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Dana Romanoff Photography – No Man’s Land: The Women of Mexico

4 Comments 19 February 2011

Immigration is dividing families and changing social structures in rural Mexico. As the men seek work in the United States, they leave behind the women, children and elderly. Women are doing the jobs of men and acting as both mother and father to sons and daughters. Due to riskier and more costly border crossings, the men stay in the North . . . some never to return home. Immigration is empowering women to step out of their traditional domestic role. Women are now in charge of the families and the finances, and in some cases, acting as sole breadwinners for the households. Machismo is giving way to a more matriarchal structure the women call “pura mujer,” or purely women. These are the stories of the women.
To view more images go to www.danaromanoff.com. To view the complete 14 minute documentary contact Dana at dana@danaromanoff.com.

No Man’s Land: The Women of Mexico. Photography by Dana Romanoff.

Today we have a pleasure to introduce to all photography lovers the documentary and artistic photographic images of Dana Romanoff. It will be the first slideshow from the few following.

Dana’s short bio:

Dana Romanoff combines her passion for photography, cultural studies, social issues and multimedia to produce intimate and compelling stories. She believes these stories have the power to break down barriers and build new bridges, whether they span oceans or connect backyards.

As a freelance photographer and multimedia producer, Dana’s work has appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers, and anthologies. Dana’s documentary video “No Man’s Land: the Women of Mexico” was short-listed for the 2010 Anthropographia Multimedia & Human Rights Award and is currently being screened at film festivals around the globe. Dana has received many honors including being part of a team at The Charlotte Observer newspaper named a Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal Finalist in Public Service in 2008. Dana’s work has been exhibited in cities including New York, Los Angeles, Geneva, Montreal, Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Charlottesville and Fort Collins.