{"id":26202,"date":"2020-07-28T07:20:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T14:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heuermontage.com\/?p=26202"},"modified":"2020-07-28T07:20:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T14:20:57","slug":"hope-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heuermontage.com\/?p=26202","title":{"rendered":"Hope for the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the dark times<\/strong>\/Will there also be singing<\/strong>? Yes<\/strong>, there will also be singing<\/strong>\/About the<\/strong> dark times<\/strong>. –Bertholt Brecht, Motto to Svendborg Poems, written in exile in Denmark, 1939. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people sing about the dark times with their camera, documenting state imposed cruelty as much as the defiance by those affected. One of those contemporary photographers is Ximena Natera<\/a>, a Mexican reporter and documentary filmmaker who specializes in migration, human rights violations, peace processes and collective memory in the region. Her work with Pie de Pagina’s investigation unit – they support at risk reporters in conflict zones – has been recognized by Mexico’s National Journalism Award, Gabriel Garcia M\u00e1rquez Foundation, and Pictures of the Year Latam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ximena Natera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

She currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, while attending the documentary photography program at the International Center of Photography in New York on a Jan Mulder Scholarship prize. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ximena Natera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I had known about her work given my interest in issues of migration, but was reminded of her when a recent issue of Mother <\/em>Jones<\/i> featured her brilliant portraits of young children who attended Black Lives Matter marches, gatherings and other communal functions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These Photos of Kids Protesting Systemic Racism Will Give You Hope for the Future<\/a><\/blockquote>