This photo is from my series 'Under High Tension', where I was able to accompany a family and photograph their daily struggle living in a misanthropical area.

The photo shows Romero and his son Jonatan lying in their self built swimming pool after a hot day of work, repairing a car.

Romero and his family of 8 have been living in the squatter settlement 'Las Torres' in Playa del Carmen / Mexico for the past 5 years.

'Las Torres' is a squatter settlement under high voltage towers in Playa del Carmen / Mexico. It is an area that has been invaded by 700 families in the right-of-way of the overhead electric power lines and spreads over 10 km.
A life in a legal blackhole which makes it one of the most dangerous parts of the city, neither police nor ambulances dare to enter.
Due to the Mexican law, that forbids housing under the electromagnetic field of the high voltage cables, the government doesn’t provide basic requirements, like water, electricity and a sewerage system.

Instead of leaving this dangerous area, they have decided to stay and invest. Building a swimming pool in their front patio.