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Publication in LA JORNADA MAYA (MEXICO)
ATMÓSFERAS DOMÉSTICAS
por José Juan Cervera
Reseña del libro ARRAIGO de Bénédicte Desrus
Publication in YUCATÁN MAGAZINE (MEXICO)
ROOTED IN STONE
Text by Lee Steele
Photography by Bénédicte Desrus
“The book ARRAIGO by Bénédicte Desrus represents a cultural and historical heritage that contributes to the construction of a memory of the center of Mérida,Yucatán,” Desrus says. “It’s a record about everyday life, culture, heritage, and Yucatecan identity in the heart of the city.”
Publication in Revista ESCENA (MEXICO)
ARRAIGO: LAS RAÍCES MÁS PROFUNDAS DEL CENTRO DE MÉRIDA Y SUS HABITANTES.
Por David Montañez Rufino
Publication in TERRA MATER (AUSTRIA)
EIN MENSCH IN MEXIKO
Guadalupe del Rosario Ek Lira, 38, pflanzt Mangroven an der Küste Yucatáns, um dem lokalen Ökosystem auf die Beine zu helfen und um ihre Heimat zu schützen.
by Mark Viales
Photograph by Bénédicte Desrus
Publication in THE GUARDIAN (UK)
MEXICO CITY LEADS THE WAY WITH ITS ZERO BIN RESTAURANT
by Imogen Lepere
Photos by Bénédicte Desrus
Publication in América Futura - EL PAIS (SPAIN)
UN RESTAURANTE SIN RESIDUOS EN CIUDAD DE MÉXICO: "ES EL TIPO DE INNOVACIÓN QUE NECESITA EL MUNDO"
Text by Imogen Lepere
Photos by Bénédicte Desrus
Publication in THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA)
TRUMP’S TARIFFS COULD DEAL A BLOW TO MEXICO´S CAR FACTORIES.
By Jack Ewing
Photos & Video: Bénédicte Desrus for The New York Times
Publication in THE NEW YORK TIMES (USA)
WHAT'S RED AND GREEN AND SERVED ALL OVER?
Since the Mexico City restaurant Contramar turned a classic fish dish into a go-to entree, versions have popped up from Milwaukee to Greece.
By Priya Krishna
4 Photos by Bénédicte Desrus
Publication in POINT DE VUE (FRANCE)
CRISTINA KAHLO
"Il faut vivre en paix avec ses ancêtres"
Text by Thomas Pernette
Photographs by Bénédicte Desrus
Publication in WANDERLUST (UK)
"HOW ECOTOURISM IN OAXACA IS HELPING COMMUNITIES RECONNECT WITH THEIR INDIGENOUS ROOTS"
by Imogen Lepere
Photos by Bénédicte Desrus
Publication in WELT DER FRAUEN (AUSTRIA)
WÄCHTERINNEN DER MANGROVEN
Fotos: Bénédicte Desrus
Text: Mark Viales
Übersetzung: Elisabeth Merle
Publication in ADP ReThink Quarterly (USA)
MANGROVE PLANTING IN MEXICO
Keila Vázquez Lira is a guardian of the mangrove wetlands, planting high-carbon-storage trees that are crucial in the fight against climate change.
Text by Mark Viales
Photographs by Bénédicte Desrus
Publication in AMERICAS QUARTERLY (USA)
THE MAYA WOMEN RESTORING A SANCTUARY.
In Mexico’s Yucatán, 14 women are running a mangrove reforestation project recognized internationally as a model for the region.
Photographs by Bénédicte Desrus
Reporting by Mark Viales
Publication in NIEMAN REPORTS (USA)
A publication under Harvard's Nieman Foundation for Journalism.
"A Place for Food, Housing, and Dignity"
A photographer documented the lives of aging sex workers at Casa Xochiquetzal, a shelter in Mexico City.
Photograph by Bénédicte Desrus
Publication in POINT DE VUE (FRANCE)
Blanca Barragán Moctezuma, héritière des empereurs aztèques.
LE RETOUR DU PENACHO.
Par Thomas Pernette
Photos Bénédicte Desrus