year".
Boys diving in for coins.
Zocalo / Main square. Veracruz.
Hoping to win the lottery.
Outside the city market.
Lucha libre. Wrestling.
Lucha libre fan.
Wrestlers.
Future wrestler.
Future wrestler II.
