# City Ant / Hormiga de Ciudad
This is my entry for the #Monomad Challenge, hosted by @monochromes and @brumest
(English)
City Ant
Hello dear Black and White community,
Street Documentary — Lima
Walking through the city means carrying its weight on your back: its noise, its rhythm, its rush. Between buses, avenues, markets, cold and crowded sidewalks, thousands of people hold the day together with sweat and silence. Work, traffic, exhaustion; the same story repeated in different corners.
In these difficult social, political, and emotional times, street photography allows me to capture what many ignore: lost gazes, disconnection, fatigue, but also the strength of those who keep moving forward.
Inspired by these anonymous faces, I leave this poem:
I am the city, its stone and skin.
Twelve hours a day I hold it with sweat;
when the sun falls, I wait for the bus
with a sad gaze, because the dream is always someone else’s.
I am the city, its stone, its skin,
and I fertilize the sidewalk with my life.
God is not on my corner,
nor is the law,
but I have my breath
and nothing can take it from me.
Just a city ant,
playing a game
I cannot win.
Sometimes that’s what we are: small pieces inside a massive system. But every gaze and every story deserves to be seen, heard, and never judged.
Thanks for being part of this ongoing #MonoMad Challenge adventure!








Hormiga de Ciudad
Documental Callejero — Lima
Caminar por la ciudad es cargar su peso sobre la espalda: su ruido, su ritmo, su prisa. Entre buses, avenidas, mercados, veredas frías y llenas, miles de personas sostienen el día con sudor y silencio. Trabajo, tráfico, agotamiento; la misma historia repetida en distintas esquinas.
En estos tiempos difíciles sociales, políticos, emocionales la fotografía de calle me permite capturar lo que muchos ignoran: miradas perdidas, desconexión, cansancio, pero también la fuerza de quienes siguen avanzando.
Inspirado en esos rostros anónimos, dejo este poema:
Soy de la ciudad, su piedra y su piel.
Doce horas al día las sostengo con sudor;
cuando cae el sol voy al paradero
con la mirada triste, porque el sueño es siempre ajeno.
Soy de la ciudad, su piedra, su piel,
y abono con mi vida la vereda.
Dios no está en mi esquina,
tampoco la ley,
pero tengo mi aliento
y no hay quien pueda con él.
Solo soy una hormiga de ciudad,
jugando un juego
que no puede ganar.
A veces somos eso: piezas pequeñas dentro de un sistema enorme. Pero cada mirada y cada historia merecen ser vistas, escuchadas y nunca juzgadas.
Gracias por pasar por aquí, por leer y por sentir.
Fuerza para quienes resisten día a día.
Paz y amor.
Buenas vibras para todos, siempre.
Gracias por acompañarme en esta aventura continua del #MonoMad Challenge
Technical Details 📸
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Photographer | @cabzphoto |
| Camera | Sony A7III |
| Lens | Sony 50mm f/1.8 |
| Location | Lima, Perú |
| Editing | Lightroom |
Wow que genial brother, me encanta!!! Excelente trabajo 👏
Gracias mi amigo por tus comentarios mi amigo!!
Siempre es un placer
Excellent series, it essentially shows the weight you're talking about for everyone who makes up the streets, of course, each and every one of those people.
Thank you so much for your comment.
I enjoy showing the real streets, just the way they’ve always been.
Hello @cabzphoto.
You should interact more with the community.
You post every day but don't even bother to answer the comments under your posts?
I’ve been a bit busy with a lot of work, but I promise I’ll interact much more. My apologies.
Congratulations. Today's #monomad first place is yours.
Thank You very much for participating and for being part of the Black And White Community!
Thank you so much for the recognition. I’m proud to have reached first place; it’s a great motivation to keep moving forward.