It is already the end of our third week here in Nuevo Laredo and I must say that the last few days have flown by. Just a week ago, we were still unsure which inmates would prove the most interesting and which events the most exciting; but now, after following an inmate release, a couple preparing to be married, and a mentally unstable American trying to return home, I truly feel that we have found some incredible stories. But before signing off from Nuevo Laredo for good, I would like to discuss a very important aspect of this shoot that has thus far gone purposefully unmentioned. Referring to it as a “pink elephant” would probably be a bit misleading since its presence, though constantly felt, has actually rarely ever been seen. I am referring, of course,
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