Ongoing Work

Open Cities

Fragmented Reality

Grounded Horizon

The Hustle

A vendor stands behind a cart stacked with ripe mangoes, preparing servings for a crowd of customers at a busy intersection in Bogotá.

A vendor prepares grilled sausages inside a small food cart as two customers wait; strings of chorizo hang from the cart’s roof in a busy Bogotá plaza.

A woman sits on a plastic stool next to a rack of children’s or pet clothing on a busy Bogotá sidewalk, inspecting an item in her hands.

A woman stands beside a rack of hanging shoelaces or ribbons at a bustling Bogotá street market, glancing back over her shoulder.

A woman stands behind a small food cart topped with condiments and eggs, working under large umbrellas on a busy sidewalk in Bogotá.

Black and white photo of a man seated behind a wooden fruit cart filled with avocados, shaded by a large umbrella, in a plaza surrounded by vendors and graffiti.

A man sits in a plastic chair on a Bogotá sidewalk, eating a snack and drinking from a paper cup, with posters and a small stall behind him.

A bicycle mechanic sits on a small wooden stool, working quietly behind his mobile repair cart stacked with tires and parts, on a Bogotá sidewalk.

A bicycle repairman works crouched beside his mobile workshop cart on a Bogotá sidewalk, surrounded by spare tires, tools, and an upside-down bike.

A street vendor prepares a food cart beneath a large umbrella advertising hamburgers and hot dogs in Bogotá, surrounded by plastic stools, crates, and urban greenery.

A man stands beside a wooden cart filled with palta (avocados) on a Bogotá sidewalk, facing a deli storefront and graffiti-covered walls.

An elderly man sits quietly beside buckets of roses on a city sidewalk, framed by the reflection of a glass storefront and BBVA signage in Bogotá.

A street vendor pushes a cart overflowing with bananas and produce through a busy Bogotá intersection, surrounded by pedestrians and city signs.

The HustleStreet Portrait Photography of Everyday Labor

This series is about work — not the kind done behind desks, but the kind carried out under sun and rain, on sidewalks and street corners, with carts, crates, or whatever’s available. These are not side hustles. This is the work — full-time, relentless, and essential.

The Hustle documents the effort, strength, and determination required to survive — and sometimes thrive — in public space. It’s waking up before sunrise to prep supplies. It’s pushing a cart across uneven streets. It’s competing not just through price, but by being heard — sometimes the loudest voice is the one that brings dinner home.

This is labor that demands dignity. It’s more than a transaction. It’s a display of resourcefulness, of cultural rhythm, of claiming visibility in a system that often refuses to see.

There’s beauty in the grit, and meaning in the repetition. These vendors deserve more than a passing glance — they deserve to be seen.