Camera #202, Anonymous in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico
The Border Film Project handed out six hundred disposable cameras to two groups on opposite sides of the U.S.-Mexico border — undocumented migrants crossing the desert and American Minutemen volunteers trying to stop them. Migrants and Minutemen have very different backgrounds, yet they share one profound belief: both sides would agree that they are documenting a situation that should not be happening.
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Camera #238, Armando & Javier in Agua Prieta, Sonora and
Camera #35, Anonymous in Three Points, AZ
To date, the Border Film Project has received 73 cameras — 38 from migrants and 35 from Minutemen — with nearly 2,000 pictures in total. The pictures show the human face of immigration, and they challenge us to question our stereotypes and to see through new and personal lenses.
All photos © Border Film Project, Reprinted here with permission.
To view more images, and to learn more about this collaborative art project, visit borderfilmproject.com.
Camera #375, Anonymous in Naco, Sonora
"When I decided to come, I made up my mind. I was willing to die."
All photos © Border Film Project, Reprinted here with permission.
To view more images, and to learn more about this collaborative art project, visit borderfilmproject.com.
Camera #71, Anonymous in Three Points, AZ
"'Standard Operating Procedure' for spotting and reporting illegal aliens: If you spot them, report them directly to your line boss via radio. Your line boss will call Border Patrol."