A photographer kidnapped in Mexico, part two

Read part one here.

A woman working as a prostitute in Guadalajara, Jalisco shows off her Santisima Muerte tattoo. Photo by John Sevigny, 2006.

Read part one here. See more of his work here.

After years prowling Mexican barrios and slums I know them as well as the place where I grew up. They’re all the same. Makeshift houses with DIY expansion jobs halfway finished. A cinder block church with a playground. A graffitti-covered municipal basketball court with no nets in the hoops and…