burn diary posts
Ben McGee (@mcgeesees) posting from São Paulo. I’ve become friends with a number of the sex workers in the neighbourhood where I’m living. This woman is a transvestite and from the moment we met she has been honest, open and holds my safety as a priority. I know it’s not all a paradise, not all …
Ben McGee (@mcgeesees) posting from São Paulo. I know these photos aren’t coming along in real time but last night I was focussed on the people I was spending time with – talking, photographing, being aware of the light and the street. Here a council worker is handing out free condoms for the sex workers.
Day 1: Ben McGee (@mcgeesees) posting from São Paulo. I’ve spent the day at university and the night on the street photographing the people working in my neighbourhood. I would like to share more photographs with you from tonight but it’s 3 in the morning here and I need to get some sleep, uni again …
Hey, my name is Ben McGee (@mcgeesees), I’m an Australian who recently moved to São Paulo. I first came to Brazil as part of my studies in geology and decided there were lots of stories I wanted to record with my camera. After a couple of years setting up I’m back! Over the next two …
Day 10: I think this is my is my last post in @burndiary and I would like to introduce you this project that I’m working almost accidentally.It’s called @elevator.py and was born of the need to do something during the long minutes that I must spent in the lift from the building of the news …
Day 10: #Asuncentro @santicarneri for @burndiary #photodiary #Asuncion #Paraguay #Southamerica #Everydaylatinamerica #everydayeverywhere #skate
Day 9: 20 bus drivers remain crucified, with his hands nailed to wooden boards, for 3 months in Asuncion. The workers are demanding the reinstatement of the 51 drivers who were dismissed for forming a union. The owner of the company is a deputy of the main opposition party.Public transportation in Paraguay is in the …
Day 9: #Asuncentro #photodiary #Asuncion #Paraguay #Southamerica #Everydaylatinamerica #everydayeverywhere@santicarneri for @burndiary
Day 8: @santicarneri for @burndiary In Paraguay 85% arable land is owned by less than 3% of the population, the landowners produce cattle and transgenic soybean, commodities exported by millions of dollars on the international market, mainly to Russia, China and Europe. However, there is insufficient production of basic foods such as tomatoes, onions and fruit.Almost half of …
Day 8: Skating in downtown Asunción, Paraguay. @santicarneri for @burndiary #Asuncentro #photodiary #Asuncion #Paraguay #Southamerica #Everydaylatinamerica #everydayeverywhere
