Claudia Carbonell

Photographer
Ricky Renuncia Movement
Location: Madrid
Nationality: Puerto Rican
Biography: Puerto Rican freelance photographer, currently based in Madrid, Spain. Focused on documentary photography, as well as commercial work, actively documenting social movements related to the island's colonial status and economical crisis.... MORE
Private Story
Ricky Renuncia Movement
Copyright Claudia Carbonell 2024
Date of Work Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
Updated Jun 2020
Location San Juan, Puerto Rico
Topics Activism, Documentary, Emotion, Historical, Photography, Photojournalism, Portraiture, Revolution, Street
In response to decades of a corrupt political system, of which failures increased after hurricane María and the governor's lack of responsibility, during the summer of 2019 Puerto Ricans came together and started the multi generational and nonpartisan #RickyRenuncia movement demanding the governor's immediate resignation. A few weeks after some pacific and other more violent protests, this union for action achieved it's primary goal resulting in Ricardo Roselló's resignment. I feel extremely grateful for being able to experience and document such a powerful historical event. The beautiful combination of fury, union and determination Puerto Ricans transmitted while taking over the streets was something really worth sharing with the World.
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