Scott Dalton is a photographer based in Houston, Texas. He has spent years working throughout Latin America, including extensive coverage of Colombia, where he lived for over ten years photographing the civil conflict and drug war. He now is working on long-term projects throughout the American South and along the U.S.-Mexico border. Today we share Scott’s series titled Where the River Bends. Where the River Bends ““Where the River Bends” is a photographic project that explores life along both sides of the U.S.–Mexico border where it divides Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas. Ciudad Juárez is ranked among the most dangerous cities in the world with over 8,000 drug cartel related murders in the last few years; El Paso is one of the safest cities in the United States. Sister cities and alter egos, they are historically connected yet physically and politically divided, their distinct cultures drawn together by geography, tradition, and history, even as violence and politics drive them apart. This project goes beyond the typical headlines and coverage by showing both sides …
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