I am not new in photographing rough places. Indeed I live in a barrio of the north side of Mexico City, a popular barrio. And in all these years I have photographed in Tepito, Cuautepec, Itzapalapa, and I photographed also in EDOMEX, the state of Mexico in several parts, in particular in Naucalpan.
Despite my appearance as a foreigner recommends not going to take pictures in certain places, I do. Motivation is stronger than the fear of encountering problems. These are places that not even the Mexicans think for photography.
Yesterday I went to Plaza Meave. In the end it is a small area, between 2 streets; Eje Central Lazaro Cardenas and Republica de San Salvador. My wife advised me not to find myself there. There is a commercial plaza where they specialize in selling cell phones and other electronic equipment. The market is not completely crystal clear. There are also stories that come at you and simulate that you dropped your cell phone and then extorted money to repair it.
Yesterday I was there: i was not intentional. I just found myself…there. I can assure you that the vibe was completely different, even from Tepito. While in Tepito I photographed without any problem, here I could see how someone was looking at me and my camera. Despite this I decided to take 4 photographs that you see here.
It was just me and my camera. I could not know what the reaction could be. A man in particular observed me in a very bad way. I have been careful. More alert than usual.
The photos are not that good. But it shows a documentation of what I have been able to take at home from that place: Plaze Meave.
