AUGUST 30, 2000. FORTIN, VERACRUZ, MEXICO. "Gift for a Northbound Migrant" Central American stowaways reach from a speeding freight train for Fabian Gonzalez Hernandez' gift of an orange. During my project research, migrants at the U.S. border told me of the " food throwers of Veracruz". I confirmed the legend several times with other poor trackside residents who tossed tortillas, water, candy and sweaters. At the very 30th/sec of this photograph I stumbled and flinched in horror that I would fall against the train. Although I pre-planned my technique and composition, I only saw this moment when I developed the film weeks later. The photograph has two elusive gifts that I reach for: substance and style. (Photograph by Don Bartletti)