DAILY LIFE
“Do anything, but let it produce joy.” ~ Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
Shipibo Community Leader, Peru
A community leader stands with residents of the indigenous Shipibo-Conibo community of Nuevo Saposoa in the eastern province of Coronel Portillo in Ucayali Region in the Peruvian Amazon. ©UNICEF/2010/Susan Markisz
Shipibo Conibo Father Son, Peru
A father and son sit outside their home in the indigenous Shipibo-Conibo community of Nuevo Saposoa in the eastern province of Coronel Portillo in Ucayali Region in the Peruvian Amazon. ©UNICEF/2010/Susan Markisz
Pick-up Football Game, Colombia
Children play football on a street in Moravia, a poor neighbourhood in Medellín, capital of Antioquia Department, Colombia in 2009. ©UNICEF/2009/Susan Markisz
Medellín, Colombia
A boy sits at a street corner in Moravia, a poor neighbourhood in Medellín, capital of Antioquia Department, Colombia, in September 2009. The nation's 44 million inhabitants continue to suffer from one of the highest income gaps between rich and poor in Latin America, more than 40 years of conflict, endemic social violence and rampant drug trafficking that affects all social strata and sustains the conflict. ©UNICEF/NYHQ2009-1785/Susan Markisz
Dance Partners, Antigua, Guatemala
A man and woman dance in a public square in Antigua, Guatemala. ©Susan Markisz
Textile Vendors, Antigua, Guatemala
Women and Children sit on a street in Antigua, Guatemala, with their woven textiles, which they are selling to passers-by. ©2012 Susan Markisz
Antigua, Guatemala
Children walk along a street in Antigua, Guatemala. ©2012 Susan Markisz
Ring Around the Rosy, Venezuela
Indigenous Wayuu girls, play 'Ring Around the Rosy' outside the home of their aunt in Maracaibo City in the north-western state of Zulia, Venezuela. ©UNICEF/2006/Susan Markisz
Wayuu Adolescents
Adolescent girls and boys from the indigenous Wayuu group prepare to perform a traditional dance at a community centre in the town of Paraguaipoa in the north-western state of Zulia, Venezuela. UNICEF supports the community through peer networks, as well as youth-produced radio programming featuring Wayuu language and culture. ©UNICEF/2006/Susan Markisz
Riding Bikes, Colombia
Children ride bikes near their homes on a toxic landfill known as El Morro in Moravia, a poor neighbourhood in MedellÌn, capital of Antioquia Department, Colombia in 2009. Because of El Morro's toxicity, the city's government is in the process of relocating its residents to another neighbourhood. ©UNICEF/2006/Susan Markisz
The Cost of Living in Medellín
A toddler looks at a package of vegetables in a market in Medellín, Colombia, as his mother shops behind him. ©UNICEF/2010/Susan Markisz
Child’s Play, Colombia
A girl pushes a boy near their homes on a toxic landfill known as El Morro in Moravia, a poor neighbourhood in MedellÌn, capital of Antioquia Department, Colombia in 2009. Because of El Morro's toxicity, the city's government is in the process of relocating its residents to another neighbourhood.
©UNICEF/2009/Susan Markisz
Fruit Vendors, Antigua, Guatemala
A man purchases fruit from a vendor in Antigua, Guatemala. ©2012 Susan Markisz
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An indigenous woman wearing a straw hat sells decorative palm fronds in the shape of crosses, outside a church near Calle Sacarnaga in La Paz, Bolivia, on May 1, 2014. © Susan Markisz
Potosí, Bolivia
A woman stands on a sidewalk in the City of Potosí, capital of Potosí Department, Bolivia in April 2014. In the background are Cerro Rico mines, which have been in operation for more than 470 years. Once the world's foremost supplier of silver, they are now worked for lead, zinc and silver ore. ©UNICEF/NYHQ2014-0514/Susan Markisz
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An indigenous woman wearing a traditional bowler hat and pollera (pleated skirt with petticoat), walks down the cobblestoned street Calle Sacarnaga in La Paz, Bolivia, on May 1, 2014. © Susan Markisz
Royal Ballerina
A ballerina with the Royal Flanders Ballet mends her shoes before going onstage in a performance of "The Three Muskateers" at SUNY Purchase in Westchester County, New York. ©Susan Markisz for The New York Times
Sisters embrace
Sisters Danielle and Jennifer Avedon, high school and middle school graduates, embrace after their respective ceremonies. ©Susan Markisz
Ogunquit Fisherman
A man fishes off of a bridge in foggy Ogunquit, Maine.
©Susan Markisz
To See or Not to See
To See or Not to See: A female impersonator entertains a customer at the Queen Mary Nightclub on Ventura Boulevard, in North Hollywood, California. ©Susan Markisz