Panama, 2023.

Panama, celebrated as “The door to the seas and key to the universe,” is home to nearly 4.5 million people. The city is rooted in rich culture ranging from Panamanian cuisine, colorful art, historic buildings, and traditional music. The beautiful city of Colón sits on the Caribbean coast and is home to the largest population of Afro-Panamanians in the country. Afro-Panamanians have historically suffered from coloroism within their own country. Afro-Panamanians are amongst the most excluded groups in the country, with high levels of unemployment, poverty and illiteracy. They also have reduced accessibility to health care, compared to the rest of the population and experience racial profiling by law enforcement agencies.

Photographic series on 35mm film.