Jaralambos Enrique Metinides Tsironides (b. February 12 1934) is a Mexican photographer known for his stark and often
grisly depictions of a life in Mexico City. He worked as a photographer from 1949 to 1979 as
part of the "Nota Roja" (or "bloody news"), shooting arresting photos of crime, murder, airplane crashes and other disasters for
Mexico City tabloids.
Eary Life
Enrique Metinides was born to a family of Greek immigrants in Mexico City on February 12,
1934. At age 12, he published his first photo of a corpse, which earned him the nickname "El Niño"
("the boy'). A year later, he became an unpaid intern to the crime reporter from La Prensa, beginning a prolific five
decade career in photography.
Photography Career
Metinides began his career shooting photos of crime and disaster for La Prensa. Over the course of his life, he shot
thousands of photos and was published in as La Prensa, Alarma and Crimen.
He is sometimes compared to the American photographer Weegee for his stark depictions of harsh
realities of urban life.
His work has been shown in numerous galleries, including La Casa de América, Madrid,
Spain; Central de Arte Guadalajara, Guadalajara,
Mexico; The Photographers Gallery, London,
United Kingdom and the Anton Kern Gallery, New
York,
He currently lives and works in Mexico City.
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