DAVID ROCHKIND PHOTOGRAPHY
Central American migrants ride atop a freight train carrying cement as they head north in an attempt to enter the US. Traveling by train has become more dangerous as kidnappings and robberies have risen in recent years with increased drug cartel activity.
Central American migrants ride atop a freight train carrying cement as they head north in an attempt to enter the US. Traveling by train has become more dangerous as kidnappings and robberies have risen in recent years with increased drug cartel activity.

DAVID ROCHKIND PHOTOGRAPHY

Biography

I graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Sociology. Shortly after graduating I moved to Caracas, Venezuela, where I worked as a freelance photographer, documenting the rise of Hugo Chavez’s self styled Bolivarian revolution. I’ve been based in Mexico for the past three years working on a book about the long-term costs and consequences of Mexico’s drug war. I’m most interested in projects that expose how high drama and conflict normalize and become nearly mundane aspects of the daily lives of those involved. I aim to evoke understanding and empathy as opposed to disbelief and sympathy