Dominic Bracco II

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Biography: Dominic Bracco II (b. 1986, Texas USA) specializes in documenting the effects of Mexican and North American policies on the border region where he was raised. He has degrees in journalism and Spanish literature from The University of Texas at... MORE

Jorge, the son of a military co... aunt's house with Emilia.

Jorge, the son of a military commander, spends a Sunday afternoon at his aunt's house with Emilia.

A young boy draws in the dirt a...gs littered the ground outside.

A young boy draws in the dirt as his parents act as buffers between the police, military and gunmen in San Pedro Sula. Hours earlier, men had fired shots at police. Shell casings littered the ground outside.

Angel and Gerson pose for a por...r thought Iâ€™d end up here.â€

Angel and Gerson pose for a portrait in Tegucigalpaâ€™s municipal dump where they work in Tegucigalpa. â€œI used to come here as a boy and started seeing how things are done here,â€ Gerson says. â€œNever thought Iâ€™d end up here.â€

Lizeth Cerros mourns her murder... received another death threat.

Lizeth Cerros mourns her murdered murdered husband with her children. Later that evening she received another death threat.

Angelica Ortiz looks through th...a stray bullet from the police.

Angelica Ortiz looks through the window at the body of her ten-year-old son who was killed during a confrontation after an extortionist killed a local shopkeeper. Police say her son was killed when a mob went after the assailant. Other sources say it was a stray bullet from the police.

A view of Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital.

Prisoners beg church members fo...0 men were killed in 2012 fire.

Prisoners beg church members for deodorant bars in the Comayagua Prison, where 360 men were killed in 2012 fire.

A man poses for a portrait hold...f the cathedral in Tegucigalpa.

A man poses for a portrait holding a Christian missionary newspaper outside of the cathedral in Tegucigalpa.

Merchants go about their busine...roner has time to pick them up.

Merchants go about their business while a body lays in the middle of the street in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. With daily murders as high as twenty, bodies will lay for hours in the sun before the coroner has time to pick them up.

Three boys hide from the camera... was in the grave. He wasnâ€™t.

Three boys hide from the camera while officials dig up a body that was buried in a cornfield in San Pedro Sula. The boys were waiting to see if their missing friend was in the grave. He wasnâ€™t.

The body of 10 year -old Daniel... augment the familyâ€™s income.

The body of 10 year -old Daniel Chacon who was shot by a stray bullet in a confrontation after an extortionist killed a shopkeeper in San Pedro Sula. Heâ€™d been collecting scrap cardboard to augment the familyâ€™s income.

Men carry the casket of assassi...munity organizer Darwin Franco.

Men carry the casket of assassinated community organizer Darwin Franco.

A woman walks through the dispu...r home in Correderos, Honduras.

A woman walks through the disputed land to near her home in Correderos, Honduras.

Boys hang out in the El Ove park in Tegucigalpa.

A local Pastor and congregants ...uneral in Correderos, Honduras.

A local Pastor and congregants comfort Darwin Franco's family at the funeral in Correderos, Honduras.

Officials remove a body that wa...ot wanting to find more bodies.

Officials remove a body that was found in a shallow grave in a cornfield. Police will keep digs to the precise location, not wanting to find more bodies.