Esperanza

Esperanza
No. 1: My 1st day photographing on the street. Esperanza and Danilo were with their youngest child. The other woman is a neighbor. They were living near the market where Danilo was working cleaning pots. Esperanza was "just" a mom.
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No. 2: Her first month working… she was ill that day... and angry at me for taking pictures of her.
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No. 3: Three months later. She is living with her sister who doesn’t approve of what she’s doing. Her sister's husband didn't approve either and she had to move out.
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No. 4: Working… She’s a romantic and keeps hoping that her knight in shining armor will appear and take her away.
Esperanza (No. 5-10 taken over a 1 1/2 year period)
No. 5: The Pinching Game.
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No. 6: She and Danilo have stayed together. All relationships are complicated
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No. 7: Tweaking him. She enjoyed the power that the money gave her.
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No. 8: At home. The Look.
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No. 9: One of my last sessions photographing them together.
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No. 10: They did separate, but before he died, he asked her to forgive him. "He never mistreated his children... on the contrary, he never spoke harshly to them... nor did he like to hit them." "Thank God my mother never abandoned me... I could always count on her help." Esperanza was pregnant when I left. She said that if the baby was a girl, she'd quit the business. I honestly didn't believe her, but she did.

Esperanza (No. 5-10 taken over a 1 1/2 year period)