I had the opportunity to travel down to Belize City, Belize and interact with the people of Belize…and a few Belizean dogs, of course. Some of the scenes of bitter urban poverty were disturbing, some of which I attempted to capture in my photos of Belize.

It was extremely humid, but that didn’t stop Mia and I from covering most of coastal Belize City by foot and venturing out to some of the rather tiny islands off of the coast by speedboat.

We visited Caye Caulker, a small limestone coral island about 20 miles off the coast of Belize in the Caribbean Sea. There were no cars, only golf carts to get around since the island of Caye Caulker is less than five square miles. With Mia behind the wheel, we were able to locate and get in on a lot of great shots of the dozens of stray dogs that populate the island.

These islands are really fascinating little counter-cultures that are reminiscent of the communities that spring up at weekend-long Phish shows. I have some interesting photos of the people of Belize coming up in a few days – until then, I’d love to hear your thoughts on the shots below.