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A Fleeting Distraction

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Not Enough Eyes

Description

What began as mundane and unremarkable became one of the most impactful bodies of work in Alejandro Cartagena’s life. Carpoolers, photographed from a bird’s eye view above the overpasses of Monterrey, captured laborers commuting in the backs of pickup trucks. The series formed a visual rhythm of repetition, routine, and survival. Alejandro spent a lifetime embedding himself in the community, listening, observing, and slowly realizing he was documenting something far more meaningful than he first imagined. Each shot required precision, steady hands, and an almost meditative focus. They were hard-earned, taken over long days marked by failure and fatigue, with only the occasional perfect frame. One morning, mid-shoot, a butterfly drifted past his lens. For a moment, Alejandro’s focus broke. The fleeting color pulled his attention away from the structure he had spent months trying to master. That moment stayed with him. Distractions are everywhere. But it is the tension between discipline and letting go, the push and the process, that gives art its weight. These photographs did not just happen. They demanded patience, passion, and a quiet belief in the value of the unseen.

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