Perilous Lens: Guns in an Urban Landscape
Hands with gun and bags of crack cocaine

Donna DeCesare

New York-born Donna DeCesare’s photo reportage of US and Latin American gang violence has won international awards. Recognized as an expert on issues of youth identity and gang violence, DeCesare has worked as a consultant to The Pan American Health Organization, UNICEF, the National Association of Social Workers, and Save the Children.

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Gang members prepare to defend their turf from paramilitaries
 	Like most of Medllin's barrios, this one is controlled by gangs
 Three-year-old Esperanza
A member of the 18th Street Gang lies dead, gunned down by a rival gang member.
The 18th Street Gang decides on punishment
Funeral