In-Depth Photos of Mexico’s Cartel Violence Go Beyond the Bodies

Dead bodies make for some of the most shocking photos to come out of Mexico’s drug wars, but they only tell a small part of the story. While Mauricio Palos’ portfolio about violence in Mexico contains a disturbing image of a decapitated head lying casually under a box, overall the images are more poetic, more thoughtful. The bodies are there, they’re just not the focus.