Marc Schenker lives in Davis, California. He is a physician and professor at the University of California at Davis School of Medicine. His university work includes international health research and teaching, which provides him opportunities for photographing diverse places around the world.

La Boca is the most colorful barrio in Buenos Aires. It is an industrial area bordered on one side by a polluted waterway that floods the community during heavy rains. Italian immigrants originally settled in La Boca before moving to more desirable parts of Buenos Aires. Today the area is a vibrant working-class neighborhood that has also become a home to artists and bohemians.

Several of the photographs in the exhibit are of houses and people on Caminito, a brightly painted street that was formerly a railroad terminus. Caminito takes its name from a popular tango. The white "human statue," a common sight in Buenos Aires, welcomes tourists to Caminito. Other photographs show artists, musicians, and a gypsy (gitana). A symbol of community pride is the Boca Juniors soccer team, once the team of superstar Diego Maradona.