Cuando hay luna llena, la marea sube

This book is a visual testament and exploration of coastal communities in Mexico, increasingly put at risk by the sea. Impacted by erosion and climate change, these populations are witnessing the disappearance not only of their homes, but also of their culture, traditions, and ways of life. 

I made most of these photographs on analog film. Deliberately using cameras that are susceptible to "flaws" like light leaks and faulty mechanisms was a way to renounce visual control, resulting in fragmented and incomplete photographs. This was not an arbitrary decision; it’s a direct analogy to the broken and fragmented landscapes I documented that are in the midst of disappearance. Where light leaks destroy an image, we become witnesses to loss. The photobook was additionally designed to hold tension within its pages. Certain images appear fragmented and only find resolution in the fold. Water and salt slowly erode walls; similarly, the time that passes in absorbing the book makes its mark on the pages by revealing hidden layers of a shared history. 

This book intertwines images with voices: portraits of a fragile present and stories of those who resist, remember, and reconstruct from their loss. It is a visual document that seeks to reveal an urgent reality.