I am Panamanian. This is a fact that is most apparent to me when I’m surrounded by my family in Panama. When I visited with them for a few weeks in 2017, I tried to capture my view of Panama through the lens of my camera.

My cousin and his girlfriend say goodbye as they leave from a visit to my grandfathers house in Colon, Panama, 2017.

My grandfather’s kitchen in Panama, 2017.

Noni plant grows in my grandfather’s backyard in Panama, 2017.

My cousin Andres runs freely through a park in Panama, 2017.

Children play with their bikes on the streets of Panama, 2017.

A man sells raffle tickets outside of a supermarket in Panama, 2017.

Andres inspects my gradfathers mouth in Panama, 2017.

Andres picks a toy in Panama, 2017.

My grandfather’s backyard in Panama, 2017.

My cousin Tony lies out in my grandfathers backyard in Panama, 2017.

A purple house in the distance is one of my grandfather’s closest neighbors in Panama, 2017.

A yellow taxi pulls off from the market in Panama, 2017.

A fan blows in the guest room of my grandfathers home in Panama, 2017.

Andres plays at the shoe store in Panama, 2017.

Birds fill the sky at a park in Panama, 2017.