Always active in the vibrant and highly productive photographic live of this city, he has recently won three prizes of the most important local competition. This image, entitled “Pietà,” is inspired by a real every day story, of one of those without any social security—which means almost the entire population of Dominican Republic. In this theatrical re-enactment, Khouri states that only thanks to the stability of the tripod he was able to accomplish his task, since the sadness of the situation made his entire body shake. Without any guarantee of survival, the relatives of the dead most of the time struggle very hard to buy a coffin. The Catholic Church forbids dead bodies without coffins inside their premises. Fonso Khouri belongs to a very interesting group of photographers from Santiago de los Treinta Caballeros who every year organize a special exhibition of the Carnival.