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When I first started out as a photographer, I took a picture of three blind street musicians in the city of Puebla. This image helped me understand the great importance of documentary photography and it encouraged me to do research on the social conditions of Mexico's blind people. In 1987 I decided to verify the number of blind people that lived in the country. I did not find any official statistics. According to information I obtained from different newspapers there is an estimated 400,000 of them. I have worked with the photo-essay for over a decade in Mexico City and in twelve different states. My research illustrates the current state of affairs that affects the blind. Marco
Antonio Cruz |