Ignacio Marin

Photojournalist / Fotoperiodista

Bloomberg Quicktakes - Venezuela economic plight

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Location: Madrid, Spain

Nationality: Spanish

Biography: Freelance documentary photographer. Madrid and elsewhere.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - The nei...and hardest hit by the crisis.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - The neighbourhood of Petare, in Caracas. With a population of over one million people, it’s Venezuela’s most dangerous slum. A majority of violent crimes occur in the slums, home of the most vulnerable and hardest hit by the crisis.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - &nbs... Petare slum (eastern Caracas).

(Caracas, Venezuela) - People waits at the entrance of the José Félix Ribas neighborhood, in the Petare slum (eastern Caracas).

(Caracas, Venezuela) - People q...eir groceries or home supplies.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - People queue up in the morning to buy gas in the Petare slum (eastern Caracas). Endless queues have become a daily life reality for Venezuelans, trying to find scarce products. In many cases, the cargo wouldn't arrive or is not enough for everyone. Sometimes, people have to try at several shops in order to complete their groceries or home supplies.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A street...arches for food in the garbage.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A street dog searches for food in the garbage.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A woman ...in Venezuela are food insecure.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A woman stares at her empty fridge at her house in Petare. For many families, even the most basic items such as tomatoes or beans are out of reach: according to ENCOVI, 80% of homes in Venezuela are food insecure.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - Children...fferent levels of malnutrition.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - Children wait for their food at a solidarity kitchen run by Alimenta la Solidaridad, a local NGO working in Petare, a slum in East Caracas. In Petare, many families can’t afford to buy enough food and often children only make one meal a day. food at a charity-run kitchen from Alimenta la Solidaridad, a local NGO, at a slum in East Caracas. In Petare, many families can’t afford to buy enough food and often children only make one meal a day. According to report from Cáritas (2018), 65% of the children they worked with had different levels of malnutrition.

(Caracas, Venezuela)  ...fferent levels of malnutrition.

(Caracas, Venezuela) Community volunteers help serve food to children at a charity-run kitchen from Alimenta la Solidaridad, a local NGO working in Petare, a slum in East Caracas. In Petare, many families can’t afford to buy enough food and often children only make one meal a day. According to report from Cáritas (2018), 65% of the children they worked with had different levels of malnutrition.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A grandm... the family can eat a bit more.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A grandmother feeds her grandchild at a charity kitchen run by volunteers and an NGO. Often someone in the family ends up giving up their meal so that the other members of the family can eat a bit more.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A starvi...e report losing weight in 2017.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A starving dog lays at the floor. According to ENCOVI, 64% of people report losing weight in 2017.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - Children... places, often meaning garbage.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - Children look for food in a garbage dump at the back alley of a large shopping center. According to Cáritas, 53% of families have had to look for food at unconventional places, often meaning garbage.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - People q...er to complete their groceries.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - People queue in the morning in front of a small market to try to buy food. Endless queues have become a daily life reality for Venezuelans, trying to find scarce products. In many cases, the cargo wouldn't arrive or is not enough for everyone. Sometimes, people have to try at several shops in order to complete their groceries.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - People l...ads "hunger".

(Caracas, Venezuela) - People line up to withdraw money from an ATM. Behind them, a graffiti reads "hunger".

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A woman ...ord to feed her three children.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A woman holds her baby at a house in the slum of El Junquito. She has recently decided to be sterilized as she already can't afford to feed her three children.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A mural ...smanaged and persisting crisis.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A mural of the Hugo Chavez’s eyes dominates the view of the 23 de Enero neighbourhood, a slum in Caracas. The painting of Hugo Chavez’s eyes became iconic after his death and mas meant to be a symbol of his presence and legacy. While the 23 de Enero used to be one of the strongholds of the Chavismo, many have grown tired of years of economic mismanaged and persisting crisis.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A man in...risis, many stores have closed.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A man in front of an abandoned store in Caracas. Since the crisis, many stores have closed.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A bowl o...seases related to malnutrition.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A bowl of food served by a charity-run kitchen for children. Most of the food is now based in carbs such pasta or rice while proteins have almost disappeared from the diet, creating cases of anemia and other diseases related to malnutrition.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A starving boy at a slum in Caracas.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - Men unlo...nsuring the vote of the poorest

(Caracas, Venezuela) - Men unload CLAP boxes in Petare. The CLAP box contains basic food supplies and is one of the measures of the socialist government to fight against the "economic war". About 87% of households now receive CLAPs subsidized food, yet it is never clear when the next cargo of boxes will arrive. It has been highly criticized by the opposition as considered a tool for ensuring the vote of the poorest

(Caracas, Venezuela) - Two man ...mp;quot;economic war".

(Caracas, Venezuela) - Two man carry CLAP boxes, at the slum neighborhood of El Valle. The CLAP box contains basic food supplies and is one of the measures of the socialist government to fight against the "economic war".

(Caracas, Venezuela) - Freddy -...gun for bigger hits”.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - Freddy -16 years old-, a member of a kidnappers gang, at a safe house in a slum in Caracas. He joined the gang when he realized “things were hard at home. I saw my mum struggling to buy flour, rice, anything. That’s when I decided to join the band, so we can have food for my little brothers. I started as a thief but now I carry a gun for bigger hits”.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - Prisoner...ossibility to bring food home.g

(Caracas, Venezuela) - Prisoners claiming for food and water at their cells in a police station. Many of them said they had a regular job but turned to crime because of the economic crisis and the impossibility to bring food home.g

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A protes...one of Caracas’ main.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - A protestor covered with the Venezuelan flag prepares himself to throw rocks to the police, at the Francisco Fajardo highway, one of Caracas’ main.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - Protesto...d “hunger”.

(Caracas, Venezuela) - Protestors stands during the blockage of the Francisco Fajardo highway. A political graffiti behind him reads the word “hunger”.