Antonio Turok captures the human condition in Mexico and Central America. In indigenous spirituality, the eclipse marks a time of uncertainty, specifically potential danger with those carrying children. Bird migrations are known within these cultures to protect those on their journey into the wilderness. In the photo, the birds are flying over and past the wrought fence. The softness of the grayscale is ghostly, there is a longing for another time and place that no longer exists. Turok captures the tension of those who grieve a lost home, navigating a present uncertainty and an intergenerational fear, yet they carry on – tears in their eyes – with a hope of a better world.

Description written by Yuki Ellefson, 2025.