The economic crisis faced by Spain (and many other European countries) from 2008 revealed the saddest face of this society. But the people did not stay standing. Several demonstrations took to the streets to claim their rights and demonstrate their disagreement with the medidad taken by his government. On the streets of major Spanish cities the presence of people directly affected by the crisis is getting bigger. The refeljos of the serious crisis still punishes its population with lack of perspective towards the future in the short term. In 2015 the unemployment rate remains very high at 23%, especially for young people, where one in two people under 25 are unemployed.
This photo essay is a street portrait on the social effects powered by the Spanish crisis through snapshots captured between 2008 and 2015.
Madrid, 2011.
Madrid, 2014.
Wait young man. Madrid, 2013.
"One Love" by McDonald`s. Hello, please, a coin to eat. I have no job, I have no social support. Thank you
March for dignity. Madrid, 2014.
The eight dignity marches converged in Madrid. A 2,000 people who came on foot from various parts of Spain were joined by tens of thousands in the capital. The organizers of the mass demonstration put the assistance of two million people. The Government Delegation noted on nine p.m. had 50,000 protesters, falling subsequently lowered to 36,000 attendees.
Puerta del Sol. Madrid, 2011.
Madrid, 2014.
Helplessness. Madrid, 2015.
Madrid, 2014.
Street contrasts. Madrid, 2013.
Cuts. Madrid, 2014.
Madrid, 2014.
Everybody fighting together. Madrid, 2014.
Song of the people. Madrid, 2014.
I have five granddaughters. What will become of them? No education, no health care, no job, no pension for their parents. Solutions now! Madrid, 2014.
Youth with no future: No home, no job, no pension, no fear. Madrid, 2011.
Freedom (Libertad). Madrid, 2014.
Demonstrations after the abdication of the King Juan Carlos, supporting the establishment of the Third Republic. Madrid, 2014.
