Maracaibo, Venezuela’s second largest city and its biggest oil producer has become no-man’s land after the oil industry collapsed and a nation-wide blackout led to generalized looting, leaving the once vibrant city resembling a war zone.
For this assignment, I tried to photograph the countries collapse through the city’s destruction and severe crisis.
“If hell exists, it’s probably a better place than Maracaibo,” said a woman who’s husband is close to death due to severe malnutrition and lack of access to health.