STORIES FROM

THE BORDERLANDS.

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Black and white logo with the words "Documenting Culture" at the top and "People, Places, Truth" at the bottom, surrounding a circular emblem with the letters "RL" in the center and a stylized design.

DOCUMENTARY WORK ROOTED

IN PLACE AND PEOPLE. 

Focused on the Southwest, border communities, and Chicano culture. Capturing real moments and untold stories with honesty and respect.

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FEATURED SERIES

Black and white photo of a fence with barbed wire, with old brick columns and a wall topped with barbed wire. There is a sign on the fence with Spanish text and a small part of a building or structure is visible in the background.

CACHANILLA

Cachanilla — a word for people from the Mexicali Valley, the border corridor between California and Baja California. This ongoing series documents the faces and streets of a region that exists between two nations and belongs entirely to itself."

Inside a damaged, abandoned building with torn walls, debris on the floor, a worn-out couch, torn plastic sheeting, and a large window with a view of a dirt landscape.

RESTOS

Restos — remnants. The structures left behind when people leave and time advances. Slab City, Bombay Beach, Vulture City, Desert Center. The Southwest is full of places that were something once and are becoming something else.

A vintage silver car parked on grass with a graffiti-covered fence behind it, and residential houses with various rooftops and a mural on one house wall. Overhead power lines and a sky with clouds are visible.

CALLEJERO

Callejero — of the streets. A word for someone who belongs to sidewalks and corners, to storefronts and intersections. An eye-level series of unposed moments caught in cities, barrios, and border towns before they disappear.

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Black and white photo of a sign reading "Rudy Lizzarraga Field Notes" with "PHX AZ" at the bottom.

THE ARCHIVE IS

ALWAYS GROWING

New stories, ongoing projects, and unseen moments from the road.

A group of young people marching together outdoors at night, some holding signs or banners.

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