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photographer • Paul Mark Smith • Colombia

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Documentary photographs of the people of Latin America (and some from elsewhere) during the period 1989-2026 by the photographer Paul Mark Smith. Culture, conflict, economy, daily life, sport and politics seen from the deep of the margins.

  • 2026/02/16 #14 – Bride Erika Pineda’s wedding day • 13th Commune, Medellín • Colombia 2007
2026/02/16 #14 – Bride Erika Pineda’s wedding day • 13th Commune, Medellín • Colombia 2007
2026/02/09 #13 – Indigenous Mam Horsemen • Todos Santos Cuchumatán • Guatemala 1991
2026/02/01 #12 – Restaurant seating • Medellín • Colombia 2018
Metal, music, heavy, head banging, air guitar, Cuba
2026/01/24 #11 – Underground Metal concert • La Habana • Cuba 1994
2026/01/18 #11 – Contra rebels • El Destino, Jinotega • Nicaragua 1990
Botero, dance, Rosita, smoking, party, teens, girls, fiesta
2026/01/09 #9 – Botero’s “Rosita” and girls • Barrio Jardín, Medellín • Colombia 2004
2026/01/01 #8 – Espíritu Santo • Nariño, Antioquia • Colombia 2016
2025/12/02 #7 – “Hacienda Terkey” • Barrio Ávila, Medellín • Colombia 2005
2025/11/25 # 6 – Football • Barrio El Raizal, Medellín • Colombia 2006
Atletico Nacional Football Fans with flares, Copa Libertadores Final 2016 Medellin
2025/11/18 #5 – Atlético Nacional fans, Copa Libertadores final • Atanasio Girardot stadium, Medellín • Colombia 2016
2025/10/26 #4 – Escalera bus • Barbosa, Antioquia • Colombia 2001
2025/10/19 #3 – Marihuana smoke • Medellín • Colombia 2015
2025/10/12 #2 – José David and the goats • Maicao, La Guajira • Colombia 2018
2025/10/04 #1 – Newspaper boy • Haji Ali, Bombay • India 1994