Carlos Álvarez Montero

Carlos Álvarez Montero is one of our favourite Mexican photographers. When he is not working on his documentary projects (which feature all kinds of characters, from Enrique Metinides to Diane Pernet), he likes to photograph those Mexicans of New York who, instead of fixing low riders, spent their time pimping out their bikes and scheduling pilgrimages to the Virgin of Guadalupe.

For his “M for Michoacán” project however, Carlos did the exact opposite and travelled to the town of Jacona, Michoacán to photograph former expatriates who have recently returned to Mexico. I called him up to find out a little more about the project.