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Proyecto Desechable

The woman washes her hands before serving the food. photo by Rodriguo Mamani.

The woman washes her hands before serving the food. photo by Rodriguo Mamani.

STORY SUMMARY: In 2006 I moved to Bolivia and began working for an NGO. These pictures are the results of a self-funded participatory photography project, completed with disadvantaged youths on the streets of Bolivia’s capital city, La Paz. The participants were mainly teenagers who shined shoes together in order to make money. They usually migrated to the city from rural areas due to shortages of food and other basic resources. They worked in the streets together to make money to send back to their families. The project was carried out using disposable cameras, asking the participants to show what they liked and disliked about their situation. The work was first exhibited at the Museum Tambo Quirquincho, Bolivia. CAPTION: This is my brother asleep after work. Photo by Gustavo Alvaro Quisbert. The dog looks dead. Photo by Pedro Mamani. This is my family outside the house where we live. Photo by Gustavo alvaro Quibert. A drug addict asleep in the street. Photo by Gustavo alvaro Quisbert. He is one of my friends that i work with. He is always happy and dances a lot. Photo by Yuri. People drink too much and have nowhere to go. photo by Pedro Mamani. This is my little brother who works with me. Photo by Rolando. Dogs always eat the trash in the streets. Photo by David. The women on the floor serve us food. Photo by Juan Carlos. I don't like how people who live in the street are discriminated against. No one cares. Photo by Ricky Justine. My friends playing football after work. Photo by Gustavo alvaro Quisbert. The woman washes her hands before serving the food. photo by Rodriguo Mamani. This is my cat. Photo by Gustavo alvaro Quisbert. there's a lot of trash in the streets near where i live. it's sad that people live like this. Photo by Ricky Justine People just don't care about those in the streets. Photo by Ricky Justine. Riding near my house. Photo by Pedro Mamani. This is my city La Paz. I like it. Photo by Yuri. I like working when the sky is blue. Photo by David.