The Year in Pictures: The Best Photography Remezcla Featured in 2016

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From the streets of Puerto Rico to the camp at Standing Rock, this year photographers across the Americas picked up their cameras, lens, and comfortable shoes to capture the way they saw the world closest to them. Through documentary, fine-art, or editorial photography, the photographers produced photos that will play a vital role on how we will visually remember 2016.

These were some of the best photo stories and photographer profiles Remezcla published in 2016.


Ongoing struggle at Standing Rock by Josué Rivas

1

This Mexica Photographer’s Striking Photos Capture Standing Rock’s Emotional Setbacks & Victories


Las Patronas by Hans-Maximo Musielik

2

An Intimate Look at Las Patronas, the Mexican Women Who Feed Migrants Traveling on La Bestia


The life of Colombian guerrilleras by Nadège Mazars

3

Look Into the Lives of Colombia’s Female Guerrilla Fighters in These Powerful Photos


Juárez mourns JuanGa by Alex Duràn

4

Thousands of Fans Pay Tribute to Juan Gabriel in His Hometown of Ciudad Juárez


Young people celebrate indigeneity by Itzel Alejandra Martinez

5

We Talked to 5 Young People About What Their Indigenous Identity Means to Them


Anti-PROMESA Protests in Puerto Rico by Stephanie Segarra

6

Young Boricuas Have Been Camped Out For a Month Protesting PROMESA. Meet the Faces Behind the Movement.


The ethnic diversity of Brazil by Marcus Lyon

7

Using DNA Tests & Powerful Portraits, This Project Captures the Ethnic Diversity of Brazil


Ayotzinapa, two years later by Emmanuel Guillén Lozano

8

Still Searching for Answers, Two Years Later: Portraits of Ayotzinapa Victims’ Families


Young Colombians before the plebescite by Christina Noriega

9

Sí o No: We Talked to 8 Young Colombians About How They’ll Vote on the Peace Referendum


Puerto Ricans Underwater by Adál Maldonado

10

Powerful Photo Series ‘Puerto Ricans Underwater’ is a Biting Metaphor For an Island Drowning in Debt


Celebrating black beauty in Brazil by Bruno Gomes

11

In ‘Darkskins’ Series, This Brazilian Photographer Pays Homage to Blackness


The rich indigenous culture of Mexico by Diego Huerta

12

Diego Huerta Is Photographing Mexico’s 57 Indigenous Groups To Help Protect Their Legacy


The lives of trans women in Lima by Danielle Villasana

13

Danielle Villasana Captures the Struggles and Resilience of Trans Women Living in Peru


Colombian quinceañeras by Delphine Blast

14

This Quinceañera Photo Series Highlights the Sacrifices Parents Make for This Rite of Passage


Trans beauty in the Dominican Republic by Carlos Rodriguez

15

Through These Gorgeous Portraits, Photographer Carlos Rodriguez is Giving Visibility to DR’s Trans Community


Changing immigration narratives by Alejandro Cartagena

16

Photo Series “Americanos” Tells a Border Story About Those Who Return to Mexico


San Antonio flea markets by Arlene Mejorado

17

These Powerful Portraits Find Beauty in the Vaqueros & Vendedoras of San Antonio’s Flea Markets


Whatu0026#039;s in a name? by Sofía Muñoz Boullosa

18

The Life of Pedro: This Compelling Photo Series Only Features Mexican Men Named Pedro


Life in Riou0026#039;s Favelas by Felipe Dana

19

Brazilian Photographer Felipe Dana Reveals the Beauty and Brutality of Life in Rio’s Favelas


NYFW by Francesca Beltran u0026amp; Itzel Alejandra Martinez

20

These NYFW Street Style Looks Will Give You Enough Life to Last Through Winter

2016 in review photo Photography