Pictured below are twenty-three photos of people on their way to work. Before viewing the photos, please ask yourself, “What would a typical commute to work entail for an average person?”. Most of us would envision driving a car or riding in a passenger seat…
What would you do for a job?
In the heart of Monterrey, Mexico, the break of dawn signals more than the start of a new day. It heralds the beginning of an arduous journey for many laborers. Their destination? Jobsites. Their mode of transportation? Truck beds.
The pickup trucks are loaded with the tools of their respective trades, yet hidden among these items are the workers themselves, lying carefully arranged amidst their cargo.
In these snapshots of everyday life, each truck bed becomes a microcosm of the human condition – a tableau depicting individuals within the confines of their circumstances.
These seemingly spontaneous images captured with an astonishing level of detail highlight ‘perseverance’. They evoke a sense of resilience and challenge the viewer’s preconceptions of work, struggle, and dignity.
The faded paint on the trucks, the muddy shovels with clean-worn handles from daily use, the broken-in work boots caked in dirt… The faces of the workers. These are all testimonials of endurance, bringing to light a hidden world, a subculture within everyday life that often goes unnoticed.
The journeys of these laborers, encapsulated in the rusting beds of pickup trucks, serve as poignant reminders of the lengths individuals will go for work. They tell tales of an unfaltering commitment to livelihood. They are the silent, moving monuments of our time, testaments to the human spirit’s enduring capacity to strive and survive.
There are many untold stories around us. These silent narratives demand a shift in our perspectives, asking us to look closer and appreciate the complexities of employment.
