Stories / Historias
From the Field / Desde el Campo
Photos, impressions and visual fragments from the research process. This space will grow as fieldwork progresses.
Fotos, impresiones y fragmentos visuales del proceso de investigación. Este espacio crecerá a medida que avanza el trabajo de campo.
Disposable Cameras / Cámaras Desechables
A central tool in our participatory methodology. Participants receive disposable cameras after an initial interview and are asked to photograph the tensions between how their life appears from the outside and how it is actually lived from within. The photos are then analyzed together in a return interview.
Why disposable? No smartphone metadata. Limited frames create intentionality. The ritual of developing film adds a reflective pause that digital photography eliminates. Every photograph is a decision — and that decision is data.
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Photos coming soon
Fieldwork begins in Phase 2 (Months 5–9). Photos from urban walks, collaborative mapping sessions, and disposable camera development will be shared here as the research progresses.
What we will document / Qué documentaremos
🚶 Urban Walks
Guided walks through Teusaquillo, Los Cedros, Galerías and Quinta Paredes with research participants, exploring the spatial dimensions of hidden precarity.
🗺️ Collaborative Maps
Mapping workshops where participants draw their own perception of the city, their neighborhood, and the invisible boundaries of precarity.
📸 Participant Photos
Images taken by participants with disposable cameras, showing the tension between appearance and lived experience — developed and analyzed together in return interviews.
Note on ethics: All images shared on this site have been produced with the informed consent of participants. Faces and identifying information are protected. The narrative maps produced during fieldwork will be returned to the communities as a tangible product of the research process.
Unveiling Hidden Poverty 