Mexico

Photo by Mayela Sánchez, GPJ Mexico

A statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe watches over pilgrims who spent the night on Dec. 12 at the atrium of the Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe, a Catholic sanctuary in the north of Mexico City, dedicated to the Virgin. Every year on that date, ... more

Uganda

Photo by Apophia Agiresaasi, GPJ Uganda

From left: Musa Kintu, Simon Kirya, Esau Mukisa and Edgar Mirimu, ages 5 to 7, slide down a hill on a broken vehicle part near the Kalerwe Market in Kalerwe, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda. Their parents sell goods at the market.... more

Mexico

Photo by Mar García, GPJ Mexico

Welder Ricardo López, 25, works at the central Mexico City site of a historic building that is being restored. The building dates to Mexico’s viceregal period, the architectural era encompassing the nation’s colonial history, beginning with Her... more

Guatemala

Photo by Brenda Leticia Saloj Chiyal, GPJ Guatemala

Juan Marcos, 42, trims trees in the community park of the municipality of Nebaj, in Guatemala’s Quiché department. Marcos does this once a month so that park visitors can have a good view. ... more

Mexico

Photo by Mar García, GPJ Mexico

Juan Velásquez, 31, washes the windows of the two-story MacStore at the base of the Torre Reforma, a 57-story skyscraper in Mexico City. Using a harness, a bucket, a brush and rags, Velásquez and the other window washers will take two days to finis... more

Mexico

Photo by Mar García, GPJ Mexico

José Alfredo Ramírez Pérez, 52, a local shaman, waits in central Mexico City for a passerby to request one of his cleansing rituals, which he says remove negative energies. Ramírez Pérez also gives life advice to people who seek it, using his kn... more