Learning about different cultures and their social contrasts through images can be pretty powerful. And nothing can bring you to Paraguay as quickly as this veteran photojournalist working forAP as Staff Photographer.Jorge Saenz is an accomplished photographer from Argentina, who, since 1989, has called Paraguay his home. There, he focused on documentary essays portraying the lives of young people in compulsory military service and those in juvenile prisons, shedding light on these often-overlooked aspects of society.However, you might also know Jorge for his children’s photography booksabout dinosaursthat are based on an Instagram photo story the photographer previously created while traveling.Either way, all his work is targeted toward education, offering unique perspectives on the world and its complexities.More info:Instagram|FacebookThis post may includeaffiliate links.
Learning about different cultures and their social contrasts through images can be pretty powerful. And nothing can bring you to Paraguay as quickly as this veteran photojournalist working forAP as Staff Photographer.Jorge Saenz is an accomplished photographer from Argentina, who, since 1989, has called Paraguay his home. There, he focused on documentary essays portraying the lives of young people in compulsory military service and those in juvenile prisons, shedding light on these often-overlooked aspects of society.However, you might also know Jorge for his children’s photography booksabout dinosaursthat are based on an Instagram photo story the photographer previously created while traveling.Either way, all his work is targeted toward education, offering unique perspectives on the world and its complexities.More info:Instagram|Facebook
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“A musician dressed in a feathered costume pays tribute to Saint Francisco Solano for a fulfilled prayer during a procession in his honor in Emboscada, Paraguay, Monday, July 24, 2023. Legend has it that while lying on his death bed in a Peruvian convent birds perched on Solano’s window and would sing to him, inspiring his followers to dress in bird costumes and he became known as known as the Saint of the birds.”
Bored Pandareached out to Jorge, who told us more about his photography journey.First of all, Jorge shared a moment from his 40 years in photography that changed how he tells stories with the camera.“In 1989 I participated in a workshop with Magnum photographers, my tutor was Susan Meiselas and it was the most important leap in my way of seeing and constructing my speech, especially in developing very long-term essays. Most of the essays published as books took me many years of work. I think that is what is most difficult for new generations of photographers.”
Bored Pandareached out to Jorge, who told us more about his photography journey.
First of all, Jorge shared a moment from his 40 years in photography that changed how he tells stories with the camera.
“In 1989 I participated in a workshop with Magnum photographers, my tutor was Susan Meiselas and it was the most important leap in my way of seeing and constructing my speech, especially in developing very long-term essays. Most of the essays published as books took me many years of work. I think that is what is most difficult for new generations of photographers.”
“Festival Catholic parishioner Sergio Espinoza, 11, wearing his feathered costume during the feast day of St. Francis Solano, in Emboscada, Paraguay, Saturday, July 24, 2021. Espinoza is paying back a promise his father made to the 16th-century patron saint for recovering from an illness.”
The example of refusal was that of the juvenile prison. A couple of years after the book was published, there was a very large riot in which a dozen young people died…”
“Babe, the brave little pig…”
In Jorge’s book “Classes, Paraguay 2003-2013”, the photographer exposes various contrasts in the land of Paraguay. We asked him to share how he shows both the good and the tough sides of this country.“I left political militancy to dedicate myself to photojournalism and I am always interested in showing inequality. One does not choose the class one is born into and the possibilities from these differences in opportunities condition millions,” explained Jorge.
In Jorge’s book “Classes, Paraguay 2003-2013”, the photographer exposes various contrasts in the land of Paraguay. We asked him to share how he shows both the good and the tough sides of this country.
“I left political militancy to dedicate myself to photojournalism and I am always interested in showing inequality. One does not choose the class one is born into and the possibilities from these differences in opportunities condition millions,” explained Jorge.
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Regarding children’s books with dinosaur characters, we wanted to know what made Jorge decide to create them.
“It started as a game with my youngest son, who is already 10 years old now. I traveled for work to different countries with his Dino and I sent him the photos he took with my phone in different places.
“A paratrooper handles a snake before marching in the 113th Independence Day parade in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, May 14, 2024.”
“Police dog instructor Adriana Ayala posse with her dog for a selfie during an exhibition to celebrate the 212th Anniversary of Paraguay´s Independence from Spain, in Asunción, Paraguay, Sunday, May 14, 2023.”
Lastly, Jorge added: “All my projects have been based on total trust in the intelligence of the readers, on an implicit alliance with the most intelligent part of each person. Don’t be afraid to always say what you think. It’s the only way for things to change.”
“Monday.”
“A volunteer firefighter hoses down a hut to prevent it from burning during a brush fire at the Banco San Miguel neighborhood of Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Unusually dry weather is provoking fires on open fields, private ranches and public lands around the city.”
“A child covers his face with a woven palm frond during Palm Sunday Mass in Caacupe, Paraguay, Sunday, March 28, 2021. As deaths daily average increase during this year’s Holy Week, the government decreed that only 20 people can attend each mass, a preventive measure to curb the spread of COVID-19.”
“A life size cutout of Pope Francis stands in the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Caacupe where thousands of Catholics are gathering to mark the Virgin’s feast day in Caacupe, some 40 miles east of Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. The pilgrimage to honor Paraguay’s patron saint resumes after two years. COVID-19 pandemic restrictions had prevented faithful from taking part in the annual celebration.”
“Vultures stand on the Victorious Peace Monument in Cerro Lambare park in Asuncion, Paraguay, Sunday, March 31, 2024.”
“May they end well and start better!”
“Carauari, Brazil. In the Amazon, a giant fish helps save the rainforest.”
“Perla Fleitas, left, and Javier Morlantt, two farmers from Caaguazu, kiss farewell after 4 days of camping out in the capital with other farmers to demand their debt with private and government banks be forgiven, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020.”
“I asked him if he could take me and he didn’t want to, there are very selfish people…”
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“Street performer Cesar Gimenez works an intersection in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Even though people have been ordered home under curfew in an attempt to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, Gimenez is performing on the streets.”
“After the hard work of slaughtering a beef, Leocadio Pereira sells the result on the side of Route 1 about 200 km from Asuncion.”
“A beggar sleeps at “Paraguayan Heros” pantheon in Asuncion, Monday, Feb.16, 2009.”
“A member of the Guasu Front light candles in front of the Migone Hospital where former President Fernando Lugo is recovering from surgery after suffering a stroke the day before, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Doctors said his condition was stable with no evidence of significant lesions though they warned it was too early to tell the extent of the damage.”
“Actors perform in a Way of the Cross reenactment as part of Holy Week celebrations, in Atyra, Paraguay, Friday, March 29, 2024. Holy Week commemorates the last week of Jesus Christ’s earthly life which culminates with his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday.”
“Doha at Night.”
“Nurse Mirian Arrua talks to the press before receiving the nation’s first shot of the Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-1 . . . . 22, 2021.”
“A urinal is marked with black tape to prevent use as a measure to encourage safe social distancing in a shopping mall bathroom in Asuncion, Paraguay, Friday, June 5, 2020. The government has eased the lockdown it put in place to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, authorizing the opening of some stores and restaurants as part of a plan coined, “Intelligent Quarantine.””
“Drivers wait to undergo a free PCR COVID test at a drive-thru testing site on a racetrack in Capiata, Paraguay, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.”
“Inmates protest from the roof of the Tacumbu prison in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. According to police who spoke on local news television stations, inmates have taken hostages, including visitors and prison guards.”
“A woman takes pictures with her cellphone at the Katara mosque, in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022.”
“People sit and swim at Katara Beach, in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.”
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