Alejandro Rivera

Thanks to the support of University Hospitals, West Side Ecumenical Ministry, friends and volunteers, last year I started a continuing project called “Our Latin Blood”. The idea of this project is based on the fact that we as Latinos or Hispanics have certain physical characteristics that make us representative of certain regions of this continent. We are a mix of cultures and ethnicities as diverse as those of the United States. One can tell by our physical appearance that some of us have blood of Indigenous, European, African or Asian peoples. This is a small sample of this mix of cultures that is represented by people who have immigrated to the US or were born here to Latino or Hispanic parents. I wanted to present, in a simple and straightforward photographic portrait, an homage to our roots, to the group of people that is growing and having more and more influence in all aspects of life in this country.

If you would like to be part of this project please contact me to schedule a photo shoot.

Also visit my commercial site to see more about this project:

www.alejandroriveraphoto.com

Technical information:

All photographs were taken with a 4″ x 5″ view camera with black and white film.

Alex, Puerto Rico

Blanca, Peru

Ana Maria, Brazil

David, Chile

Salvador, Mexico

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I like to do portraits in interesting places around Cleveland, like the ones that I did for Dee Dee at the Literary Cafe in historic Tremont. Take a look at my Portrait Services in my website for more information.

AlexRiveraPhotography.com

More information about the Literary Cafe click here: Literary Cafe

Visit Dee Dee’s space at: www.myspace.com/maggdee

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