A person with limited capacity in his legs is hit with a water cannon during a protest in the Bolivian capital La Paz in May 2016. Disabled activists travelled over 400 kilometres by wheelchair to call for a monthly 500 bolivianos ($73 at the time) to live. This shot was captured by Carlos Sánchez Navas, a Bolivian photojournalist based in La Paz. He started out by experimenting with street photography and working for local media. Now his work focuses on social, political and cultural issues and analyzing marginal stories of everyday life, with the intention of making visible the diversity of Bolivian society.
Southern Exposure: Carlos Sánchez Navas
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