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Escaping Juarez: A Photographic Essay

By Keith Dannemiller

Fleeing the violence of Ciudad Juarez, photojournalist Keith Dannemiller follows a family's migration back to Veracruz.

The Campos Ordinola family left Ciudad Juarez in Chihuahua, Mexico, because of the escalating drug violence and diminishing work opportunities. Mauricio Campos, 25, Guadalupe Ordinola, 26, and their three children, Luis, 8, Edwin, 4 and Angel, 2, returned to their hometown of Tres Valles, Veracruz to live with Guadalupe's parents.

Click the image below to view the complete slideshow at www.AmericasQuarterly.org and explore images from the Campos Ordinola family's journey to Veracruz.

Photographs © Keith Dannemiller (www.keithdannemiller.com).

Keith Dannemiller is a photographer based in Mexico City.

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